H.R. No. 933
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Many residents of Nueces County are gathering on
April 6, 2017, to mark the 100th anniversary of the United States'
entry into World War I; and
WHEREAS, In early 1917, Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy,
and Japan, known as the Allied Powers, were engaged in the Great War
against Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire, or the
Central Powers; German submarines sank several U.S. ships in
February and March, killing numerous seamen and citizens, and
British naval intelligence revealed that Germany was attempting to
draw Mexico into an alliance against the United States; and
WHEREAS, President Woodrow Wilson appeared before a joint
session of Congress on April 2, 1917, to request a declaration of
war against Germany; two days later, the U.S. Senate voted in
support, and with the concurrence of the House of Representatives
on April 6, the U.S. joined forces with the Allies; and
WHEREAS, In 1918, the infusion of American troops and
resources into the western front turned the tide definitively in
favor of the Allies, and Germany signed an armistice agreement on
November 11; by then, more than 116,000 members of the U.S. military
had perished and a further 200,000 had been wounded; and
WHEREAS, During the war, Nueces County was the location of
Camp Scurry, a 200-acre training base for the 4th Field Artillery
Regiment and the 5th Engineer Battalion; the centennial observance
in the county is sponsored by the Nueces County Historical
Commission, the Nueces County Historical Society, the Corpus
Christi Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American
Revolution, the Corpus Christi Chapter of the United Daughters of
the Confederacy, and Old Bayview Chapter No. 479 of the National
Society United States Daughters of 1812; and
WHEREAS, World War I marked the beginning of an era of seismic
change around the globe, and this milestone anniversary provides an
opportunity to reflect on the patriotism and sacrifice that are
synonymous with that cataclysmic rupture, as well as on the causes
that precipitated the conflict and the consequences that flowed
from it; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas
Legislature hereby commemorate the Nueces County observance of the
centennial of the United States' entry into World War I and extend
to all those participating sincere best wishes for a memorable and
meaningful event.
Herrero
Hunter
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 933 was adopted by the House on March
23, 2017, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House