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| 2 | 2 | | By: Lowe H.R. No. 782 |
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| 7 | 7 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Dr. An Minh Truong, the mayor of Haltom City, has |
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| 9 | 9 | | demonstrated extraordinary courage, commitment, and leadership in |
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| 10 | 10 | | service to his nation and community; and |
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| 11 | 11 | | WHEREAS, Born in South Vietnam in 1948, An Minh Truong grew up |
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| 12 | 12 | | during the Vietnam War, and in 1968, he joined the Vietnamese Air |
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| 13 | 13 | | Force; after studying English, he trained in the United States and |
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| 14 | 14 | | graduated in the top 10 of his class at the academy at Keesler Air |
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| 15 | 15 | | Force Base in Mississippi, and he then completed advanced fighter |
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| 16 | 16 | | pilot training at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida; he went on to fly |
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| 17 | 17 | | combat missions for the 530th Squadron in Vietnam, Laos, and |
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| 18 | 18 | | Cambodia, surviving two aircraft shootdowns and enduring enemy fire |
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| 19 | 19 | | in more than 30 percent of his missions; and |
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| 20 | 20 | | WHEREAS, After completing his final mission on April 29, |
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| 21 | 21 | | 1975, Dr. Truong became a refugee at U-Tapao Air Force Base in |
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| 22 | 22 | | Thailand; he was eventually transferred to Guam, where he reunited |
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| 23 | 23 | | with his wife and children; he and his family subsequently came to |
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| 24 | 24 | | the United States as refugees at Camp Pendleton, California, and |
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| 25 | 25 | | they lived in Pennsylvania before making their home in Texas; and |
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| 26 | 26 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Truong began his career as an officer with the |
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| 27 | 27 | | Fort Worth Police Department in 1987, and he later served as a gang |
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| 28 | 28 | | and homicide investigator for the Tarrant County District |
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| 29 | 29 | | Attorney's Office; in addition to his work in law enforcement, he |
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| 30 | 30 | | led community outreach programs for more than two decades, during |
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| 31 | 31 | | which he served as director of the Dallas-Fort Worth Youth |
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| 32 | 32 | | Association and educated over 200 Asian American children about the |
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| 33 | 33 | | dangers of drugs and gang violence; while working full time, he |
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| 34 | 34 | | obtained a bachelor's degree, a master's degree, and a doctorate in |
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| 35 | 35 | | business administration with a focus on criminal justice; and |
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| 36 | 36 | | WHEREAS, A dedicated public servant, Dr. Truong joined the |
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| 37 | 37 | | Haltom City Economic Development Corporation in 2011, and he became |
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| 38 | 38 | | a member of the city council in 2013, serving two terms as mayor pro |
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| 39 | 39 | | tempore; he was first elected mayor of Haltom City in 2019, and |
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| 40 | 40 | | since that time, he has overseen a number of projects and |
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| 41 | 41 | | initiatives, such as increasing pay scales for city employees, |
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| 42 | 42 | | completing improvements to infrastructure, and spearheading |
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| 43 | 43 | | economic development programs; and |
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| 44 | 44 | | WHEREAS, Through his outstanding leadership and commitment |
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| 45 | 45 | | to good governance, Dr. Truong has contributed immeasurably to his |
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| 46 | 46 | | community, and in so doing, he has earned the respect and |
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| 47 | 47 | | appreciation of area residents; now, therefore, be it |
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| 48 | 48 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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| 49 | 49 | | Legislature hereby commend Dr. An Minh Truong for his professional |
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| 50 | 50 | | achievements and civic contributions and extend to him sincere best |
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| 51 | 51 | | wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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| 52 | 52 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 53 | 53 | | prepared for Dr. Truong as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 54 | 54 | | House of Representatives. |
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