| 1 | 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 727 |
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| 2 | 2 | | WHEREAS, Retired Lieutenant Colonel Marta E. Artiga served |
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| 3 | 3 | | her country with great distinction as a member of the U.S. Army, and |
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| 4 | 4 | | the observance of Women Veterans Day 2023 provides a fitting |
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| 5 | 5 | | opportunity to pay tribute to her outstanding military career; and |
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| 6 | 6 | | WHEREAS, A native of El Salvador, Marta Artiga joined the |
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| 7 | 7 | | U.S. Army in 1989 and graduated from basic training at Fort Dix, |
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| 8 | 8 | | New Jersey; she completed her initial enlistment in 1992, the |
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| 9 | 9 | | same year that she became a U.S. citizen, and she went on to join |
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| 10 | 10 | | the Reserve and was commissioned as an officer in the U.S. Army |
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| 11 | 11 | | Nurse Corps in 1999; she embarked on her military nursing career |
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| 12 | 12 | | at William Beaumont Army Medical Center at Fort Bliss, and |
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| 13 | 13 | | through the years, she held such titles as clinical nurse, chief |
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| 14 | 14 | | of ambulatory nursing, and chief of the education support branch; |
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| 15 | 15 | | she retired from active duty in 2021, having served in the |
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| 16 | 16 | | Persian Gulf War, as an officer in Iraq, and in a variety of other |
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| 17 | 17 | | posts around the globe; and |
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| 18 | 18 | | WHEREAS, Lieutenant Colonel Artiga holds a medical |
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| 19 | 19 | | sciences degree from the Federal University of Alagoas in Brazil, |
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| 20 | 20 | | a nursing degree from California State University, Los Angeles, |
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| 21 | 21 | | and a medical-surgery nursing certification from the American |
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| 22 | 22 | | Nurses Credentialing Center; her military education includes her |
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| 23 | 23 | | graduation from Command and General Staff College; she was |
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| 24 | 24 | | recognized with numerous commendations, including four Army |
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| 25 | 25 | | Achievement Medals, seven Army Commendation Medals, the Global |
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| 26 | 26 | | War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, and the Humanitarian |
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| 27 | 27 | | Service Medal; today, she continues to benefit others as a Red |
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| 28 | 28 | | Cross volunteer for Soldier and Family Readiness Groups; and |
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| 29 | 29 | | WHEREAS, During her years in uniform, Marta Artiga upheld |
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| 30 | 30 | | the highest ideals of our nation's armed forces, demonstrating |
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| 31 | 31 | | exemplary bravery, dedication, and integrity, and her fellow |
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| 32 | 32 | | citizens owe her a lasting debt of gratitude; now, therefore, be it |
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| 33 | 33 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th |
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| 34 | 34 | | Legislature, hereby commend U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel (Ret.) |
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| 35 | 35 | | Marta E. Artiga for her military service on the occasion of Women |
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| 36 | 36 | | Veterans Day 2023 and extend to her sincere best wishes for the |
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| 37 | 37 | | future; and, be it further |
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| 38 | 38 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be |
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| 39 | 39 | | prepared for Lieutenant Colonel Artiga as an expression of high |
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| 40 | 40 | | regard from the Texas Senate. |
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| 41 | 41 | | Blanco |
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| 42 | 42 | | ________________________________ |
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| 43 | 43 | | President of the Senate |
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| 44 | 44 | | I hereby certify that the |
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| 45 | 45 | | above Resolution was adopted by |
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| 46 | 46 | | the Senate on May 28, 2023. |
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| 47 | 47 | | ________________________________ |
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| 48 | 48 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 49 | 49 | | ________________________________ |
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| 50 | 50 | | Member, Texas Senate |
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