Bill Text: TX SR528 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing Gerardo Gonzalez on the occasion of his retirement.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-05-09 - Reported enrolled [SR528 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR528-Enrolled.html
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WHEREAS, Command Sergeant Major Gerardo Gonzalez is | ||
retiring from the United States Army on March 1, 2024, concluding | ||
a distinguished military career that has spanned more than three | ||
decades; and | ||
WHEREAS, Gerardo Gonzalez currently serves as the garrison | ||
command sergeant major at Fort Bliss in El Paso; over the course | ||
of his enlistment, he has deployed on numerous occasions in | ||
support of Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom, | ||
Operation New Dawn, and various contingency operations | ||
worldwide; and | ||
WHEREAS, CSM Gonzalez joined the U.S. Army in 1992; | ||
following his completion of basic training at Fort Sill, | ||
Oklahoma, he was assigned to the 355th Medical Company, Army | ||
Reserve at Fort Bliss; he entered active duty in 1993 and | ||
underwent advanced training as a scout helicopter repairer at | ||
Fort Eustis, Virginia; he went on to graduate from the resident | ||
sergeants major course, the first sergeant course, and the senior | ||
leaders, advance leaders, and primary leadership courses; and | ||
WHEREAS, Selected to serve in the 160th Special Operations | ||
Aviation Regiment, CSM Gonzalez was assigned in 1998 to the | ||
1-160th SOAR (Airborne) at Fort Campbell, Kentucky; there, he | ||
held such leadership roles as crew chief, flight platoon | ||
sergeant, and first sergeant of the Light Attack Helicopter | ||
Company and the Aviation Maintenance Company; and | ||
WHEREAS, After graduating from the U.S. Army Sergeants | ||
Major Academy, CSM Gonzalez was assigned to the 209th Aviation | ||
Support Battalion as support operations sergeant major for the | ||
25th Combat Aviation Brigade; he subsequently served as command | ||
sergeant major of the 2-6 Cavalry Regiment, Hawaii, and as CSM of | ||
the 128th Aviation Brigade at Fort Eustis, before assuming the | ||
post of operations sergeant major for the Noncommissioned | ||
Officer Professional Development Department, Noncommissioned | ||
Officer Leadership Center of Excellence; and | ||
WHEREAS, Gerardo Gonzalez's dedication, professionalism, | ||
and devotion to duty have greatly benefited his fellow Americans | ||
and earned him the respect and admiration of his peers, and he may | ||
indeed reflect with pride on his exemplary record of military | ||
service; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th | ||
Legislature, hereby congratulate U.S. Army Command Sergeant | ||
Major Gerardo Gonzalez on his retirement and extend to him | ||
sincere best wishes for continued success in all his endeavors; | ||
and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be | ||
prepared for Command Sergeant Major Gonzalez as an expression of | ||
high regard from the Texas Senate. | ||
Blanco | ||
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President of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that the | ||
above Resolution was adopted by | ||
the Senate on May 9, 2023. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate |