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| 2 | 2 | | By: Bumgarner H.C.R. No. 46 |
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| 7 | 7 | | CONCURRENT RESOLUTION |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, U.S. Navy SEAL Nathan Gage Ingram of Roanoke served |
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| 9 | 9 | | his country with uncommon valor, and his family, friends, and |
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| 10 | 10 | | fellow Americans suffered a tragic loss when this courageous Texan |
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| 11 | 11 | | went missing while conducting a mission off the coast of Somalia on |
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| 12 | 12 | | January 12, 2024, at the age of 27; and |
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| 13 | 13 | | WHEREAS, Special Warfare Operator 2nd Class Gage Ingram was |
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| 14 | 14 | | among the members of SEAL Team 3 who were assigned to board a ship |
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| 15 | 15 | | smuggling Iranian missile components bound for Houthi militants in |
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| 16 | 16 | | Yemen; during the hazardous nighttime operation in rough seas, a |
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| 17 | 17 | | member of the unit fell from the ship; SO2 Ingram heroically jumped |
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| 18 | 18 | | into the water in an attempt to rescue his fellow SEAL, but both men |
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| 19 | 19 | | were ultimately lost at sea; and |
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| 20 | 20 | | WHEREAS, Born on March 22, 1996, Gage Ingram graduated from |
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| 21 | 21 | | Byron Nelson High School in Trophy Club, where he played football |
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| 22 | 22 | | and basketball and served as the manager of the varsity basketball |
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| 23 | 23 | | team; as a young man, he endeared himself to others with his |
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| 24 | 24 | | kindness, selflessness, and dependability, and he was active in the |
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| 25 | 25 | | school's Young Life chapter for Christian youth; and |
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| 26 | 26 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Ingram went on to earn a degree at Texas Tech |
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| 27 | 27 | | University, and during his college years, he set his sights on |
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| 28 | 28 | | becoming a Navy SEAL; he enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 2019 and |
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| 29 | 29 | | completed the demanding SEAL qualification training in 2021, |
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| 30 | 30 | | joining the ranks of one of the most elite military units in the |
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| 31 | 31 | | world; over the course of his military career, he was awarded the |
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| 32 | 32 | | Navy "E" Ribbon, the National Defense Service Medal, and the Global |
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| 33 | 33 | | War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal; and |
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| 34 | 34 | | WHEREAS, Through his selfless commitment and immeasurable |
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| 35 | 35 | | sacrifice, Nathan Gage Ingram exemplified the highest ideals of our |
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| 36 | 36 | | nation's armed forces, and it is indeed appropriate that a special |
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| 37 | 37 | | day be set aside to honor the memory of this valiant Texan; now, |
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| 38 | 38 | | therefore, be it |
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| 39 | 39 | | RESOLVED, That the 89th Legislature of the State of Texas |
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| 40 | 40 | | hereby designate January 12 as Nathan Gage Ingram Day; and, be it |
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| 41 | 41 | | further |
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| 42 | 42 | | RESOLVED, That, in accordance with the provisions of |
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| 43 | 43 | | Section 391.004(d), Government Code, this designation remain in |
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| 44 | 44 | | effect until the 10th anniversary of the date this resolution is |
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| 45 | 45 | | finally passed by the legislature. |
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