Bill Text: TX SCR43 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Paying tribute to Gary Michael Rose on the occasion of the 2019 Medal of Honor Host City Weekend in Gainesville.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (N/A - Dead) 2019-04-25 - Laid on the table subject to call [SCR43 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-SCR43-Introduced.html
86R15343 BPG-D | ||
By: Fallon | S.C.R. No. 43 |
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WHEREAS, The valiant military service of Gary Michael Rose is | ||
being saluted as part of the 2019 Medal of Honor Host City Weekend | ||
in Gainesville; and | ||
WHEREAS, Established in 2001, Gainesville's Medal of Honor | ||
Host City Program acknowledges the heroism and sacrifice of | ||
individuals who have earned the Medal of Honor, the nation's | ||
highest military award for valor; each year, local citizens join | ||
together to fund travel costs and other expenses to bring medal | ||
recipients to the city for a special series of events; and | ||
WHEREAS, Gary Michael Rose was a sergeant in the U.S. Army | ||
during the Vietnam War; a medic, he served with a company-sized | ||
exploitation force, the 5th Special Forces Group, 1st Special | ||
Forces; from September 11 to 14, 1970, his company was continuously | ||
engaged by a well-armed and much larger hostile force; repeatedly | ||
exposed to heavy fire while treating the wounded, he was injured | ||
himself when a B-40 rocket landed just meters away; nevertheless, | ||
he carried on, rendering aid and trying to assist during a | ||
helicopter rescue attempt that had to be aborted under an | ||
unrelenting assault; and | ||
WHEREAS, For two days, Sergeant Rose continued to brave enemy | ||
fire to help the wounded; when the extraction helicopters arrived, | ||
he loaded injured comrades, moved others awaiting evacuation, and | ||
assisted in keeping the hostile force at bay; aboard the final | ||
helicopter, as the enemy closed in, he saved the life of the door | ||
gunner; he was injured again when the chopper crashed, but he pulled | ||
others from the burning wreckage and administered aid until another | ||
helicopter arrived; and | ||
WHEREAS, Demonstrating extraordinary courage in the line of | ||
duty, Gary Michael Rose fulfilled the highest ideals of the United | ||
States armed forces, and he has earned the lasting admiration of a | ||
grateful nation; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the 86th Legislature of the State of Texas | ||
hereby pay tribute to Gary Michael Rose on the occasion of the 2019 | ||
Medal of Honor Host City Weekend in Gainesville and commend him for | ||
his exemplary service in the defense of our nation; and, be it | ||
further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for Mr. Rose as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
House of Representatives and Senate. |