| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 57 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Rear Admiral Samuel Perez Jr., a survivor of the |
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| 6 | 6 | | terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, has rendered outstanding |
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| 7 | 7 | | service to his country throughout his tenure in the U.S. Navy; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Samuel Perez Jr. entered the United States Naval |
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| 9 | 9 | | Academy in 1976, and he graduated in 1980 with a bachelor's degree |
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| 10 | 10 | | in political science; after being commissioned as an officer, he |
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| 11 | 11 | | attended basic training in Coronado, California; and |
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| 12 | 12 | | WHEREAS, At sea, Rear Admiral Perez served aboard several |
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| 13 | 13 | | ships, and he took command of the USS Reclaimer, the USS Vincennes, |
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| 14 | 14 | | and Destroyer Squadron 15; during his tour as commander of Carrier |
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| 15 | 15 | | Strike Group One, he completed a 5th Fleet deployment to support |
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| 16 | 16 | | Operations Enduring Freedom and New Dawn; his assignments while |
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| 17 | 17 | | ashore have included leadership positions with the Ballistic |
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| 18 | 18 | | Missile Defense Organization, the Chief of Naval Operations, and |
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| 19 | 19 | | the Joint Chiefs of Staff; in the U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, |
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| 20 | 20 | | he served as chief of staff and deputy commander of the 5th Fleet; |
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| 21 | 21 | | and |
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| 22 | 22 | | WHEREAS, During his tenure as deputy assistant secretary, |
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| 23 | 23 | | Rear Admiral Perez provided executive leadership for |
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| 24 | 24 | | U.S. government global security assistance programs and policies; |
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| 25 | 25 | | he also served multiple command and staff tours for the Department |
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| 26 | 26 | | of Defense, and he gained extensive operational experience in Far |
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| 27 | 27 | | East Asia and the Arabian Gulf region; his other commands included |
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| 28 | 28 | | the Joint Task Force-Port Opening and the effort to reconstruct the |
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| 29 | 29 | | Port-au-Prince port following the 2010 Haiti earthquake; and |
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| 30 | 30 | | WHEREAS, In 2010, while in command of Carrier Strike Group |
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| 31 | 31 | | One, Rear Admiral Perez assumed command of Carrier Task Force Five |
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| 32 | 32 | | Zero, and he conducted missions in support of sensitive national |
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| 33 | 33 | | tasking, theater security cooperation, intelligence collection, |
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| 34 | 34 | | maritime security, and counter-piracy operations; Carrier Strike |
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| 35 | 35 | | Group One also oversaw the burial at sea for Osama Bin Laden; and |
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| 36 | 36 | | WHEREAS, Rear Admiral Samuel Perez has set an inspiring |
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| 37 | 37 | | example of leadership, dedication, and integrity throughout his |
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| 38 | 38 | | career in the military, and his contributions have earned him the |
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| 39 | 39 | | lasting gratitude of his fellow citizens; now, therefore, be it |
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| 40 | 40 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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| 41 | 41 | | Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby honor Rear Admiral Samuel |
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| 42 | 42 | | Perez Jr. for his distinguished military service and extend to him |
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| 43 | 43 | | sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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| 44 | 44 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 45 | 45 | | prepared for Rear Admiral Perez as an expression of high regard by |
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| 46 | 46 | | the Texas House of Representatives. |
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| 47 | 47 | | Moody |
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| 48 | 48 | | ______________________________ |
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| 49 | 49 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 50 | 50 | | I certify that H.R. No. 57 was adopted by the House on |
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| 51 | 51 | | November 1, 2023, by a non-record vote. |
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| 52 | 52 | | ______________________________ |
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| 53 | 53 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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