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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, U.S. Army Lieutenant General Paul E. Funk II, the |
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| 6 | 7 | | 60th commanding general of Fort Hood, has been promoted to |
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| 7 | 8 | | four-star general and accepted a new assignment as commander of |
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| 8 | 9 | | U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command at Joint Base |
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| 9 | 10 | | Langley-Eustis in Virginia; and |
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| 10 | 11 | | WHEREAS, This outstanding soldier has served as the commander |
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| 11 | 12 | | of III Corps and Fort Hood since March 2017; the son of former Fort |
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| 12 | 13 | | Hood commander Lieutenant General Paul "Butch" Funk, Paul Funk was |
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| 13 | 14 | | born at Fort Hood in 1962; the two generals represent the only |
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| 14 | 15 | | father-son pairing to have ever commanded Fort Hood; and |
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| 15 | 16 | | WHEREAS, General Funk was commissioned through the ROTC |
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| 16 | 17 | | program at Montana State University, where he earned a bachelor's |
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| 17 | 18 | | degree in speech communications, and he went on to complete a |
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| 18 | 19 | | master's degree in administration from Central Michigan |
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| 19 | 20 | | University; he is also a graduate of the Command and General Staff |
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| 20 | 21 | | College and held a Senior Service College Fellowship at the |
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| 21 | 22 | | Institute of Advanced Technology at The University of Texas at |
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| 22 | 23 | | Austin; and |
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| 23 | 24 | | WHEREAS, Early in his career, General Funk was assigned as a |
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| 24 | 25 | | tank platoon leader and company executive officer in Germany; he |
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| 25 | 26 | | first returned to Fort Hood as commander of 1st Squadron, 7th |
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| 26 | 27 | | Cavalry Regiment, and then as commander of 1st Brigade Combat Team, |
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| 27 | 28 | | 1st Cavalry Division, and he later served as chief of staff for III |
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| 28 | 29 | | Corps; in addition, he has worked at bases in Kansas, California, |
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| 29 | 30 | | and Colorado in positions of increasing responsibility, including |
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| 30 | 31 | | as assistant deputy chief of staff, G-3/5/7, in Washington, D.C.; |
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| 31 | 32 | | and |
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| 32 | 33 | | WHEREAS, General Funk has been deployed in combat five times, |
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| 33 | 34 | | and he participated in Operations Desert Shield, Desert Storm, |
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| 34 | 35 | | Iraqi Freedom, Enduring Freedom, and Inherent Resolve; he was |
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| 35 | 36 | | deputy commanding general (maneuver) for Combined Joint Task |
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| 36 | 37 | | Force-1 in Afghanistan, commander of Combined Joint Forces Land |
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| 37 | 38 | | Component Command-Iraq, and commanding general of Combined Joint |
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| 38 | 39 | | Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve, U.S. Central Command; and |
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| 39 | 40 | | WHEREAS, General Funk's dedication, professionalism, and |
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| 40 | 41 | | courage have greatly benefited his nation and earned him the |
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| 41 | 42 | | respect and admiration of his fellow soldiers, and he may indeed |
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| 42 | 43 | | reflect with pride on his exemplary tenure at Fort Hood as he takes |
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| 43 | 44 | | on the challenges and opportunities of his new position; now, |
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| 44 | 45 | | therefore, be it |
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| 45 | 46 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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| 46 | 47 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Paul E. Funk II of the U.S. Army on |
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| 47 | 48 | | his promotion to four-star general and extend to him sincere best |
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| 48 | 49 | | wishes for continued success in his important work; and, be it |
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| 49 | 50 | | further |
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| 50 | 51 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 51 | 52 | | prepared for General Funk as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 52 | 53 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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