1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 2522 |
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4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Words cannot adequately express the heartache felt |
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6 | 6 | | at the loss of U.S. Army Private First Class Andrew Travis Engstrom |
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7 | 7 | | of Slaton, who died on July 4, 2007, at the age of 22; and |
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8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Assigned to the 1st Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery |
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9 | 9 | | Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division at Fort |
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10 | 10 | | Hood, Private Engstrom lost his life in Taji, Iraq; and |
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11 | 11 | | WHEREAS, Our state and nation are fortunate to have men and |
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12 | 12 | | women whose love for their country inspires them to take up military |
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13 | 13 | | service, yet the tragic death of this brave young man is a sobering |
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14 | 14 | | reminder of the cost of war; and |
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15 | 15 | | WHEREAS, Time does not erase the profound debt that Americans |
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16 | 16 | | owe to our nation's servicemen and servicewomen for their |
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17 | 17 | | courageous efforts and enormous sacrifices; the death of Andrew |
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18 | 18 | | Engstrom has left a void in the lives of his loved ones, but they |
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19 | 19 | | will forever carry his memory close in their hearts; now, |
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20 | 20 | | therefore, be it |
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21 | 21 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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22 | 22 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Private First Class |
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23 | 23 | | Andrew Engstrom and extend sincere condolences to all those who |
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24 | 24 | | mourn his passing; and, be it further |
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25 | 25 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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26 | 26 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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27 | 27 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of U.S. Army |
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28 | 28 | | Private First Class Andrew Travis Engstrom. |
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29 | 29 | | Corte |
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30 | 30 | | ______________________________ |
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31 | 31 | | Speaker of the House |
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32 | 32 | | I certify that H.R. No. 2522 was unanimously adopted by a |
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33 | 33 | | rising vote of the House on May 24, 2009. |
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34 | 34 | | ______________________________ |
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35 | 35 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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