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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Major General Dana J. H. Pittard of the U.S. Army is |
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accepting a new assignment in May 2013, drawing to a close his |
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exemplary tenure as commander of Fort Bliss in El Paso; and |
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WHEREAS, Post commander since July 2010 and commander of the |
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1st Armored Division since May 2011, Major General Pittard has |
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supervised the transition of Fort Bliss into the division's new |
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headquarters, helping to make the base one of the leading combat |
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training installations in the country; during his command, the |
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quality of life for soldiers and their families has been improved |
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through the construction of new facilities, including the on-base |
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Freedom Crossing shopping center, and he has also overseen ongoing |
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efforts to make Fort Bliss self-sufficient in energy, water, and |
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waste disposal by 2018; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in El Paso, Major General Pittard graduated |
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from Eastwood High School in 1977 and from the U.S. Military Academy |
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at West Point in 1981; he has also attended the U.S. Army Command |
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and General Staff College and held a Senior Service College |
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Fellowship at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard |
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University; and |
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WHEREAS, Major General Pittard's distinguished career |
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includes postings at Fort Riley, Kansas, and in Berlin, Germany, |
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and he served in Saudi Arabia as a company commander during |
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Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm; he went on to serve as a |
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military aide to President Bill Clinton, as a combat team commander |
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in Kosovo and Iraq, as commanding general of the Iraqi Assistance |
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Group, and as commanding general of Fort Irwin in California; his |
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most recent position before taking command of Fort Bliss was as |
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deputy chief of staff for operations and training at the Training |
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and Doctrine Command at Fort Monroe, Virginia; and |
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WHEREAS, This outstanding soldier has been awarded the |
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Defense Superior Service Medal, the Legion of Merit with two oak |
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leaf clusters, the Bronze Star Medal with "V" device and the Bronze |
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Star Medal with two oak leaf clusters, the Meritorious Service |
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Medal with five oak leaf clusters, the Army Commendation Medal, and |
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the Army Achievement Medal with three oak leaf clusters; and |
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WHEREAS, For more than three decades, Major General Pittard |
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has served his nation bravely and well, meeting every assignment |
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with skill and determination, and as he embarks on the next exciting |
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phase of his career, he may indeed take great pride in his |
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impressive record of accomplishment at Fort Bliss; now, therefore, |
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be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend Major General Dana J. H. Pittard on his |
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outstanding service as commander of Fort Bliss and extend to him |
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sincere best wishes for continued success and happiness; and, be it |
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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. |