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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, U.S. Army Major General Dana J. H. Pittard has |
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rendered exceptional service both to his country and to his |
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hometown of El Paso; and |
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WHEREAS, Born and raised in the Sun City, Major General |
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Pittard graduated in 1977 from Eastwood High School, where he was |
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elected president of his class all four years; he went on to attend |
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the United States Military Academy at West Point and to earn a |
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master's degree from the School for Advanced Military Studies at |
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the United States Army Command and General Staff College; after |
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dedicated service stateside and overseas, he returned to El Paso in |
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2010 to serve as post commander of Fort Bliss; and |
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WHEREAS, Since taking up his present assignment, Major |
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General Pittard has been committed to making Fort Bliss a premier |
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national training center; to that end, he has introduced a new |
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training model and nearly doubled the size of the training arena; he |
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has also made mental and emotional health services and family and |
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soldier support systems a top priority; and |
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WHEREAS, During his tenure at Fort Bliss, this distinguished |
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officer has overseen one of the largest expansions of any U.S. |
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military base since World War II; in addition to increasing the |
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training area, he has overseen the groundbreaking for a new |
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hospital and the completion of Freedom Crossing, an entertainment |
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district for soldiers and the public; he has also worked to promote |
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energy efficiency and resource conservation, with the goal of |
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making the base self-sufficient by 2018; and |
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WHEREAS, Major General Pittard has been supported in all of |
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his endeavors by a loving family; he has shared more than a |
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quarter-century of marriage with his wife, Lucille, who has been |
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actively involved in the life of the base, and he takes great pride |
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in their two sons, Taylor and Jordan; and |
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WHEREAS, Major General Dana Pittard has left an indelible |
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mark on Fort Bliss and the wider community, and his fellow El |
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Pasoans are justifiably proud of this accomplished native son; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor U.S. Army Major General Dana J. H. Pittard |
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for his service to Fort Bliss and the greater El Paso community and |
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extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Major General Pittard as an expression of high regard |
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by the Texas House of Representatives. |