| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 327 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Chad Robichaux, a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps, |
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| 6 | 6 | | is performing an invaluable service through his brave and inspiring |
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| 7 | 7 | | work with Save Our Allies; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Robichaux is the founder of the Mighty Oaks |
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| 9 | 9 | | Foundation, which serves military and first responder communities, |
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| 10 | 10 | | and in August 2021, he cofounded Save Our Allies, which has focused |
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| 11 | 11 | | on the evacuation and recovery of Americans, U.S. allies, and the |
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| 12 | 12 | | most vulnerable people trapped in Afghanistan following the |
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| 13 | 13 | | withdrawal of American troops; SOA rescues and aids individuals |
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| 14 | 14 | | while resettling them in environments free of tyranny and terror; |
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| 15 | 15 | | it supplies them with basic resources, helps them transition to |
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| 16 | 16 | | American life, and invests in mental health support; and |
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| 17 | 17 | | WHEREAS, In 2021, Mr. Robichaux was spurred to take action in |
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| 18 | 18 | | Afghanistan when he was contacted by his combat interpreter, a man |
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| 19 | 19 | | named Aziz; Mr. Robichaux, who served eight deployments with the |
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| 20 | 20 | | Joint Special Operations Command Task Force, credited Aziz with |
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| 21 | 21 | | saving his life on multiple occasions; it was now his turn to come |
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| 22 | 22 | | to the aid of his longtime friend, who found himself stranded in his |
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| 23 | 23 | | home country and in danger; assembling an elite SOA rescue team of |
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| 24 | 24 | | former military specialists, Mr. Robichaux, a proud Force |
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| 25 | 25 | | Reconnaissance Marine, returned to war-torn Afghanistan; and |
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| 26 | 26 | | WHEREAS, Demonstrating extraordinary heroism in response to |
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| 27 | 27 | | the humanitarian crisis unfolding there, Mr. Robichaux coordinated |
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| 28 | 28 | | the rescue of Aziz and his family and spearheaded the largest known |
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| 29 | 29 | | private civilian evacuation effort; the SOA team extracted an |
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| 30 | 30 | | estimated 12,000 individuals in a span of just 10 days, and over the |
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| 31 | 31 | | next several weeks, approximately 5,000 more were rescued; |
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| 32 | 32 | | Mr. Robichaux has been honored by U.S. Representative Vicky |
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| 33 | 33 | | Hartzler, who entered a statement of recognition into the |
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| 34 | 34 | | Congressional Record; and |
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| 35 | 35 | | WHEREAS, Through his compassion and selflessness in risking |
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| 36 | 36 | | his own life to help bring thousands to safety, Chad Robichaux has |
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| 37 | 37 | | represented the highest level of patriotism, and he may indeed |
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| 38 | 38 | | reflect with pride on his achievements; now, therefore, be it |
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| 39 | 39 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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| 40 | 40 | | Legislature hereby commend Chad Robichaux for his exceptional |
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| 41 | 41 | | efforts with Save Our Allies and extend to him sincere best wishes |
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| 42 | 42 | | for continued success with his important work; and, be it further |
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| 43 | 43 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 44 | 44 | | prepared for Mr. Robichaux as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 45 | 45 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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| 46 | 46 | | Toth |
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| 47 | 47 | | ______________________________ |
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| 48 | 48 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 49 | 49 | | I certify that H.R. No. 327 was adopted by the House on March |
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| 50 | 50 | | 8, 2023, by a non-record vote. |
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| 51 | 51 | | ______________________________ |
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| 52 | 52 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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