| 1 | 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 92 |
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| 2 | 2 | | WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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| 3 | 3 | | recognize Retired General Tommy R. Franks, who is being honored |
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| 4 | 4 | | by the Midland Independent School District for his distinguished |
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| 5 | 5 | | service to the nation; and |
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| 6 | 6 | | WHEREAS, In May of 2017, the Midland Independent School |
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| 7 | 7 | | District Board of Trustees voted to change the name of Crockett |
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| 8 | 8 | | Elementary School to General Tommy Franks Elementary School in |
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| 9 | 9 | | honor of the beloved town hero; and |
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| 10 | 10 | | WHEREAS, Born in Wynnewood, Oklahoma, Tommy Franks grew up |
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| 11 | 11 | | in Midland, and he graduated from Robert E. Lee High School; he |
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| 12 | 12 | | joined the United States Army in 1965, and he was commissioned as |
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| 13 | 13 | | a second lieutenant two years later; and |
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| 14 | 14 | | WHEREAS, This courageous serviceman earned six awards for |
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| 15 | 15 | | valor during his service in the Vietnam War and received three |
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| 16 | 16 | | Purple Hearts; in the following three decades, he gained |
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| 17 | 17 | | knowledge and leadership experience through his service in West |
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| 18 | 18 | | Germany, the demilitarized zone in Korea, and the Middle East; |
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| 19 | 19 | | along the way, he earned a bachelor's degree from The University |
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| 20 | 20 | | of Texas at Arlington and a master's degree from Shippensburg |
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| 21 | 21 | | University, and he graduated from both the Armed Forces Staff |
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| 22 | 22 | | College and the Army War College; and |
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| 23 | 23 | | WHEREAS, In 2000, General Franks was promoted to four-star |
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| 24 | 24 | | general and assigned as the commander-in-chief of the United |
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| 25 | 25 | | States Central Command; in this position, he led United States |
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| 26 | 26 | | and coalition troops in two strategically unprecedented |
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| 27 | 27 | | campaigns in two years, Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation |
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| 28 | 28 | | Iraqi Freedom; and |
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| 29 | 29 | | WHEREAS, General Franks retired from military service in |
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| 30 | 30 | | 2003 having earned numerous medals and distinctions, and the |
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| 31 | 31 | | following year, he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom; |
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| 32 | 32 | | in recognition of his exemplary service to the nation, the campus |
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| 33 | 33 | | at 401 East Parker Avenue will be known as the General Tommy |
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| 34 | 34 | | Franks Elementary School beginning with the 2017-2018 school |
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| 35 | 35 | | year; now, therefore, be it |
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| 36 | 36 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th |
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| 37 | 37 | | Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby commend Retired General |
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| 38 | 38 | | Tommy R. Franks for his exceptional commitment to his country and |
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| 39 | 39 | | his outstanding service in the United States Army and |
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| 40 | 40 | | congratulate him on being honored with a namesake school campus |
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| 41 | 41 | | in Midland; and, be it further |
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| 42 | 42 | | RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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| 43 | 43 | | him as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. |
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| 44 | 44 | | Seliger |
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| 45 | 45 | | ________________________________ |
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| 46 | 46 | | President of the Senate |
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| 47 | 47 | | I hereby certify that the |
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| 48 | 48 | | above Resolution was adopted by |
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| 49 | 49 | | the Senate on August 3, 2017. |
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| 50 | 50 | | ________________________________ |
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| 51 | 51 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 52 | 52 | | ________________________________ |
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| 53 | 53 | | Member, Texas Senate |
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