81R30473 MG-D
By: Gonzalez Toureilles H.R. No. 2151
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, United States Army Sergeant Melissa Diaz Carrasco of
Ben Bolt is rendering outstanding service to this country as a
member of the nation's armed forces; and
WHEREAS, Sergeant Carrasco deployed in June 2007 for Iraq,
where she served with the 535th Military Police Battalion;
stationed in Baghdad, she worked with the detainee program, and she
was awarded both the Army Commendation Medal and Army Achievement
Medal for the exceptional manner in which she performed her
assignment; and
WHEREAS, While Melissa Carrasco was posted overseas, a flag
was hung in her name on the CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital Alice Walk of
Honor; following her return home, the hospital lowered that flag
and presented it to her at a public ceremony, in recognition of her
admirable service; although her husband, John Patrick Carrasco, was
then on duty at Fort Bliss and could not be present for the
occasion, a number of other family members and friends were in proud
attendance, among them her children, Deryk Ryan and McKyla Sky, her
parents, Eloisa and Rene Diaz, her grandmother, Guadalupe Gonzalez,
her sister, Cortney Renee Diaz, and her brother, Michael August
Diaz; and
WHEREAS, Sergeant Carrasco has reenlisted in the army for
another six-year tour; she is currently stationed at Fort Hood,
where she is involved in training other soldiers who are to be
deployed overseas; and
WHEREAS, Before embarking on her notable army career, Melissa
Carrasco served as the 1998 Miss Jim Wells County and the 2003 Miss
Texas A&M University--Kingsville; a graduate of Ben Bolt-Palito
Blanco High School, she studied special education at TAMUK; and
WHEREAS, Through her courage, professionalism, and devotion
to duty, Sergeant Carrasco embodies the highest values of the
United States armed forces, and she is indeed deserving of her
fellow citizens' deep respect and appreciation; now, therefore, be
it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
Legislature hereby commend Sergeant Melissa Diaz Carrasco for her
exceptional efforts in this country's behalf as a member of the
United States Army and extend to her sincere best wishes for
continued success in all her endeavors; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Sergeant Carrasco as an expression of high regard by
the Texas House of Representatives.