TITLE: In memory of U.S. Army Corporal Eduardo Pedregon of El Paso, who died while fighting in Korea in 1950.

SUMMARY: In memory of U.S. Army Corporal Eduardo Pedregon of El Paso, who died while fighting in Korea in 1950.

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WHEREAS, A valiant son of the Lone Star State will soon be laid to rest in the country he so bravely served, when the remains of U.S. Army Corporal Eduardo Pedregon are repatriated to the United States from Korea, where he lost his life more than 60 years ago; and WHEREAS, A resident of El Paso, Eduardo Pedregon enlisted in the army in 1948, when he was just 17 years old; following the outbreak of the Korean War, this determined young soldier was among the U.S. troops sent to fight on the front lines of the conflict, as was his brother, Bobby, who was assigned to a different army unit; and WHEREAS, In November 1950, Eduardo was part of the 31st Infantry Regiment that was steadily driving back the North Korean army near the Chosin Reservoir, when a surprise offensive by the Chinese overwhelmed the United Nations forces; Corporal Pedregon was last seen on November 30, and he was officially listed as missing in action; and WHEREAS, His loved ones went decades without final word on his fate, but in March 2011 army officials notified them that Corporal Pedregon's remains had been recovered and identified; a memorial service is expected to take place in El Paso following repatriation, and the family hopes to ultimately have their loved one buried in Arlington National Cemetery; interment alongside the other honorable members of the armed forces who have been laid to rest in that cemetery will indeed be a fitting tribute to this courageous individual who made the ultimate sacrifice while fighting in behalf of his fellow citizens; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas Legislature hereby honor the memory and the distinguished service of U.S. Army Corporal Eduardo Pedregon and extend deepest condolences to the members of his family; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Corporal Pedregon. Marquez 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. 2655 was unanimously adopted by a rising vote of the House on May 29, 2011. Chief Clerk of the House