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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Chief Warrant Officer Three Marlene Angelica Rivera |
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| 6 | 7 | | retired from the U.S. Army on October 11, 2020, drawing to a close |
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| 7 | 8 | | an outstanding military career that spanned more than three |
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| 8 | 9 | | decades; and |
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| 9 | 10 | | WHEREAS, The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Teodoro Mendoza and a |
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| 10 | 11 | | native of Eagle Pass, Marlene Rivera enlisted on December 30, 1986, |
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| 11 | 12 | | and she served most of her exemplary 33-year tenure in the army as a |
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| 12 | 13 | | legal administrator with the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General's |
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| 13 | 14 | | Corps; she also served two deployments overseas, including one to |
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| 14 | 15 | | Bosnia and Herzegovina in support of Operation Joint Endeavor and |
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| 15 | 16 | | the other to Balad, Iraq, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom II; |
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| 16 | 17 | | and |
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| 17 | 18 | | WHEREAS, Chief Warrant Officer Rivera's final assignments |
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| 18 | 19 | | included a nominative position at the U.S. Army Reserve Legal |
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| 19 | 20 | | Command, serving as executive officer of Headquarters and |
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| 20 | 21 | | Headquarters Company in Gaithersburg, Maryland, and she completed |
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| 21 | 22 | | her career in the army with the JAG 22nd Legal Operations Detachment |
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| 22 | 23 | | at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston; her awards and |
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| 23 | 24 | | decorations include the Meritorious Service Medal and the |
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| 24 | 25 | | Parachutist Badge; and |
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| 25 | 26 | | WHEREAS, In all her endeavors, Chief Warrant Officer Rivera |
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| 26 | 27 | | benefits from the love and support of her two sons, Ryan and |
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| 27 | 28 | | Brandon; and |
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| 28 | 29 | | WHEREAS, Marlene Rivera's dedication, professionalism, and |
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| 29 | 30 | | commitment to excellence have earned her the respect and admiration |
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| 30 | 31 | | of all who know her, and she may indeed reflect with pride on a |
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| 31 | 32 | | career well spent as she embarks on the next exciting chapter of her |
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| 32 | 33 | | life; now, therefore, be it |
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| 33 | 34 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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| 34 | 35 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Chief Warrant Officer Three |
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| 35 | 36 | | Marlene Angelica Rivera on her retirement from the U.S. Army and |
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| 36 | 37 | | extend to her sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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| 37 | 38 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 38 | 39 | | prepared for Chief Warrant Officer Rivera as an expression of high |
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| 39 | 40 | | regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |
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