Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

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1	1	88R24209 BK-D
2	2	By: González of El Paso H.R. No. 1183
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5	5	R E S O L U T I O N
6	6	WHEREAS, The City of Socorro is fortunate to have many
7	7	veterans of the armed forces serving the community in the ranks of
8	8	law enforcement; and
9	9	WHEREAS, Among those in the Socorro Police Department who
10	10	have answered their nation's call to duty are the following
11	11	individuals:
12	12	Chief of Police David Burton, a veteran of the U.S. Army
13	13	and a member of the 26th Cavalry during the Cold War;
14	14	Deputy Chief Jason Stanzione, who served in the U.S.
15	15	Navy as a construction engineer during Operation Desert Shield and
16	16	in the army as a member of the military police;
17	17	Lieutenant Jasiel Munoz, a veteran of the U.S. Army who
18	18	is currently assigned to the 133rd Field Artillery Regiment as a
19	19	member of the Texas Army National Guard;
20	20	Bailiff/Warrant Officer Samuel C. Anchondo, a veteran
21	21	of the U.S. Army who served as a member of the 110th Military Police
22	22	Company during Operation Iraqi Freedom;
23	23	Detective Elias Valera, a veteran of the U.S. Army who
24	24	served as a logistics sergeant and a member of the 3rd Infantry
25	25	Division during Operation Desert Storm;
26	26	Detective Sergeant Li Rosario, a veteran of the U.S.
27	27	Army who served as a logistics specialist and a member of the 383rd
28	28	Quartermaster Battalion;
29	29	Patrol Sergeant Mario Benavidez, a veteran of the U.S.
30	30	Army who served as a multichannel communications equipment operator
31	31	and a member of the 11th Infantry Brigade;
32	32	Corporal Will Roberson, a veteran of the U.S. Army who
33	33	served as a heavy equipment operator and a member of the 47th
34	34	Brigade Support Battalion;
35	35	Corporal Ricky Acevedo, a veteran of the U.S. Army who
36	36	served as an auto maintenance warrant officer, a rotary wing
37	37	aviator, and a civil affairs specialist while assigned to the 76th
38	38	Transportation Company and the 410th Civil Affairs Battalion;
39	39	Senior Patrol Officer DeAndre Cameron, a veteran of the
40	40	U.S. Army who served for 27 years in special forces and special
41	41	operations;
42	42	Senior Patrol Officer Jim Perdue, a veteran of the U.S.
43	43	Air Force who served as a security forces airman and a member of the
44	44	5th Security Forces Squadron;
45	45	Grants Technician Alvina Espinoza, a veteran of the
46	46	U.S. Army who served as a multichannel transmission systems
47	47	operator-maintainer and a member of the 4th Battalion, 25th
48	48	Infantry Division, Higher Headquarters Company during Operation
49	49	Enduring Freedom;
50	50	Public Works employee Maria G. Cobos, a veteran of the
51	51	U.S. Navy who served as a storekeeper and with Commander Fleet
52	52	Activities Yokosuka in Japan during Operation Iraqi Freedom, as
53	53	well as with the Commander Support Fleet in Guam;
54	54	Information Technology Technician Juan Espinoza, a
55	55	veteran of the U.S. Army who served as a cannon crew member and
56	56	heavy equipment operator and a member of the 115th Forward Support
57	57	Company, the 25th Infantry Division Forward Support Company during
58	58	Operation Enduring Freedom, and the 47th Brigade Support Battalion
59	59	during Operation New Dawn; and
60	60	Information Technology Director Estevan Gonzales, a
61	61	veteran of the U.S. Army who served as a signal support systems
62	62	specialist and as the Army Airborne Command & Control System master
63	63	operator for the 25th Combat Aviation Regiment during Operation
64	64	Iraqi Freedom; and
65	65	WHEREAS, In addition to being a major employer of veterans,
66	66	the Socorro Police Department has established itself as a proud
67	67	partner of the military community through its support for service
68	68	projects organized by the El Paso Veterans & Riders Association and
69	69	the 3rd Battalion, 133rd Field Artillery Regiment of the Texas Army
70	70	National Guard; these projects have included the 7th annual
71	71	Veterans Food Drive, through which the department helped collect
72	72	and distribute over 11,000 pounds of food to area veterans and their
73	73	families, and Operation Appreciation, which involves delivering
74	74	care packages to members of the Texas Army National Guard and public
75	75	safety personnel who are patrolling the Texas border; moreover, the
76	76	department became the first law enforcement agency to complete the
77	77	Bataan Memorial Death March on March 19, 2023; and
78	78	WHEREAS, The Socorro Police Department is strengthened by its
79	79	steadfast commitment to hiring military veterans and to honoring
80	80	and supporting those who have served; the department's veterans
81	81	were recognized with a resolution passed by the Socorro City
82	82	Council in April 2023, and it is indeed a privilege to join the
83	83	community in paying tribute to their courage, dedication, and
84	84	patriotism; now, therefore, be it
85	85	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
86	86	Legislature hereby join the City of Socorro in honoring the Socorro
87	87	Police Department and the veterans in its ranks and extend to them
88	88	sincere best wishes for continued success with their important
89	89	work.