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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Every year on Patriot Day, Americans reflect on the |
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| 6 | 7 | | tragic events of September 11, 2001, honoring the thousands of |
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| 7 | 8 | | innocent people who were killed and the many thousands more who |
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| 8 | 9 | | joined together in the wake of catastrophe to protect, comfort, and |
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| 9 | 10 | | serve the residents of this great nation; and |
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| 10 | 11 | | WHEREAS, On that infamous September morning, 19 terrorists |
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| 11 | 12 | | hijacked four civilian aircraft and perpetrated one of the most |
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| 12 | 13 | | horrific crimes in American history; two of the planes were used to |
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| 13 | 14 | | bring down the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York |
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| 14 | 15 | | City while another targeted the Pentagon; the fourth airplane, |
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| 15 | 16 | | United Flight 93, crashed in the Pennsylvania countryside thanks to |
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| 16 | 17 | | the heroic resistance of its passengers; and |
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| 17 | 18 | | WHEREAS, All told, nearly 3,000 people died as a result of |
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| 18 | 19 | | those attacks, including more than 400 New York first responders, |
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| 19 | 20 | | 184 individuals at the Pentagon, and the 40 passengers of Flight 93; |
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| 20 | 21 | | and |
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| 21 | 22 | | WHEREAS, In the months following the attacks, the Congress of |
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| 22 | 23 | | the United States passed a joint resolution designating September |
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| 23 | 24 | | 11 as Patriot Day; on that day, Americans pause for a moment of |
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| 24 | 25 | | silence, during which we remember those we have lost, pay tribute to |
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| 25 | 26 | | those who have fought and sacrificed to defend our way of life, and |
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| 26 | 27 | | renew our commitment to our neighbors, our ideals, and our country; |
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| 27 | 28 | | now, therefore, be it |
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| 28 | 29 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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| 29 | 30 | | Legislature hereby commemorate Patriot Day 2018 in memory of all |
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| 30 | 31 | | who were killed or injured on September 11, 2001, and in honor of |
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| 31 | 32 | | the nation's first responders and military service members. |
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