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1	1	H.R. No. 1568
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4	4	R E S O L U T I O N
5	5	WHEREAS, Major General Christopher J. Powers, commander of
6	6	the Texas State Guard, has rendered exceptional service to this
7	7	state and country over the course of a military career that has
8	8	spanned more than four decades; and
9	9	WHEREAS, General Powers was commissioned a second lieutenant
10	10	of field artillery on his graduation from St. Mary's University in
11	11	1969, and during the next four years, he served overseas in Germany
12	12	and South Korea; and
13	13	WHEREAS, After leaving active duty in 1973, General Powers
14	14	spent 27 years with the Texas Army National Guard; his many posts
15	15	with the guard included assignment as the commander of two field
16	16	artillery battalions, as director of logistics for the 111th Area
17	17	Support Group, as division artillery commander of the 49th Armored
18	18	Division, and as assistant division commander for maneuver for the
19	19	49th Armored Division Task Force Texas; and
20	20	WHEREAS, In 2000, General Powers retired from the army
21	21	national guard and joined the Texas State Guard; he served as
22	22	commander of the 1st Brigade from 2002 to 2003 and then as deputy
23	23	commander of the state guard for nearly three years, until assuming
24	24	his present post in May 2006; and
25	25	WHEREAS, In his position as commander of the Texas State
26	26	Guard, General Powers oversees a force that provides critical
27	27	assistance to local and state authorities in times of emergency;
28	28	the guard is routinely involved in flood and hurricane relief and is
29	29	presently engaged in a border security initiative and an oral
30	30	rabies vaccination program, as well as other efforts; and
31	31	WHEREAS, This esteemed officer is a graduate of the U.S. Army
32	32	Field Artillery Officers Basic and Advanced courses, U.S. Army
33	33	Armor School Battalion Maintenance Officer Course, U.S. Army
34	34	Adjutant General School, U.S. Army Command and General Staff
35	35	College, and U.S. Army War College; he also holds a master's degree
36	36	in environmental management and urban planning from The University
37	37	of Texas at San Antonio; and
38	38	WHEREAS, General Powers is the recipient of numerous military
39	39	awards, among them the Legion of Merit, the Meritorious Service
40	40	Medal with two oak leaf clusters, the Army Commendation Medal, the
41	41	Army Achievement Medal, the Lone Star Distinguished Service Medal,
42	42	and the Texas Outstanding Service Medal; and
43	43	WHEREAS, Throughout a career distinguished by decisive
44	44	leadership and consummate professionalism, General Powers has set
45	45	the highest standards of excellence in the execution of his duties,
46	46	and he has earned the appreciation of every Texan; now, therefore,
47	47	be it
48	48	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
49	49	Legislature hereby honor Major General Christopher J. Powers for
50	50	his outstanding military service and extend to him sincere best
51	51	wishes for continued success in all his endeavors; and, be it
52	52	further
53	53	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
54	54	prepared for General Powers as an expression of high regard by the
55	55	Texas House of Representatives.
56	56	Flynn
57	57	______________________________
58	58	Speaker of the House
59	59	I certify that H.R. No. 1568 was adopted by the House on May
60	60	4, 2009, by a non-record vote.
61	61	______________________________
62	62	Chief Clerk of the House