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1	1	H.R. No. 880
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5	5	WHEREAS, General Michael W. Hagee, United States Marine Corps
6	6	(Ret.), of Fredericksburg, has been appointed executive director of
7	7	the Admiral Nimitz Foundation, effective January 5, 2009; and
8	8	WHEREAS, A member of the foundation's board since 2007,
9	9	General Hagee will play a vital role in advancing the work of that
10	10	organization, which has supported the National Museum of the
11	11	Pacific War since 1970; located on nine acres in Fredericksburg and
12	12	operated under the auspices of the Texas Historical Commission, the
13	13	museum is the only institution in the continental United States
14	14	dedicated exclusively to telling the story of the Pacific theater
15	15	battles of World War II; and
16	16	WHEREAS, Born and raised in Fredericksburg, General Hagee
17	17	joined the navy in 1963 and graduated with distinction from the U.S.
18	18	Naval Academy in 1968; during a career of nearly four decades, he
19	19	served as commanding general of the 1st Marine Division and the I
20	20	Marine Expeditionary Force, as senior military assistant to the
21	21	deputy secretary of defense, as executive assistant to the director
22	22	of central intelligence, as deputy director of operations for the
23	23	U.S. European Command, and as director of strategic plans and
24	24	policy for the U.S. Pacific Command; he became the 33rd commandant
25	25	of the marine corps in 2003 and served as a member of the Joint
26	26	Chiefs of Staff from 2004 until his retirement from the service in
27	27	2007; and
28	28	WHEREAS, General Hagee's numerous military awards include
29	29	the Defense Distinguished Service Medal with two palms, the Defense
30	30	Superior Service Medal, the Legion of Merit with two gold stars, the
31	31	Bronze Star with Combat "V," and the Defense Meritorious Service
32	32	Medal; he has also received personal decorations from a number of
33	33	foreign countries; and
34	34	WHEREAS, This distinguished Texan holds a bachelor's degree
35	35	in electrical engineering from the U.S. Naval Academy, a master's
36	36	degree in electrical engineering from the U.S. Naval Postgraduate
37	37	School, and a master's degree in national security studies from the
38	38	U.S. Naval War College; and
39	39	WHEREAS, General Michael Hagee has rendered exceptional
40	40	service to this country in both war and peace, and Texans are indeed
41	41	fortunate that he is devoting his time and talents to furthering the
42	42	mission of the National Museum of the Pacific War; now, therefore,
43	43	be it
44	44	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
45	45	Legislature hereby honor General Michael W. Hagee, United States
46	46	Marine Corps (Ret.), on his appointment as executive director of
47	47	the Admiral Nimitz Foundation and extend to him sincere best wishes
48	48	for continued success in all his endeavors; and, be it further
49	49	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
50	50	prepared for General Hagee as an expression of high regard by the
51	51	Texas House of Representatives.
52	52	Miller of Comal
53	53	______________________________
54	54	Speaker of the House
55	55	I certify that H.R. No. 880 was adopted by the House on March
56	56	26, 2009, by a non-record vote.
57	57	______________________________
58	58	Chief Clerk of the House