| 1 | 1 | | H.C.R. No. 65 |
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| 4 | 4 | | HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, The distinguished tenure of an admired teacher and |
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| 6 | 6 | | scholar drew to a close with the retirement on January 9, 2009, of |
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| 7 | 7 | | Dr. James R. Reckner as a professor of history at Texas Tech |
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| 8 | 8 | | University; and |
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| 9 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Before beginning his career in education, Dr. |
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| 10 | 10 | | Reckner served in the U.S. Navy for two decades; during his years in |
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| 11 | 11 | | uniform, he completed two tours of combat duty in the Vietnam War, |
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| 12 | 12 | | earning the Bronze Star Medal and the Navy Commendation Medal, both |
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| 13 | 13 | | with Combat "V" designations, as well as the Meritorious Service |
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| 14 | 14 | | Medal, the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry, and other honors; he |
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| 15 | 15 | | earned his Ph.D. from the University of Auckland, New Zealand, and |
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| 16 | 16 | | joined the faculty at Texas Tech in 1988; and |
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| 17 | 17 | | WHEREAS, In 1989, Dr. Reckner founded the Vietnam Center and |
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| 18 | 18 | | Archive at Texas Tech, one of the largest collections outside the |
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| 19 | 19 | | U.S. National Archives of materials related to the Vietnam War, and |
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| 20 | 20 | | has guided its development in his position as director; in |
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| 21 | 21 | | addition, he became the founder and executive director of Texas |
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| 22 | 22 | | Tech's Institute for Modern Conflict, Diplomacy, and |
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| 23 | 23 | | Reconciliation in 2007 and has served on the Secretary of the Navy's |
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| 24 | 24 | | Advisory Subcommittee on Naval History since 1998; and |
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| 25 | 25 | | WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan has published several books and |
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| 26 | 26 | | articles on naval history, including Teddy Roosevelt's Great White |
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| 27 | 27 | | Fleet, for which he received the Theodore and Franklin Roosevelt |
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| 28 | 28 | | Annual Naval History Award, and A Sailor's Log: Water Tender |
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| 29 | 29 | | Frederick T. Wilson, USN, on Asiatic Station, 1899-1901; his |
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| 30 | 30 | | teaching and leadership abilities have been honored with numerous |
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| 31 | 31 | | awards, and he has also been the recipient of a number of accolades |
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| 32 | 32 | | that salute his prominent position in the Lubbock community; and |
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| 33 | 33 | | WHEREAS, James Reckner has helped inspire a deeper |
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| 34 | 34 | | understanding of important events in our nation's history, and he |
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| 35 | 35 | | may reflect with great pride on his myriad contributions to Texas |
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| 36 | 36 | | Tech University; now, therefore, be it |
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| 37 | 37 | | RESOLVED, That the 81st Legislature of the State of Texas |
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| 38 | 38 | | hereby honor Dr. James R. Reckner on his retirement from Texas Tech |
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| 39 | 39 | | University and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued |
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| 40 | 40 | | happiness; and, be it further |
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| 41 | 41 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 42 | 42 | | prepared for Dr. Reckner as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 43 | 43 | | Texas House of Representatives and Senate. |
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| 44 | 44 | | Isett |
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| 45 | 45 | | ______________________________ ______________________________ |
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| 46 | 46 | | President of the Senate Speaker of the House |
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| 47 | 47 | | I certify that H.C.R. No. 65 was adopted by the House on March |
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| 48 | 48 | | 5, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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| 49 | 49 | | ______________________________ |
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| 50 | 50 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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| 51 | 51 | | I certify that H.C.R. No. 65 was adopted by the Senate on May |
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| 52 | 52 | | 18, 2009, by a viva-voce vote. |
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| 53 | 53 | | ______________________________ |
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| 54 | 54 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 55 | 55 | | APPROVED: __________________ |
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| 56 | 56 | | Date |
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| 57 | 57 | | __________________ |
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| 58 | 58 | | Governor |
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