| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Former state representative Carl H. Isett retired as |
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| 6 | 7 | | a captain in the United States Navy Reserve on March 6, 2017, |
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| 7 | 8 | | drawing to a close an exemplary career in the armed forces that |
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| 8 | 9 | | spanned 26 years; and |
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| 9 | 10 | | WHEREAS, Carl Isett was commissioned an officer in the U.S. |
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| 10 | 11 | | Navy Reserve Supply Corps Program in April 1991, and he went on to |
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| 11 | 12 | | graduate from the Basic Qualification Course at the Navy Supply |
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| 12 | 13 | | Corps School in Athens, Georgia, in April 1993; his initial |
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| 13 | 14 | | assignments included service as an executive officer for the |
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| 14 | 15 | | Defense Distribution Depot Oakland Headquarters Unit in Lubbock and |
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| 15 | 16 | | as officer in charge for detachments in Lubbock and Austin; and |
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| 16 | 17 | | WHEREAS, Captain Isett gained extensive experience in |
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| 17 | 18 | | theater logistics in Southeast Asia, through his participation in |
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| 18 | 19 | | exercises in such locations as Thailand and Singapore; in his |
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| 19 | 20 | | stateside assignments in the early 2000s, he served as commanding |
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| 20 | 21 | | officer of distribution and supply centers in Denver and Oklahoma |
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| 21 | 22 | | City, and in his role as commanding officer for Naval Supply |
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| 22 | 23 | | Activity Bahrain, Detachment B, in San Antonio, he supported the |
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| 23 | 24 | | navy's major logistical hub in the Persian Gulf; and |
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| 24 | 25 | | WHEREAS, In 2006, Captain Isett was deployed with the Navy |
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| 25 | 26 | | Customs Battalion QUEBEC to serve as executive officer overseeing |
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| 26 | 27 | | nearly 400 sailors in Kuwait and Iraq; during his second active duty |
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| 27 | 28 | | deployment, from June 2011 to March 2012, he led the Defense |
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| 28 | 29 | | Logistics Agency Distribution in Kandahar, Afghanistan, the first |
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| 29 | 30 | | and only facility of its kind to be located within an active theater |
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| 30 | 31 | | of war; he subsequently completed additional duty in Denver and in |
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| 31 | 32 | | San Diego, and he concluded his tenure by serving as the commanding |
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| 32 | 33 | | officer of Navy Reserve Force Korea, Detachment F, in Fort Worth; |
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| 33 | 34 | | and |
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| 34 | 35 | | WHEREAS, This accomplished officer is the recipient of the |
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| 35 | 36 | | Defense Meritorious Service Medal, the Navy Meritorious Service |
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| 36 | 37 | | Medal with gold star, the Navy Commendation Medal with gold star, |
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| 37 | 38 | | and the Navy Achievement Medal with gold star; and |
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| 38 | 39 | | WHEREAS, A graduate of Texas Tech University, Captain Isett |
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| 39 | 40 | | holds a bachelor of business administration degree with a double |
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| 40 | 41 | | major in accounting and finance as well as a master's degree in |
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| 41 | 42 | | finance; in addition to his service as a reserve officer and as the |
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| 42 | 43 | | representative for House District 84 in the Texas Legislature from |
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| 43 | 44 | | 1997 to 2010, he has been employed as a certified public accountant |
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| 44 | 45 | | and a consultant; and |
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| 45 | 46 | | WHEREAS, Carl Isett's commitment to upholding the highest |
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| 46 | 47 | | ideals of the U.S. military has earned him the respect and |
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| 47 | 48 | | admiration of his fellow Texans, and he may indeed reflect with |
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| 48 | 49 | | considerable pride on his outstanding efforts in behalf of his |
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| 49 | 50 | | state and nation; now, therefore, be it |
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| 50 | 51 | | RESOLVED, That the 85th Legislature of the State of Texas |
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| 51 | 52 | | hereby honor Carl H. Isett on the event of his retirement from the |
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| 52 | 53 | | U.S. Navy Reserve and commend him for 26 years of distinguished |
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| 53 | 54 | | military service; and, be it further |
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| 54 | 55 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 55 | 56 | | prepared for Captain Isett as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 56 | 57 | | Texas House of Representatives and Senate. |
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