88R33057 CW-D
By: Herrero H.R. No. 2405
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The 75th annual American GI Forum of Texas State
Conference is taking place in Corpus Christi from June 19 through
22, 2023; and
WHEREAS, Hosted by the AGIF Beatrice T. Perez Robstown
Women's Chapter, the conference benefits veterans by bringing them
in contact with local and state elected officials and by providing
opportunities to network with business leaders and to share
information on a range of subjects; the conference's Historic
Grand Luncheon Celebration is honoring the members of the Nueces
County Commissioners Court as well as Le Roy and Rosie Torres, the
founders of the Burn Pits 360 organization, who have been nominated
for the Presidential Medal of Freedom; and
WHEREAS, The American GI Forum was founded on March 26, 1948,
by Dr. Hector Perez Garcia, who served as a U.S. Army medical doctor
during World War II; the largest federally chartered Hispanic
veterans organization in the U.S., AGIF offers support and services
to all military veterans and their families, and it plays a
prominent role in communities across the U.S. and in Puerto Rico;
chief among its efforts, the organization addresses the
discrimination and inequities experienced by Hispanic veterans;
and
WHEREAS, For seven and a half decades, the members of the
American GI Forum of Texas have worked tirelessly in behalf of
former military service members and their loved ones, and the
organization's contributions are indeed deserving of special
recognition; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
Legislature hereby commemorate the 2023 American GI Forum of Texas
State Conference and extend to all those in attendance sincere best
wishes for a meaningful and productive event; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for the American GI Forum of Texas as an expression of high
regard by the Texas House of Representatives.