TITLE: Congratulating Major General (Ret.) Raymond C. Peters, past commander of the Texas State Guard.

SUMMARY: Congratulating Major General (Ret.) Raymond C. Peters, past commander of the Texas State Guard.

FULL TEXT:
WHEREAS, Major General Raymond C. Peters, commander of the Texas State Guard, retired on July 28, 2012, after an outstanding military career that spanned nearly half a century; and WHEREAS, General Peters attended the Texas National Guard Academy at Camp Mabry and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in June 1965; he subsequently served with numerous units in the national guard, including Company C112th Armor, the 1st Battalion 133rd Field Artillery, the 2nd Battalion (Airborne) 143rd Infantry, the 386th Engineer Battalion, and the 111th Area Support Group; moreover, he completed notable assignments as commander of the 386th Engineer Battalion, commander of the 142nd Support Detachment (RAOC), and deputy director of the Surface Maintenance Directorate; and WHEREAS, Following his retirement from the national guard in 1997, General Peters joined the Texas State Guard as its director and chief of staff; in October 2005, he received promotion to the rank of brigadier general and became deputy commander; four years later, on July 25, 2009, he was promoted to major general and appointed to the office of commander; and WHEREAS, In his position as the senior officer of the state guard, General Peters commanded a force that provides critical assistance to local and state authorities in times of emergency; in addition, the Texas State Guard supports an annual health initiative in South Texas, participates in a program to suppress rabies in wild animals in South and West Texas, and undertakes other efforts that benefit communities across the Lone Star State; and WHEREAS, This esteemed officer is a graduate of the United States Army Command and General Staff College, the Armor, Field Artillery, Engineer, and Quartermaster Schools, and the Infantry Advanced Course; he earned his bachelor of science degree from Liberty University; and WHEREAS, The awards conferred on General Peters include the Legion of Merit, the Meritorious Service Medal with six oak leaf clusters, the Army Commendation Medal, and the Army Achievement Medal, as well as the Military Volunteer Outstanding Service Medal, the Lone Star Distinguished Service Medal, the Texas Outstanding Service Medal, the Texas Medal of Merit, and the Master Parachutist Badge; and WHEREAS, Throughout a career distinguished by decisive leadership and consummate professionalism, General Peters has demonstrated a commitment to excellence in the execution of his duties, and he has earned the lasting respect and appreciation of his fellow citizens; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas Legislature hereby congratulate Major General Raymond C. Peters on his retirement as commander of the Texas State Guard and commend him for his exemplary service to this state and nation; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for General Peters as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Flynn 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. 1280 was adopted by the House on April 17, 2013, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House