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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Texas A&M University Corps of |
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| 6 | 7 | | Cadets Marksmanship Unit made an outstanding showing at the |
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| 7 | 8 | | Scholastic Action Shooting Program national collegiate |
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| 8 | 9 | | championship, held in Talladega, Alabama, on March 11, 2017; and |
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| 9 | 10 | | WHEREAS, Competing against other top squads from across the |
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| 10 | 11 | | nation, the Texas A&M CCMU shooters were paced by the Maroon |
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| 11 | 12 | | Centerfire Team, which clinched the unit's third national |
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| 12 | 13 | | championship title in the past four years; the squad was composed of |
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| 13 | 14 | | cadets John Burton, Nicholas Mrak, Wade Ledbetter, and Kyle Post, |
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| 14 | 15 | | who earned the High Overall Centerfire Shooter Award for recording |
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| 15 | 16 | | an impressive time of 44.55 seconds; and |
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| 16 | 17 | | WHEREAS, The unit was also proudly represented in centerfire |
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| 17 | 18 | | competition by two other teams, with a second-place finish from the |
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| 18 | 19 | | foursome of Peter Miller, Sam Slichter, Kit Hoog, and Steven |
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| 19 | 20 | | Bartlett and a fourth-place finish from the quartet of John Voss, |
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| 20 | 21 | | David McBrayer, Seth Abbott, and Savannah Butters, who received the |
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| 21 | 22 | | High Lady trophy after logging a time of 60.6 seconds; and |
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| 22 | 23 | | WHEREAS, Benefiting from the guidance of head coach Kevin |
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| 23 | 24 | | Jimmerson and military advisor Gunnery Sergeant (Ret.) Chad Parker, |
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| 24 | 25 | | the unit has also received valuable contributions from the other |
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| 25 | 26 | | members of its roster: Parker Zaitz, Jason Sartor, Bailey Lawson, |
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| 26 | 27 | | Nathan Schwebel, Lee Dimaculangan, Brendan Gould, Clay Tennies, |
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| 27 | 28 | | Jordan Anderson, Garrett Griffis, Jacob Locke, Joseph Clayburn, |
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| 28 | 29 | | Lorin Heller, and Chris Hernandez; and |
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| 29 | 30 | | WHEREAS, These talented sharpshooters have distinguished |
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| 30 | 31 | | themselves as top performers on the national stage, and they may |
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| 31 | 32 | | take justifiable pride in their notable accomplishments; now, |
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| 32 | 33 | | therefore, be it |
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| 33 | 34 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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| 34 | 35 | | Legislature hereby congratulate the Texas A&M University Corps of |
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| 35 | 36 | | Cadets Marksmanship Unit on its outstanding success at the 2017 |
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| 36 | 37 | | Scholastic Action Shooting Program national collegiate |
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| 37 | 38 | | championship and extend to each of its members sincere best wishes |
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| 38 | 39 | | for the future; and, be it further |
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| 39 | 40 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 40 | 41 | | prepared for the unit as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 41 | 42 | | House of Representatives. |
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