81R15819 CBE-D
By: Craddick H.R. No. 970
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Jeffery R. Brown was
honored by the West Texas organization Show of Support for his
valiant service in Iraq in November 2007; and
WHEREAS, Founded in 2004 to express gratitude to members of
the armed forces, Show of Support each year recognizes a group of
military personnel who have been injured in the course of their
service; following a reception, these individuals are invited to
participate in an all-expenses paid white-tailed deer hunt; and
WHEREAS, A member of the United States Marine Corps from 1996
to 2000, Staff Sergeant Brown subsequently served as an officer
with the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, D.C.; he
went on to enlist in the United States Army and was assigned to C
Company, 2/8th Infantry, 4th Infantry Division, stationed at Fort
Hood; deployed to Iraq, he was awarded a Purple Heart for wounds he
sustained during combat in the Diyala province in March 2004; and
WHEREAS, Staff Sergeant Brown was named NCO of the Year for
the 2/8th Infantry and was inducted into the Sergeant Audie Murphy
Club; since that time, he received orders to join the 82nd Airborne
Division at Fort Bragg, North Carolina; and
WHEREAS, Throughout his career in the military, Staff
Sergeant Brown has demonstrated exemplary dedication and
professionalism, and his unfaltering devotion to duty, honor, and
this nation reflects the highest ideals of the United States armed
forces; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
Legislature hereby honor U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Jeffery R. Brown
for his steadfast valor and extend to him deepest appreciation for
his heroic efforts in this country's behalf; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Staff Sergeant Brown as an expression of high regard by
the Texas House of Representatives.