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      87(3) HR 14 - Enrolled version - Bill Text
      
            H.R.  No.  14
         
               R E S O L U T I O N
            
                          WHEREAS, The 1st Cavalry Division of the U.S. Army celebrated 
         
            its 100th anniversary in September 2021, providing a fitting 
         
            opportunity to pay tribute to the history of this legendary 
         
            American fighting force; and
         
                          WHEREAS, The 1st Cavalry Division was established on 
         
            September 13, 1921, at Fort Bliss in El Paso; early in its history, 
         
            the soldiers of the unit patrolled the Mexican border on horseback, 
         
            but by World War II, the division was part of a modern, mechanized 
         
            army; it took part in jungle and amphibious warfare in the South 
         
            Pacific, at Los Negros Island and in the Philippines, and in 
         
            February 1945, it was the first American unit to enter Manila; the 
         
            division went on to spend five years in Japan as part of the 
         
            occupation forces; and
         
                          WHEREAS, During the Korean War, the 1st Cavalry Division came 
         
            ashore in the first amphibious landing and fought north of the 38th 
         
            parallel, reaching Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea; the unit 
         
            took part in 549 days of continuous combat, and 11 troopers received 
         
            the Medal of Honor for their heroism; the division returned to Korea 
         
            in 1957 and helped patrol the demilitarized zone until July 1965, 
         
            when it left for Fort Benning, Georgia; and
         
                          WHEREAS, The division served as an airmobile force in 
         
            Vietnam, where it earned the Presidential Unit Citation during the 
         
            Pleiku campaign; it later helped liberate cities in the aftermath 
         
            of the Tet Offensive, and the division's skytroopers relieved the 
         
            besieged marines at Khe Sanh; during the Vietnam War, 30 more of the 
         
            division's soldiers earned the Medal of Honor; and
         
                          WHEREAS, Starting in 1971, the 1st Cavalry Division was based 
         
            at Fort Hood, and in 1990 and 1991, it took part in Operations 
         
            Desert Shield and Desert Storm, pushing some 300 kilometers into 
         
            Iraq; in 1998, the division supported peacekeeping efforts in 
         
            Bosnia and Herzegovina, and between 2003 and 2011, the unit served 
         
            multiple deployments to Iraq, where its duties included helping to 
         
            oversee national elections, assuming command of Multinational 
         
            Division Bagdad, and training Iraqi security forces; and
         
                          WHEREAS, During the war in Afghanistan, the division took 
         
            control of more than 35,000 international troops over 14 provinces 
         
            that were home to approximately 7.5 million Afghans, and it also 
         
            assisted in training Afghan security forces; since 2015, the 
         
            division has seen service in Korea and seven European countries, 
         
            training with allied forces and helping to deter aggression; and
         
                          WHEREAS, Known as America's First Team, the 1st Cavalry 
         
            Division represents some of the finest men and women in our nation's 
         
            military, and all those who have served in the unit, past and 
         
            present, may indeed take great pride in its storied history; now, 
         
            therefore, be it
         
                          RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas 
         
            Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby commemorate the centennial 
         
            of the 1st Cavalry Division and extend to the troopers of the 
         
            division sincere best wishes for continued success in their 
         
            important work; and, be it further
         
                          RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
         
            prepared for the 1st Cavalry Division as an expression of high 
         
            regard by the Texas House of Representatives.
         
            Buckley
         
            ______________________________
         
            Speaker of the House          
         
                          I certify that H.R. No. 14 was adopted by the House on 
         
            September 30, 2021, by a non-record vote.
         
            ______________________________
         
            Chief Clerk of the House



	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The 1st Cavalry Division of the U.S. Army celebrated
	its 100th anniversary in September 2021, providing a fitting
	opportunity to pay tribute to the history of this legendary
	American fighting force; and
	WHEREAS, The 1st Cavalry Division was established on
	September 13, 1921, at Fort Bliss in El Paso; early in its history,
	the soldiers of the unit patrolled the Mexican border on horseback,
	but by World War II, the division was part of a modern, mechanized
	army; it took part in jungle and amphibious warfare in the South
	Pacific, at Los Negros Island and in the Philippines, and in
	February 1945, it was the first American unit to enter Manila; the
	division went on to spend five years in Japan as part of the
	occupation forces; and
	WHEREAS, During the Korean War, the 1st Cavalry Division came
	ashore in the first amphibious landing and fought north of the 38th
	parallel, reaching Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea; the unit
	took part in 549 days of continuous combat, and 11 troopers received
	the Medal of Honor for their heroism; the division returned to Korea
	in 1957 and helped patrol the demilitarized zone until July 1965,
	when it left for Fort Benning, Georgia; and
	WHEREAS, The division served as an airmobile force in
	Vietnam, where it earned the Presidential Unit Citation during the
	Pleiku campaign; it later helped liberate cities in the aftermath
	of the Tet Offensive, and the division's skytroopers relieved the
	besieged marines at Khe Sanh; during the Vietnam War, 30 more of the
	division's soldiers earned the Medal of Honor; and
	WHEREAS, Starting in 1971, the 1st Cavalry Division was based
	at Fort Hood, and in 1990 and 1991, it took part in Operations
	Desert Shield and Desert Storm, pushing some 300 kilometers into
	Iraq; in 1998, the division supported peacekeeping efforts in
	Bosnia and Herzegovina, and between 2003 and 2011, the unit served
	multiple deployments to Iraq, where its duties included helping to
	oversee national elections, assuming command of Multinational
	Division Bagdad, and training Iraqi security forces; and
	WHEREAS, During the war in Afghanistan, the division took
	control of more than 35,000 international troops over 14 provinces
	that were home to approximately 7.5 million Afghans, and it also
	assisted in training Afghan security forces; since 2015, the
	division has seen service in Korea and seven European countries,
	training with allied forces and helping to deter aggression; and
	WHEREAS, Known as America's First Team, the 1st Cavalry
	Division represents some of the finest men and women in our nation's
	military, and all those who have served in the unit, past and
	present, may indeed take great pride in its storied history; now,
	therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas
	Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby commemorate the centennial
	of the 1st Cavalry Division and extend to the troopers of the
	division sincere best wishes for continued success in their
	important work; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for the 1st Cavalry Division as an expression of high
	regard by the Texas House of Representatives.

	Buckley

	______________________________
	Speaker of the House

	I certify that H.R. No. 14 was adopted by the House on
	September 30, 2021, by a non-record vote.

	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House