| 1 | 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 544 |
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| 2 | 2 | | WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the |
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| 3 | 3 | | citizens of Abilene in commemorating the 70th anniversary of the |
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| 4 | 4 | | closing of Camp Barkeley and the rededication of the camp's |
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| 5 | 5 | | garrison flag pole at its new home in the Texas State Veterans |
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| 6 | 6 | | Cemetery at Abilene; and |
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| 7 | 7 | | WHEREAS, Camp Barkeley was built during World War II on |
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| 8 | 8 | | more than 70,000 acres southwest of Abilene; construction was |
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| 9 | 9 | | begun in December of 1940, and the 45th Infantry Division began |
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| 10 | 10 | | training at the site in February of 1941; and |
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| 11 | 11 | | WHEREAS, During its active years, the camp provided |
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| 12 | 12 | | training for 4,000 military medics and 12,500 civilian medical |
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| 13 | 13 | | professionals who became United States Army officers; it was also |
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| 14 | 14 | | a training site for infantrymen who liberated Nazi concentration |
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| 15 | 15 | | camps; and |
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| 16 | 16 | | WHEREAS, Camp Barkeley became the wartime home of the famed |
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| 17 | 17 | | 12th Armored Division "Hellcats"; at its peak, the base housed |
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| 18 | 18 | | and trained more than 60,000 soldiers, many of whom were part of |
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| 19 | 19 | | General Patton's Third Army; the camp was deactivated on |
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| 20 | 20 | | April 30, 1945; and |
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| 21 | 21 | | WHEREAS, Camp Barkeley played an instrumental role in |
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| 22 | 22 | | supporting Allied objectives during World War II; in |
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| 23 | 23 | | commemoration of the camp's proud history, the Camp Barkeley |
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| 24 | 24 | | garrison flag pole is being moved to the Texas State Veterans |
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| 25 | 25 | | Cemetery at Abilene; now, therefore, be it |
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| 26 | 26 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 84th |
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| 27 | 27 | | Legislature,herebycommemoratethe70thanniversaryofthe |
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| 28 | 28 | | closing of Camp Barkeley and extend best wishes on the occasion |
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| 29 | 29 | | of the rededication of the camp's garrison flag pole at its new |
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| 30 | 30 | | location in the Texas State Veterans Cemetery at Abilene; and, be |
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| 31 | 31 | | it further |
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| 32 | 32 | | RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared as a |
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| 33 | 33 | | memento of this special event. |
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| 34 | 34 | | Perry, Fraser |
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| 35 | 35 | | ________________________________ |
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| 36 | 36 | | President of the Senate |
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| 37 | 37 | | I hereby certify that the |
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| 38 | 38 | | above Resolution was adopted by |
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| 39 | 39 | | the Senate on April 13, 2015. |
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| 40 | 40 | | ________________________________ |
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| 41 | 41 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 42 | 42 | | ________________________________ |
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| 43 | 43 | | Member, Texas Senate |
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| 44 | 44 | | ________________________________ |
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| 45 | 45 | | Member, Texas Senate |
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