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1	1	82R10053 JGH-D
2	2	By: Martinez Fischer H.C.R. No. 71
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5	5	CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
6	6	WHEREAS, The Texas Legislative Medal of Honor was established
7	7	to recognize gallant and intrepid service by a Texan in the state or
8	8	federal military forces, and through his courageous actions in
9	9	Vietnam, U.S. Marine Corporal Roy Cisneros of San Antonio proved
10	10	himself a worthy candidate for this prestigious honor; and
11	11	WHEREAS, Born on February 6, 1949, Roy Cisneros attended
12	12	Cenizo Park Elementary School, Truman Middle School, and Edgewood
13	13	High School; following his graduation in 1967, he joined the
14	14	marines and trained at Camp Pendleton, California; in December
15	15	1967, he deployed to Vietnam, where he became a squad leader with
16	16	Company B, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines, 3rd Marine Division
17	17	(Reinforced), Fleet Marine Force; and
18	18	WHEREAS, On September 11, 1968, Corporal Cisneros was
19	19	conducting a reconnaissance in force in Quang Tri, the northernmost
20	20	province in the Republic of Vietnam, when his company came under
21	21	intense small arms and automatic weapons fire from an opposing
22	22	company of North Vietnamese soldiers occupying fortified positions
23	23	on a hill; during the ensuing combat, Corporal Cisneros skillfully
24	24	maneuvered his squad across the hazardous terrain and directed his
25	25	men's fire with devastating accuracy, destroying three enemy
26	26	bunkers; and
27	27	WHEREAS, With his squad pinned down by a heavy volume of fire
28	28	from a fourth emplacement, Corporal Cisneros advanced alone and
29	29	sought single-handedly to destroy the position; after firing a
30	30	light antitank assault weapon into the bunker, he hurled hand
31	31	grenades at the defenders and then opened fire with his rifle as he
32	32	aggressively continued his assault; disregarding his own safety, he
33	33	was delivering an effective attack on the emplacement when he was
34	34	mortally wounded; and
35	35	WHEREAS, The resolute determination and fighting spirit
36	36	demonstrated by Corporal Cisneros inspired all who observed him,
37	37	and he was instrumental in his unit's accounting for 45 North
38	38	Vietnamese soldiers confirmed killed; as a result of his actions,
39	39	Corporal Cisneros was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross, the
40	40	second highest honor for valor that can be bestowed on a marine; and
41	41	WHEREAS, Corporal Cisneros also received the Military Merit
42	42	Medal and Gallantry Cross with Palm from the Republic of Vietnam; in
43	43	2009, the elementary school he attended was renamed Roy Cisneros
44	44	Elementary School in his honor by the Edgewood Independent School
45	45	District; and
46	46	WHEREAS, Through his unhesitating selflessness and his
47	47	steadfast devotion to duty, honor, and this country, Corporal Roy
48	48	Cisneros embodied the highest ideals of the United States Marine
49	49	Corps, and he most assuredly merits the award of this state's
50	50	supreme military medal; now, therefore, be it
51	51	RESOLVED, That the 82nd Legislature of the State of Texas
52	52	hereby posthumously confer the Texas Legislative Medal of Honor on
53	53	U.S. Marine Corporal Roy Cisneros in tribute to his heroic service
54	54	in Vietnam and express profound appreciation on behalf of all his
55	55	fellow Texans; and, be it further
56	56	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
57	57	prepared for his family as an expression of high regard by the Texas
58	58	House of Representatives and Senate.