TITLE: Recognizing National Medal of Honor Day on March 25, 2023.

SUMMARY: Recognizing National Medal of Honor Day on March 25, 2023.

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WHEREAS, National Medal of Honor Day is celebrated on the 25th day of March each year; and WHEREAS, The highest distinction for valor in combat, the Medal of Honor recognizes members of the United States armed forces who have gone above and beyond the call of duty by demonstrating conspicuous gallantry at the risk of their lives; the medal is awarded by the U.S. President in the name of Congress; and WHEREAS, The Medal of Honor was authorized in 1861 for members of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps, and it was expanded to include members of the U.S. Army the following year; the first awards were bestowed to six men by the Secretary of War on March 25, 1863; since the award's inception, 3,535 medals have been presented to 3,516 recipients in all service branches of the Department of Defense; the medal was originally worn on the lapel, but today, it is the only U.S. military medal that is worn around the neck; and WHEREAS, Over the past 160 years, the Medal of Honor has recognized those members of the nation's armed forces who have greatly distinguished themselves through their acts of valor, humanity, patriotism, and sacrifice, and the annual commemoration of National Medal of Honor Day helps ensure that their stories will remain a source of inspiration for years to come; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas Legislature hereby commemorate National Medal of Honor Day on March 25, 2023, and encourage all Texans to learn more about the award and its recipients. Cook Phelan Guerra Murr Allen Guillen Neave Criado Allison Harless Noble Anch a Harris of Anderson Oliverson Anderson Harris of Williamson Ordaz Ashby Harrison Orr Bailes Hayes Ortega Bell of Kaufman Hefner Patterson Bell of Montgomery Hernandez Paul Bernal Herrero Perez Bhojani Hinojosa Plesa Bonnen Holland Price Bowers Howard Ramos Bryant Hull Raney Buckley Hunter Raymond Bucy Isaac Reynolds Bumgarner Jetton Rogers Burns Johnson of Dallas Romero, Jr. Burrows A. Johnson of Harris Rose Button J. Johnson of Harris Rosenthal Cain Jones of Dallas Schaefer Campos Jones of Harris Schatzline Canales Kacal Schofield Capriglione King of Hemphill Shaheen Clardy King of Uvalde Sherman, Sr. Cole Kitzman Shine Collier Klick Slaton Cook Kuempel Slawson Cortez Lalani Smith Craddick Lambert Smithee Cunningham Landgraf Spiller Darby Leach Stucky Davis Leo-Wilson Swanson Dean Longoria Talarico DeAyala Lopez of Bexar Tepper Dorazio Lopez of Cameron Thierry Dutton Lozano Thimesch Flores Lujan Thompson of Brazoria Frank Manuel Thompson of Harris Frazier Martinez Tinderholt Gamez Martinez Fischer Toth Garcia Metcalf Troxclair Gates Meyer Turner Gerdes Meza VanDeaver Geren Moody Vasut Gervin-Hawkins Morales of Harris Vo Goldman Morales of Maverick Walle Gonz lez of Dallas Morales Shaw Wilson Gonz lez of El Paso Morrison Wu Goodwin Mu oz, Jr. Zwiener Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 875 was adopted by the House on March 30, 2023, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House