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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Colonel Troy Coronado retired from the United |
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| 6 | 7 | | States Army on February 28, 2017, drawing to a close 28 years of |
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| 7 | 8 | | exemplary service to his fellow citizens; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, A native of San Antonio, Troy Coronado was raised in |
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| 9 | 10 | | a military family and attended schools in Germany and Panama before |
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| 10 | 11 | | graduating from Robert E. Lee High School in his hometown in 1980; |
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| 11 | 12 | | he subsequently attended the University of Maryland campus in |
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| 12 | 13 | | Munich, Germany, and later earned a bachelor's degree in history |
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| 13 | 14 | | from Midwestern State University and a master's degree in education |
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| 14 | 15 | | from Western Maryland College; and |
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| 15 | 16 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Coronado enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1986, and |
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| 16 | 17 | | after graduating from Officer Candidate School two years later, he |
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| 17 | 18 | | held command positions in Germany that continued until 1991; he |
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| 18 | 19 | | began part-time service with the Maryland National Guard in 1993 |
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| 19 | 20 | | and held a similar position with the Massachusetts National Guard |
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| 20 | 21 | | before once again becoming a full-time soldier with the National |
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| 21 | 22 | | Guard Bureau; over the next decade, he completed a series of |
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| 22 | 23 | | assignments, including a posting at the Department of the Army |
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| 23 | 24 | | Headquarters at the Pentagon in 2004 and 2005; and |
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| 24 | 25 | | WHEREAS, This dedicated officer completed his first combat |
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| 25 | 26 | | tour in Afghanistan as part of Operation Enduring Freedom in 2006, |
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| 26 | 27 | | working as an embedded team trainer; following his return to the |
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| 27 | 28 | | United States, he undertook additional duties at the Pentagon, and |
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| 28 | 29 | | his subsequent postings included service as the branch chief of the |
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| 29 | 30 | | National Guard Bureau Joint Staff and as chief of the bureau's U.S. |
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| 30 | 31 | | Southern Command and its Assistance Division; he returned to |
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| 31 | 32 | | Afghanistan as a command inspector general in 2014 and then closed |
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| 32 | 33 | | out his career in assignments with the Warrior Transition Brigade |
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| 33 | 34 | | at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Maryland; |
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| 34 | 35 | | and |
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| 35 | 36 | | WHEREAS, A highly decorated officer, Colonel Coronado is the |
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| 36 | 37 | | recipient of such prestigious military awards as the Legion of |
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| 37 | 38 | | Merit, the Bronze Star Medal, and the Defense Meritorious Service |
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| 38 | 39 | | Medal, and he was inducted into the Officer Candidate School Hall of |
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| 39 | 40 | | Fame at Fort Benning, Georgia, in 2016; he has been supported in all |
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| 40 | 41 | | his endeavors by the love and encouragement of his wife, Lisa, and |
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| 41 | 42 | | their three daughters, Raquel, Jaqueline, and Mindy; and |
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| 42 | 43 | | WHEREAS, This patriotic Texan has exemplified the highest |
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| 43 | 44 | | ideals of the United States armed forces, and his outstanding |
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| 44 | 45 | | contributions to the defense of our nation are indeed deserving of |
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| 45 | 46 | | our deepest gratitude and respect; now, therefore, be it |
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| 46 | 47 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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| 47 | 48 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Colonel Troy Coronado on his |
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| 48 | 49 | | retirement from the United States Army and extend to him sincere |
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| 49 | 50 | | best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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| 50 | 51 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 51 | 52 | | prepared for Colonel Coronado as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 52 | 53 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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