<BillNo> <Sponsor> SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 44 By Massey SJR0044 001844 - 1 - A RESOLUTION to honor the members of the 1175 th Transportation Company, Tennessee Army National Guard. WHEREAS, Tennessee is proudly known as the Volunteer State from our history of responding to calls of action in defense of our nation, and the State of Tennessee is privileged to be served by the men and women of the Tennessee Army National Guard, who sacrifice their time and effort to ensure the well-being of their fellow Americans; and WHEREAS, proudly answering the call to service, 125 soldiers of the 1175 th Transportation Company, Tennessee Army National Guard, were deployed to the Southwest Border of the United States; and WHEREAS, their deployment was in response to Request For Assistance (RFA) 2024 on Federal Orders, an order to aid and assist the United States Border Patrol by providing reconnaissance and reporting abilities to release agents to conduct their principal law enforcement duties; and WHEREAS, rendering sterling service, the members of the 1175 th served in McAllen, Texas, under Joint Task Force North from October 2023 to November 2024 and were commanded by Captain Everett Miller and 1 st Sergeant Cyrus Shores; and WHEREAS, the members of this General Assembly find it appropriate to pause in their deliberations to express their heartfelt thanks to these exemplary and inspirational Tennesseans; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTEENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING, that we hereby honor and commend the members of the - 2 - 001844 1175 th Transportation Company, Tennessee Army National Guard, for their meritorious service and salute their selfless commitment to their country and the State of Tennessee. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that an appropriate copy of this resolution be prepared for presentation with this final clause omitted from such copy and upon proper request made to the appropriate clerk, the language appearing immediately following the State seal appear without House or Senate designation.