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| 4 | 4 | | SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, American Legion Luckett Cochran Post 296 in Mineola |
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| 6 | 6 | | is celebrating the 100th anniversary of its founding with a special |
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| 7 | 7 | | monthly meeting on March 25, 2021; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, The post is named for Luckett Cochran, a Mineola |
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| 9 | 9 | | native and U.S. Army veteran of World War I; born in 1895, he |
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| 10 | 10 | | graduated from Mineola High School in 1913 and subsequently |
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| 11 | 11 | | enrolled at The University of Texas; on the eve of his graduation in |
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| 12 | 12 | | 1917, he left school to answer his nation's call to duty and |
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| 13 | 13 | | enlisted in the army, receiving his commission as a first |
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| 14 | 14 | | lieutenant of field artillery in August 1917; and |
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| 15 | 15 | | WHEREAS, In France, Lieutenant Cochran was given command of |
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| 16 | 16 | | Battery D, 6th Field Artillery, and he saw a great deal of action in |
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| 17 | 17 | | the Tour and Cantigny sectors of the battlefront before returning |
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| 18 | 18 | | to the United States in June 1918 to serve as an artillery |
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| 19 | 19 | | instructor in South Carolina and Oklahoma; promoted to captain in |
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| 20 | 20 | | September 1918, he married Johnnie Link on the 23rd of that month; |
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| 21 | 21 | | while honeymooning in El Paso, he fell ill from the Spanish |
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| 22 | 22 | | influenza, and, his lungs weakened by exposure to poison gas during |
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| 23 | 23 | | the war, he died on October 2, 1918, at the age of 23; and |
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| 24 | 24 | | WHEREAS, American Legion Post 296 was established on March |
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| 25 | 25 | | 25, 1921, with Oscar P. McCary as post commander and Charles B. Hart |
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| 26 | 26 | | as adjutant; on the centennial of this event, the post's new |
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| 27 | 27 | | officers will be sworn in, including Commander Ben Strange, 1st |
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| 28 | 28 | | Vice Commander Larry Southard, 2nd Vice Commander Larry Pruitt, |
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| 29 | 29 | | Adjutant John Ring, Chaplain Loy Frazier, and Sergeant at Arms Ed |
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| 30 | 30 | | Shadbolt; and |
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| 31 | 31 | | WHEREAS, Luckett Cochran wore his country's uniform with |
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| 32 | 32 | | courage and distinction, and for 100 years, the members of Post 296 |
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| 33 | 33 | | have upheld his proud legacy through their faithful service to |
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| 34 | 34 | | their nation and their community; now, therefore, be it |
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| 35 | 35 | | RESOLVED, That the 87th Legislature of the State of Texas |
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| 36 | 36 | | hereby commemorate the 100th anniversary of American Legion Luckett |
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| 37 | 37 | | Cochran Post 296 and that all those associated with the post be |
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| 38 | 38 | | extended sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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| 39 | 39 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 40 | 40 | | prepared for American Legion Luckett Cochran Post 296 as an |
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| 41 | 41 | | expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives and |
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| 42 | 42 | | Senate. |
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