| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 1328 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, U.S. Army Specialist Mario Luis Lopez, Jr., of Alice |
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| 6 | 6 | | has returned home to the United States after risking his life in |
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| 7 | 7 | | service to his country and sustaining serious combat injuries in |
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| 8 | 8 | | Afghanistan; and |
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| 9 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Lopez attended Alice High School, where he was a |
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| 10 | 10 | | cross-country runner; after graduating in 2003, this brave young |
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| 11 | 11 | | man answered his nation's call to duty and enlisted in the U.S. |
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| 12 | 12 | | Army; assigned to the 68th Engineering Platoon of the 32nd Infantry |
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| 13 | 13 | | Division based at Fort Hood, he was deployed to Afghanistan in March |
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| 14 | 14 | | 2008; and |
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| 15 | 15 | | WHEREAS, Specialist Lopez was wounded by an improvised |
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| 16 | 16 | | explosive device that also injured six of his fellow soldiers; he |
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| 17 | 17 | | narrowly escaped with his life and has undergone medical treatment |
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| 18 | 18 | | at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan and at Landstuhl Regional Medical |
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| 19 | 19 | | Center in Germany; and |
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| 20 | 20 | | WHEREAS, Now recovering at Brooke Army Medical Center in San |
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| 21 | 21 | | Antonio, Specialist Lopez draws strength from the love and support |
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| 22 | 22 | | of his wife, Josie, and his children, Aalyah and Jayden, as well as |
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| 23 | 23 | | from his mother, Lily Cash, his father, Mario Luis Lopez, Sr., and |
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| 24 | 24 | | his three siblings; and |
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| 25 | 25 | | WHEREAS, Americans owe a profound debt to our nation's |
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| 26 | 26 | | servicemen and servicewomen, for they are called on to bear great, |
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| 27 | 27 | | often unimaginable burdens, and they render service and sacrifice |
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| 28 | 28 | | that are truly beyond measure; and |
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| 29 | 29 | | WHEREAS, Through his dedication to duty, honor, and this |
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| 30 | 30 | | country, Mario Luis Lopez, Jr., has embodied the highest ideals of |
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| 31 | 31 | | the U.S. armed forces and earned the lasting respect and gratitude |
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| 32 | 32 | | of all who know him; now, therefore, be it |
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| 33 | 33 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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| 34 | 34 | | Legislature hereby honor U.S. Army Specialist Mario Luis Lopez, |
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| 35 | 35 | | Jr., for his courageous service in Afghanistan and extend to him |
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| 36 | 36 | | sincere best wishes for his continuing recovery; and, be it further |
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| 37 | 37 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 38 | 38 | | prepared for Specialist Lopez as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 39 | 39 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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| 40 | 40 | | Gonzalez Toureilles |
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| 41 | 41 | | ______________________________ |
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| 42 | 42 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 43 | 43 | | I certify that H.R. No. 1328 was adopted by the House on April |
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| 44 | 44 | | 23, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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| 45 | 45 | | ______________________________ |
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| 46 | 46 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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