Bill Text: TX HR1537 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled


Bill Title: Commending Major General (Ret.) John H. Bailey II on the occasion of Vietnamese American Day at the State Capitol.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2019-05-17 - Reported enrolled [HR1537 Detail]

Download: Texas-2019-HR1537-Enrolled.html
 
 
  H.R. No. 1537
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
 
         WHEREAS, Retired Major General John H. Bailey II is being
  honored for his significant accomplishments on the occasion of
  Vietnamese American Day at the State Capitol on April 25, 2019; and
         WHEREAS, Commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army
  in May 1967, General Bailey served his first tour of duty in Vietnam
  from 1967 to 1968 as a platoon leader and company commander with the
  101st Airborne Division; he returned to Vietnam for a second tour
  from 1971 to 1972, when he served as a pilot with the First Aviation
  Brigade, flying reconnaissance, surveillance, and
  search-and-destroy missions over South Vietnam, Laos, and
  Cambodia; and
         WHEREAS, General Bailey later served for 12 years in the
  military forces of the State of Texas, rising to commanding general
  of the Texas State Guard; he holds a bachelor's degree from
  Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and a master's degree from
  Alcorn State University, and he is a graduate of the army's Command
  and General Staff College; today, he serves as board chair of the
  Unified Veterans of America and the National Guard Association of
  Texas and as a board member of the Aviation Science and Technology
  Department of Texas Southern University and the Adjutant General
  Board of Retired Executives; and
         WHEREAS, General Bailey is held in high regard by his fellow
  citizens for his professionalism and commitment to the ideals of
  the United States armed forces, and he may reflect with pride on his
  valiant service during the Vietnam War; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas
  Legislature hereby commend Major General (Ret.) John H. Bailey II
  on the occasion of Vietnamese American Day at the State Capitol and
  extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
  prepared for General Bailey as an expression of high regard by the
  Texas House of Representatives.
 
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  ______________________________
  Speaker of the House     
 
         I certify that H.R. No. 1537 was adopted by the House on May
  17, 2019, by a non-record vote.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
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