05 LC 33 0993

Senate Resolution 12 EX

By: Senator Seabaugh of the 28th

A RESOLUTION

Honoring and commending the life and service of Spec. First Class Lee Thomas Huddleston; and for other purposes.

WHEREAS, Spec. First Class Lee Thomas Huddleston was born on November 25, 1981, in Evanston, Wyoming, to Ramona and Tom Huddleston; and

WHEREAS, he enlisted in the U.S. Army in 2000 and served in Iraq for one year through June 2004, stationed near Baghdad in a facility that has now been demolished by insurgents; during his tenure in Iraq, he worked 18-hour days as a service vehicle mechanic and head driver for a Lieutenant Major and was also pressed into service as a medic; and

WHEREAS, among other honors, Spec. First Class Lee Thomas Huddleston was awarded the highly prestigious Bronze Star for exceptionally meritorious performance of duty during Operation Iraqi Freedom for leading all of his troops out of an ambush situation alive and for this courageous performance of duty, he was recommended for officer; and

WHEREAS, he is now attending college at Western Wyoming College on the GI Bill and will graduate in December 2006 with a degree as a registered nurse; and

WHEREAS, all Americans owe a debt of gratitude to our armed forces who risk their lives in defending freedom and securing liberty for this nation and other peoples of the world.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body honor and commend Spec. First Class Lee Thomas Huddleston for his courageous and dedicated service to our nation and wish him the very best in his future endeavors.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to Spec. First Class Lee Thomas Huddleston.