H.R. No. 1537
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Retired Major General John H. Bailey II is being
honored for his significant accomplishments on the occasion of
Vietnamese American Day at the State Capitol on April 25, 2019; and
WHEREAS, Commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army
in May 1967, General Bailey served his first tour of duty in Vietnam
from 1967 to 1968 as a platoon leader and company commander with the
101st Airborne Division; he returned to Vietnam for a second tour
from 1971 to 1972, when he served as a pilot with the First Aviation
Brigade, flying reconnaissance, surveillance, and
search-and-destroy missions over South Vietnam, Laos, and
Cambodia; and
WHEREAS, General Bailey later served for 12 years in the
military forces of the State of Texas, rising to commanding general
of the Texas State Guard; he holds a bachelor's degree from
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and a master's degree from
Alcorn State University, and he is a graduate of the army's Command
and General Staff College; today, he serves as board chair of the
Unified Veterans of America and the National Guard Association of
Texas and as a board member of the Aviation Science and Technology
Department of Texas Southern University and the Adjutant General
Board of Retired Executives; and
WHEREAS, General Bailey is held in high regard by his fellow
citizens for his professionalism and commitment to the ideals of
the United States armed forces, and he may reflect with pride on his
valiant service during the Vietnam War; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas
Legislature hereby commend Major General (Ret.) John H. Bailey II
on the occasion of Vietnamese American Day at the State Capitol and
extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for General Bailey as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 1537 was adopted by the House on May
17, 2019, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House