84R13258 JGH-D
By: Hernandez H.R. No. 852
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Women play an essential part in the armed forces of
the United States, and their efforts are being celebrated during
March 2015 as the Texas Veterans Commission joins with individuals
across the state to observe Women Veterans Month; and
WHEREAS, The long tradition of women serving in our country's
military dates back to the American Revolution, when they acted as
nurses, cooks, and saboteurs; their important contributions
continued in the centuries that followed and included assignments
as military nurses in fixed-facility hospitals in World Wars I and
II and as medical staff in field combat hospitals during the Korean
and Vietnam Wars; and
WHEREAS, Today, women constitute approximately 15 percent of
the armed forces, performing a range of vital duties, and the
Veterans Administration estimates that by 2020 women will make up
10 percent of all former military personnel living in the United
States; and
WHEREAS, Texas is home to the largest population of women
veterans in the United States, and the Women Veterans Initiative
sponsored by the Texas Veterans Commission helps educate these
individuals about federal and state support available to them; the
initiative also coordinates supplemental aid with local government
and community organizations, and it works to raise awareness of the
outstanding work performed by women in the military; and
WHEREAS, Americans owe a profound debt of gratitude to the
women who have helped defend our nation, and thanks to the efforts
of the Women Veterans Initiative, these brave and patriotic
individuals are gaining improved access to the assistance and
recognition they so richly deserve; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
Legislature hereby recognize March 2015 as Women Veterans Month in
the State of Texas and commend the work of the Texas Veterans
Commission Women Veterans Initiative.