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H.C.R. No. 6
1 Infantryman Badge; he has also been honored by the French
2 government on two previous occasions, once with the Croix de Guerre
3 and again with the Jubilee of Liberty Medal; and
4 WHEREAS, The day following the Legion of Honor ceremony, Mr.
5 Boyd and his family traveled to the Normandy American Cemetery and
6 Memorial, at Colleville-sur-mer, for a commemorative observance
7 attended by Presidents Sarkozy and Barack Obama; situated on a
8 cliff above Omaha Beach, the cemetery serves as the resting place of
9 more than 9,000 American military personnel, most of whom lost
10 their lives during the D-Day landings and in ensuing operations,
11 and memorializes 1,557 military personnel who were counted as
12 missing in action; and
13 WHEREAS, After his discharge from the army, Mr. Boyd joined
14 the faculty at Paris Junior College and taught for 27 years in what
15 became the Texas Institute of Jewelry Technology, where he trained
16 many disabled veterans in the jewelry craft; he was cited for his
17 work by the President's Committee on Employment of the Physically
18 Handicapped in 1961 and inducted into the PJC Hall of Honor in 1996;
19 and
20 WHEREAS, A soldier who saw battle during the most
21 far-reaching conflict in world history, Terrell Boyd endured the
22 immeasurable hardships of war with bravery and tenacity, and
23 through his service and sacrifice he helped to preserve the flame of
24 liberty for millions of people; now, therefore, be it
25 RESOLVED, That the 81st Legislature of the State of Texas,
26 1st Called Session, hereby warmly congratulate Terrell Boyd on his
27 designation as a Chevalier of the Legion of Honor and extend to him2
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Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. 81st Texas Legislature, First Called Session, House Concurrent Resolution 6, legislative document, July 2009; [Austin, Texas]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth148201/m1/2/: accessed April 30, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.