| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 1139 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 5 Carlo Davis |
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| 6 | 6 | | retired from the Fort Hood 1st Cavalry Division on March 3, 2023, |
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| 7 | 7 | | concluding an exceptional military career that spanned more than |
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| 8 | 8 | | three decades; and |
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| 9 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Carlo Davis rose through the ranks from private to |
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| 10 | 10 | | sergeant first class before attending the warrant officer basic |
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| 11 | 11 | | course; he has served the army in many capacities, including as |
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| 12 | 12 | | battalion and battery operations sergeant, platoon sergeant, and |
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| 13 | 13 | | battalion chief fire control sergeant; some of his other titles |
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| 14 | 14 | | included field artillery intelligence officer and brigade and |
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| 15 | 15 | | division targeting officer, and he was an instructor/writer at the |
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| 16 | 16 | | Field Artillery School; on November 30, 2018, he was promoted to |
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| 17 | 17 | | chief warrant officer 5, the highest warrant officer rank in the |
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| 18 | 18 | | U.S. Army, which is appointed by the Secretary of the Army; only a |
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| 19 | 19 | | small fraction of officers receive this rare honor; and |
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| 20 | 20 | | WHEREAS, Among his military assignments, Mr. Davis completed |
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| 21 | 21 | | two tours at Fort Hood, four tours at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, and five |
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| 22 | 22 | | overseas tours to Korea; moreover, he was deployed to Kuwait and to |
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| 23 | 23 | | Iraq, and he also served with the 25th Infantry Division in |
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| 24 | 24 | | Afghanistan; and |
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| 25 | 25 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Davis earned Veterans of Foreign Wars |
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| 26 | 26 | | eligibility while serving in Korea as a member of the 2nd Infantry |
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| 27 | 27 | | Division; he was later named commander of VFW Post No. 9191 in |
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| 28 | 28 | | Killeen; in all his endeavors, he has enjoyed the love and support |
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| 29 | 29 | | of his wife, Lee Ann, and their five children; and |
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| 30 | 30 | | WHEREAS, Demonstrating an exceptional commitment to the |
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| 31 | 31 | | mission of the U.S. Army, Carlo Davis has greatly benefited his |
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| 32 | 32 | | fellow citizens, and he may indeed reflect with pride on his |
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| 33 | 33 | | outstanding record of service as he embarks on the next exciting |
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| 34 | 34 | | chapter of his life; now, therefore, be it |
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| 35 | 35 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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| 36 | 36 | | Legislature hereby congratulate U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 5 |
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| 37 | 37 | | Carlo Davis on his retirement from the Fort Hood 1st Cavalry |
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| 38 | 38 | | Division and extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; and, |
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| 39 | 39 | | be it further |
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| 40 | 40 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 41 | 41 | | prepared for Carlo Davis as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 42 | 42 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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| 43 | 43 | | Buckley |
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| 44 | 44 | | ______________________________ |
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| 45 | 45 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 46 | 46 | | I certify that H.R. No. 1139 was adopted by the House on April |
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| 47 | 47 | | 28, 2023, by a non-record vote. |
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| 48 | 48 | | ______________________________ |
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| 49 | 49 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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