TITLE: Commending the Matagorda County Cavalry for its service in behalf of American military personnel, veterans, and first responders and their families.

SUMMARY: Commending the Matagorda County Cavalry for its service in behalf of American military personnel, veterans, and first responders and their families.

FULL TEXT:
WHEREAS, Members of the Matagorda County Cavalry are committed to honoring veterans, active duty military personnel, and first responders in their local communities; and WHEREAS, The cavalry was founded in 2009, when a group of motorcyclists organized a ride to welcome home a soldier who had recently returned from Iraq; since then, the group has paid tribute to heroes in many ways, including escorting wounded soldiers to fishing tournaments and participating in motorcycle parades for the Matagorda County First Responders; and WHEREAS, In July 2010, the organization escorted the traveling Vietnam Memorial Wall; named "The Parade They Never Had," the event paid tribute to those veterans who made the ultimate sacrifice in behalf of their country, and participants traveled from Rosenberg to East Bernard and finally to El Campo, where the wall was assembled; and WHEREAS, Members of the Matagorda County Cavalry are carrying out a noble mission by recognizing veterans, members of the military, and first responders for their service and by supporting military families, and in so doing they are ensuring that these brave men and women receive the assistance and appreciation they so richly deserve; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas Legislature hereby commend the members of the Matagorda County Cavalry for their worthy efforts and extend to all those involved sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for the organization as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Bonnen of Brazoria Straus M. Gonzalez of El Paso Oliveira Allen N. Gonzalez of El Paso Orr Alonzo Gooden Otto Alvarado Guerra Paddie Anchia Guillen Parker Anderson Gutierrez Patrick Ashby Harless Perez Aycock Harper-Brown Perry Bell Hernandez Luna Phillips Bohac Herrero Pickett Bonnen of Brazoria Hilderbran Pitts Bonnen of Galveston Howard Price Branch Huberty Raney Burkett Hughes Ratliff Burnam Hunter Raymond Button Isaac Reynolds Callegari Johnson Riddle Canales Kacal Ritter Capriglione Keffer Rodriguez of Bexar Carter King of Hemphill Rodriguez of Travis Clardy King of Parker Rose Coleman King of Taylor Sanford Collier King of Zavala Schaefer Cook Kleinschmidt Sheets Cortez Klick Sheffield of Bell Craddick Kolkhorst Sheffield of Coryell Creighton Krause Simmons Crownover Kuempel Simpson Dale Larson Smith Darby Laubenberg Smithee Davis of Dallas Lavender Springer J. Davis of Harris Leach Stephenson S. Davis of Harris Lewis Stickland Deshotel Longoria Strama Dukes Lozano Taylor Dutton Lucio III Thompson of Brazoria Eiland Marquez Thompson of Harris Elkins Martinez Toth Fallon Martinez Fischer Turner of Collin Farias McClendon Turner of Harris Farney Menendez Turner of Tarrant Farrar Miles Villalba Fletcher Miller of Comal Villarreal Flynn Miller of Fort Bend Vo Frank Moody Walle Frullo Morrison White Geren Munoz, Jr. Workman Giddings Murphy Wu Goldman Naishtat Zedler Gonzales Nevarez Zerwas Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 685 was adopted by the House on March 5, 2013, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House