2015
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 15-1011
       
       BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) Melton and Landgraf, Brown, Carver, Court,
       Duran, Esgar, Fields, Foote, Humphrey, Kagan, Keyser, Klingenschmitt,
       Lawrence, Lee, Lontine, Navarro, Primavera, Rosenthal, Roupe, Salazar,
       Thurlow, Van Winkle, Vigil, Williams, Windholz, Winter, Arndt, Becker
       J., Becker K., Buck, Buckner, Conti, Coram, Danielson, DelGrosso, Dore,
       Everett, Garnett, Ginal, Hamner, Joshi, Lebsock, Lundeen, McCann,
       Moreno, Neville P., Nordberg, Pabon, Pettersen, Rankin, Ransom, Ryden,
       Saine, Tate, Tyler, Willett, Wilson, Young, Hullinghorst;
       also SENATOR(S) Balmer and Heath, Crowder, Aguilar, Baumgardner,
       Carroll, Cooke, Donovan, Garcia, Grantham, Guzman, Hill, Hodge,
       Holbert, Jahn, Johnston, Jones, Kefalas, Kerr, Lambert, Lundberg,
       Marble, Martinez Humenik, Merrifield, Neville T., Newell, Roberts,
       Scheffel, Scott, Sonnenberg, Steadman, Ulibarri, Woods, Cadman.
       
          CONCERNING RECOGNITION OF MILITARY PERSONNEL
       FROM COLORADO WHO HAVE SERVED IN OPERATION
       ENDURING FREEDOM, OPERATION FREEDOM'S SENTINEL,
       OPERATION NEW DAWN, OPERATION INHERENT RESOLVE,
       AND IN THE GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM AND HONORING
       THOSE WHO HAVE DIED WHILE SERVING THE CAUSE OF
       FREEDOM AROUND THE WORLD. 
       
          WHEREAS, Thousands of military personnel from Colorado have
       served in Afghanistan in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation
       Freedom's Sentinel, in Iraq in Operation New Dawn, in the Middle East
       as part of Operation Inherent Resolve, and in the Global War on
       Terrorism, including troops based at Fort Carson, the United States Air
       Force Academy, Peterson Air Force Base, and Buckley Air Force Base;
       members of the Colorado National Guard, Army Reserve, and Marine
       Corps Reserve; and troops from Colorado who are deployed with military
       units based in other states; and
       
       
       
       
          WHEREAS, Since January 2014, the following United States Armed
       Forces members who called Colorado home made the ultimate sacrifice
       while serving their country:
       
               Captain William H. Dubois, 30, of New Castle, a member of the
               United States Air Force assigned to the 77th Fighter Squadron at
               Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, while serving in Operation
               Inherent Resolve; and
       
               Private First Class Jacob Henry Wykstra, 21, of Thornton, a
               member of the United States Army assigned to 1st Battalion, 12th
               Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry
               Division, at Fort Carson, Colorado, while serving in Operation
               Enduring Freedom.
       
          WHEREAS, Since January 2014, the following soldiers from around
       the country who were based at Fort Carson, Colorado, made the ultimate
       sacrifice while serving their country in Operation Enduring Freedom:
       
               Specialist Adrian Michael Perkins, 19, of Pine Valley, California,
               a member of the United States Army assigned to 1st Battalion,
               67th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry
               Division;
       
               Staff Sergeant Benjamin Gill Prange, 30, of Hickman, Nebraska,
               a member of the United States Army assigned to 1st Battalion,
               12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 4th
               Infantry Division;
       
               Specialist Daniela Rojas, 19, of Los Angeles, California, a
               member of the United States Army assigned to 2nd Battalion, 12th
               Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 4th
               Infantry Division;
       
               Private First Class Aaron Scott Toppen, 19, of Mokena, Illinois,
               a member of the United States Army assigned to 2nd Battalion,
               12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 4th
               Infantry Division; and
       
       
       
               Private First Class Keith Michael Williams, 19, of Visalia,
               California, a member of the United States Army assigned to 1st
               Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat
               Team, 4th Infantry Division; now, therefore,
       
          Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the Seventieth
       General Assembly of the State of Colorado, the Senate concurring herein:
       
          That we, the members of the Seventieth General Assembly of the state
       of Colorado:
       
          (1)  Remember and honor these and all Coloradans who have given
       their lives in service to their country in Operation New Dawn, Operation
       Freedom's Sentinel, Operation Inherent Resolve, Operation Enduring
       Freedom and in the Global War on Terrorism;
       
          (2)  Express our sympathy to the families and friends of those service
       members who have died; and
       
          (3)  Honor the service, dedication, and valor of all military personnel
       from Colorado who have served and are currently serving in military
       operations around the world and in the Global War on Terrorism.
       
       
       
       
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       Dickey Lee Hullinghorst               Bill L. Cadman
       SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE                    PRESIDENT OF
       OF REPRESENTATIVES                        THE SENATE
       
       
       
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       Marilyn Eddins                     Cindi L. Markwell
       CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE                SECRETARY OF
       OF REPRESENTATIVES                        THE SENATE