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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, The family, friends, and fellow soldiers of |
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| 6 | 7 | | U.S. Army Master Sergeant Jonathan J. Dunbar of Austin suffered an |
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| 7 | 8 | | immeasurable loss when he was killed in action in Manbij, Syria, on |
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| 8 | 9 | | March 30, 2018, at the age of 36; and |
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| 9 | 10 | | WHEREAS, Sergeant Dunbar was deployed to Syria from his |
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| 10 | 11 | | assigned post at Headquarters, U.S. Army Special Operations Command |
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| 11 | 12 | | at Fort Bragg, North Carolina; supporting a mission as part of |
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| 12 | 13 | | Operation Inherent Resolve, he died when an improvised explosive |
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| 13 | 14 | | device detonated near his patrol; and |
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| 14 | 15 | | WHEREAS, A combat veteran who spent nearly 13 years in the |
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| 15 | 16 | | armed forces, Sergeant Dunbar enlisted in the army in May 2005; he |
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| 16 | 17 | | first served with the 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry |
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| 17 | 18 | | Regiment, at Fort Bragg, and in the course of that assignment, he |
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| 18 | 19 | | supported combat operations in Iraq; he transitioned to the 2nd |
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| 19 | 20 | | Squadron, 38th Cavalry Regiment, at Fort Hood in 2009, and during |
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| 20 | 21 | | his four years as a squad leader, he completed an Afghanistan |
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| 21 | 22 | | deployment; after joining the U.S. Army Special Operations Command |
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| 22 | 23 | | in 2013, he deployed three more times to Iraq and Afghanistan; and |
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| 23 | 24 | | WHEREAS, Sergeant Dunbar received numerous honors in the |
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| 24 | 25 | | course of his military service, including three Bronze Star Medals, |
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| 25 | 26 | | four Army Commendation Medals, six Army Achievement Medals, the |
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| 26 | 27 | | National Defense Service Medal, the Afghanistan and Iraq Campaign |
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| 27 | 28 | | Medals, each with two Bronze Service Stars, the Global War on |
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| 28 | 29 | | Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, and the Global War on Terrorism |
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| 29 | 30 | | Service Medal; and |
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| 30 | 31 | | WHEREAS, Exemplifying the highest ideals of the U.S. armed |
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| 31 | 32 | | forces, Jonathan Dunbar inspired others with his fortitude, |
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| 32 | 33 | | tenacity, and courage, and his fellow Americans owe him a debt of |
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| 33 | 34 | | gratitude that the passage of time can never diminish; now, |
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| 34 | 35 | | therefore, be it |
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| 35 | 36 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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| 36 | 37 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of U.S. Army Master |
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| 37 | 38 | | Sergeant Jonathan J. Dunbar and extend sincere condolences to all |
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| 38 | 39 | | who mourn his passing; 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 his family and friends and that when the Texas House of |
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| 41 | 42 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Sergeant |
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| 42 | 43 | | Dunbar. |
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