TITLE: Honoring the Grace After Fire organization for providing support and resources to women veterans.

SUMMARY: Honoring the Grace After Fire organization for providing support and resources to women veterans.

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WHEREAS, Grace After Fire provides an exceptional network of support for women who served in the United States military, and this noteworthy organization deserves special recognition for the positive impact it has made in the lives of these veterans; and WHEREAS, Recognizing that female service members often face unique challenges as they transition from the military back to civilian life, founder Stephanie Moles established Grace After Fire in 2002 to provide an online outreach service for all women veterans and their families; today, the organization is managed primarily by women who have served in the armed forces, and it draws on the expertise of a clinical advisory committee and the dedicated work of volunteers; and WHEREAS, The assistance provided by Grace After Fire is especially valuable given the increasing number of women serving in the military and their need for support resources, as former soldiers may struggle with issues such as addiction and depression related to post-traumatic stress disorder and physical injuries after they end their tours of duty; and WHEREAS, Grace After Fire helps service members deal with these problems by providing an online social network that is a safe, confidential place to share experiences and solutions; funded by private donations and grants, the organization helps female veterans gain access to mental health services, health care, peer support, and other resources, and its services are aiding numerous former military personnel who have helped defend our nation; and WHEREAS, All American citizens owe a profound debt of gratitude to the present and former members of the United States armed forces, and Grace After Fire is helping to ensure that the brave women who have served our country receive the assistance and support that they so richly deserve; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas Legislature hereby commend the members of the Grace After Fire organization for their excellent work to help women veterans return to civilian life and extend to all involved sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for the group as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. King of Parker Straus Gonzales of Williamson Morrison Aliseda Gonzalez Munoz, Jr. Allen Gooden Murphy Alonzo Guillen Naishtat Alvarado Gutierrez Nash Anchia Hamilton Oliveira Anderson of Dallas Hancock Orr Anderson of McLennan Hardcastle Otto Aycock Harless Parker Beck Harper-Brown Patrick Berman Hartnett Paxton Bohac Hernandez Luna Pena Bonnen Hilderbran Perry Branch Hochberg Phillips Brown Hopson Pickett Burkett Howard of Fort Bend Pitts Burnam Howard of Travis Price Button Huberty Quintanilla Cain Hughes Raymond Callegari Hunter Reynolds Carter Isaac Riddle Castro Jackson Ritter Chisum Johnson Rodriguez Christian Keffer Schwertner Coleman King of Parker Scott Cook King of Taylor Sheets Craddick King of Zavala Sheffield Creighton Kleinschmidt Shelton Crownover Kolkhorst Simpson Darby Kuempel Smith of Harris Davis of Dallas Landtroop Smith of Tarrant J. Davis of Harris Larson Smithee S. Davis of Harris Laubenberg Solomons Deshotel Lavender Strama Driver Legler Taylor of Collin Dukes Lewis Taylor of Galveston Dutton Lozano Thompson Eiland Lucio III Torres Eissler Lyne Truitt Elkins Madden Turner Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey Farrar Margo Villarreal Fletcher Marquez Vo Flynn Martinez Walle Frullo Martinez Fischer Weber Gallego McClendon White Garza Menendez Woolley Geren Miles Workman Giddings Miller of Comal Zedler Gonzales of Hidalgo Miller of Erath Zerwas Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 130 was adopted by the House on March 24, 2011, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House