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| 2 | 2 | | By: Martinez Fischer H.C.R. No. 209 |
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| 5 | 5 | | CONCURRENT RESOLUTION |
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| 6 | 6 | | WHEREAS, The Texas Legislative Medal of Honor was established |
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| 7 | 7 | | to recognize gallant and intrepid service by a Texan in the state or |
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| 8 | 8 | | federal military forces, and through his courageous actions in |
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| 9 | 9 | | Vietnam, U.S. Marine Corporal Roy Cisneros of San Antonio proved |
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| 10 | 10 | | himself a worthy candidate for this prestigious honor; and |
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| 11 | 11 | | WHEREAS, Born on February 6, 1949, Roy Cisneros attended |
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| 12 | 12 | | Cenizo Park Elementary School, Truman Middle School, and Edgewood |
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| 13 | 13 | | High School; following his graduation in 1967, he joined the |
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| 14 | 14 | | marines and trained at Camp Pendleton, California; in December |
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| 15 | 15 | | 1967, he deployed to Vietnam, where he became a squad leader with |
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| 16 | 16 | | Company B, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines, 3rd Marine Division |
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| 17 | 17 | | (Reinforced), Fleet Marine Force; and |
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| 18 | 18 | | WHEREAS, On September 11, 1968, Corporal Cisneros was |
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| 19 | 19 | | conducting a reconnaissance in force in Quang Tri, the northernmost |
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| 20 | 20 | | province in the Republic of Vietnam, when his company came under |
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| 21 | 21 | | intense small arms and automatic weapons fire from an opposing |
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| 22 | 22 | | company of North Vietnamese soldiers occupying fortified positions |
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| 23 | 23 | | on a hill; during the ensuing combat, Corporal Cisneros skillfully |
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| 24 | 24 | | maneuvered his squad across the hazardous terrain and directed his |
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| 25 | 25 | | men's fire with devastating accuracy, destroying three enemy |
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| 26 | 26 | | bunkers; and |
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| 27 | 27 | | WHEREAS, With his squad pinned down by a heavy volume of fire |
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| 28 | 28 | | from a fourth emplacement, Corporal Cisneros advanced alone and |
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| 29 | 29 | | sought single-handedly to destroy the position; after firing a |
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| 30 | 30 | | light antitank assault weapon into the bunker, he hurled hand |
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| 31 | 31 | | grenades at the defenders and then opened fire with his rifle as he |
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| 32 | 32 | | aggressively continued his assault; disregarding his own safety, he |
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| 33 | 33 | | was delivering an effective attack on the emplacement when he was |
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| 34 | 34 | | mortally wounded; and |
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| 35 | 35 | | WHEREAS, The resolute determination and fighting spirit |
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| 36 | 36 | | demonstrated by Corporal Cisneros inspired all who observed him, |
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| 37 | 37 | | and he was instrumental in his unit's accounting for 45 North |
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| 38 | 38 | | Vietnamese soldiers confirmed killed; as a result of his actions, |
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| 39 | 39 | | Corporal Cisneros was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross, the |
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| 40 | 40 | | second highest honor for valor that can be bestowed on a marine; and |
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| 41 | 41 | | WHEREAS, Through his unhesitating selflessness and his |
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| 42 | 42 | | steadfast devotion to duty, honor, and this country, Corporal Roy |
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| 43 | 43 | | Cisneros embodied the highest ideals of the United States Marine |
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| 44 | 44 | | Corps, and he most assuredly merits the award of this state's |
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| 45 | 45 | | supreme military medal; now, therefore, be it |
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| 46 | 46 | | RESOLVED, That the 81st Legislature of the State of Texas |
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| 47 | 47 | | hereby posthumously confer the Texas Legislative Medal of Honor on |
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| 48 | 48 | | U.S. Marine Corporal Roy Cisneros in tribute to his heroic service |
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| 49 | 49 | | in Vietnam and express profound appreciation on behalf of all his |
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| 50 | 50 | | fellow Texans; and, be it further |
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| 51 | 51 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 52 | 52 | | prepared for his family as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 53 | 53 | | House of Representatives and Senate. |
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