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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, United States Army Sergeant (Ret.) Steve Land of |
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Belton has served this country with tremendous courage and |
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dedication; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of Midland, Steve Land graduated from |
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Belton High School in 2003, and two years later, he answered his |
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nation's call to duty by enlisting in the army; in addition to being |
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stationed in Hawaii, South Korea, and Germany, he served four |
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deployments to the Middle East; and |
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WHEREAS, While on patrol in Zabul Province in Afghanistan in |
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2009, Sergeant Land was seriously injured when his Humvee was |
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struck by an improvised explosive device; the blast claimed the |
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lives of everyone in the vehicle except Sergeant Land, who was |
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immediately flown to Germany for treatment; he later recuperated at |
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Walter Reed National Military Medical Center near Washington, D.C., |
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for nearly a year and was then transferred to Brooke Army Medical |
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Center in San Antonio; he retired from the army in 2012; and |
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WHEREAS, Americans owe a profound debt of gratitude to our |
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country's military personnel, for they are called on to bear great, |
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often unimaginable burdens, and they render service and sacrifice |
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that is truly beyond measure; through his unfaltering devotion to |
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his country, Sergeant Land embodies the highest ideals of the U.S. |
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armed forces, and he has earned the lasting respect and |
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appreciation of his fellow citizens; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Sergeant Steve Land for his valorous |
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service in behalf of his country and extend to him heartfelt best |
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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 Sergeant Land as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |