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1	1	SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 528
2	2	WHEREAS, Command Sergeant Major Gerardo Gonzalez is
3	3	retiring from the United States Army on March 1, 2024, concluding
4	4	a distinguished military career that has spanned more than three
5	5	decades; and
6	6	WHEREAS, Gerardo Gonzalez currently serves as the garrison
7	7	command sergeant major at Fort Bliss in El Paso; over the course
8	8	of his enlistment, he has deployed on numerous occasions in
9	9	support of Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom,
10	10	Operation New Dawn, and various contingency operations
11	11	worldwide; and
12	12	WHEREAS, CSM Gonzalez joined the U.S. Army in 1992;
13	13	following his completion of basic training at Fort Sill,
14	14	Oklahoma, he was assigned to the 355th Medical Company, Army
15	15	Reserve at Fort Bliss; he entered active duty in 1993 and
16	16	underwent advanced training as a scout helicopter repairer at
17	17	Fort Eustis, Virginia; he went on to graduate from the resident
18	18	sergeants major course, the first sergeant course, and the senior
19	19	leaders, advance leaders, and primary leadership courses; and
20	20	WHEREAS, Selected to serve in the 160th Special Operations
21	21	Aviation Regiment, CSM Gonzalez was assigned in 1998 to the
22	22	1-160th SOAR (Airborne) at Fort Campbell, Kentucky; there, he
23	23	held such leadership roles as crew chief, flight platoon
24	24	sergeant, and first sergeant of the Light Attack Helicopter
25	25	Company and the Aviation Maintenance Company; and
26	26	WHEREAS, After graduating from the U.S. Army Sergeants
27	27	Major Academy, CSM Gonzalez was assigned to the 209th Aviation
28	28	Support Battalion as support operations sergeant major for the
29	29	25th Combat Aviation Brigade; he subsequently served as command
30	30	sergeant major of the 2-6 Cavalry Regiment, Hawaii, and as CSM of
31	31	the 128th Aviation Brigade at Fort Eustis, before assuming the
32	32	post of operations sergeant major for the Noncommissioned
33	33	Officer Professional Development Department, Noncommissioned
34	34	Officer Leadership Center of Excellence; and
35	35	WHEREAS, Gerardo Gonzalez's dedication, professionalism,
36	36	and devotion to duty have greatly benefited his fellow Americans
37	37	and earned him the respect and admiration of his peers, and he may
38	38	indeed reflect with pride on his exemplary record of military
39	39	service; now, therefore, be it
40	40	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th
41	41	Legislature, hereby congratulate U.S. Army Command Sergeant
42	42	Major Gerardo Gonzalez on his retirement and extend to him
43	43	sincere best wishes for continued success in all his endeavors;
44	44	and, be it further
45	45	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be
46	46	prepared for Command Sergeant Major Gonzalez as an expression of
47	47	high regard from the Texas Senate.
48	48	Blanco
49	49	________________________________
50	50	President of the Senate
51	51	I hereby certify that the
52	52	above Resolution was adopted by
53	53	the Senate on May 9, 2023.
54	54	________________________________
55	55	Secretary of the Senate
56	56	________________________________
57	57	Member, Texas Senate