TITLE: Congratulating James A. Attaway III on his promotion to battalion command.

SUMMARY: Congratulating James A. Attaway III on his promotion to battalion command.

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WHEREAS, Lieutenant Colonel James A. Attaway III of the U.S. Army has been selected for battalion command for the fiscal year 2022, and this achievement merits special recognition; and WHEREAS, The son of Jim and Sally Attaway, James Attaway is a 1994 graduate of Quitman High School; he enlisted in the army in 1998 and served as a paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division, rising to the rank of sergeant; in 2001, he joined the ROTC program at Stephen F. Austin State University, where he studied kinesiology; and WHEREAS, After graduating cum laude in 2004, Mr. Attaway returned to active duty and served in Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom as a CH-47D Chinook flight platoon leader, and during a later deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, he was aviation liaison officer to 14 U.S. Army Special Forces teams and a Navy SEAL platoon; his other assignments include Kosovo, Korea, Alabama, Florida, and Kentucky, and he is a graduate of the Ranger School, the Airborne School, and the Command and General Staff College; and WHEREAS, Since May 2018, this distinguished soldier has been chair and professor of the military science department at SFA, the first graduate of the school to return to take charge of the ROTC program; under his leadership, the department has established the First Lieutenant Kile G. West 5K and 10K Memorial Race, and members of the ROTC Ranger Team took first place in the Task Force Ranger Challenge for the first time in the school's history; in May 2020, he was promoted to lieutenant colonel; and WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Lieutenant Colonel Attaway has benefited from the love and support of his wife, Shauna, and his two children, Daisy and James; and WHEREAS, Lieutenant Colonel Attaway's courage, skill, and dedication to duty have contributed greatly to the defense of our nation and earned him the respect and admiration of his fellow soldiers, and he may indeed reflect with pride on his outstanding record of service as he takes on the challenges and opportunities of his new promotion; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th Legislature, hereby congratulate Lieutenant Colonel James A. Attaway III on his promotion to battalion command and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be prepared for Lieutenant Colonel Attaway as an expression of high regard from the Texas Senate. Hughes President of the Senate I hereby certify that the above Resolution was adopted by the Senate on March 9, 2021.