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| 2 | 2 | | By: Flores S.C.R. No. 10 |
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| 7 | 7 | | CONCURRENT RESOLUTION |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, September 2025 marks the 80th anniversary of the end |
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| 9 | 9 | | of World War II, and this occasion provides a fitting opportunity to |
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| 10 | 10 | | honor the brave and dedicated members of the U.S. military who |
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| 11 | 11 | | served their country in the conflict; and |
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| 12 | 12 | | WHEREAS, On September 2, 1945, the representatives of nine |
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| 13 | 13 | | Allied nations and the surrendering Japanese armed forces signed |
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| 14 | 14 | | the Instrument of Surrender to officially bring World War II to a |
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| 15 | 15 | | close; prepared by the U.S. War Department and approved by |
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| 16 | 16 | | President Harry S. Truman, the document was signed aboard the |
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| 17 | 17 | | battleship USS Missouri, where U.S. Navy Fleet Admiral Chester W. |
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| 18 | 18 | | Nimitz penned his name on behalf of the United States; |
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| 19 | 19 | | Admiral Nimitz, a native of Fredericksburg, commanded more than two |
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| 20 | 20 | | million troops and thousands of ships and planes at the height of |
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| 21 | 21 | | the war in the Pacific Theater and was credited with leading the |
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| 22 | 22 | | navy to victory against the Japanese; and |
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| 23 | 23 | | WHEREAS, The Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz Memorial Naval |
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| 24 | 24 | | Museum was opened in Fredericksburg in 1967 in honor of |
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| 25 | 25 | | Admiral Nimitz, who had passed away the previous year at the age of |
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| 26 | 26 | | 80; the National Museum of the Pacific War took shape from the |
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| 27 | 27 | | Nimitz Memorial Naval Museum, and at the admiral's earlier request, |
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| 28 | 28 | | it was dedicated to the men and women who served with him in the |
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| 29 | 29 | | Pacific Theater; it is overseen by the Texas Historical Commission, |
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| 30 | 30 | | and in 2006, the U.S. Congress approved the official designation of |
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| 31 | 31 | | the museum, which is the only institution in the continental United |
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| 32 | 32 | | States dedicated exclusively to telling the story of the Pacific |
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| 33 | 33 | | and Asiatic Theaters in World War II; it is also home to the |
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| 34 | 34 | | Admiral Nimitz Gallery, and throughout 2025, the facility will host |
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| 35 | 35 | | a number of public events and programs commemorating the 80th |
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| 36 | 36 | | anniversary of the war's end; and |
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| 37 | 37 | | WHEREAS, Demonstrating remarkable valor and heroism, |
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| 38 | 38 | | Admiral Chester Nimitz and his fellow service members upheld the |
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| 39 | 39 | | highest ideals of our nation's armed forces during World War II, and |
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| 40 | 40 | | Americans owe them a debt of gratitude that the passage of time can |
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| 41 | 41 | | never diminish; now, therefore, be it |
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| 42 | 42 | | RESOLVED, That the 89th Legislature of the State of Texas |
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| 43 | 43 | | hereby commemorate the 80th anniversary of the conclusion of World |
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| 44 | 44 | | War II and recognize the National Museum of the Pacific War for its |
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| 45 | 45 | | dedication to honoring those who served and supported the war |
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| 46 | 46 | | effort in the Pacific; and, be it further |
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| 47 | 47 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 48 | 48 | | prepared for the museum as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 49 | 49 | | House of Representatives and Senate. |
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