South Carolina General Assembly
120th Session, 2013-2014
H. 5192
STATUS INFORMATION
Concurrent Resolution
Sponsors: Rep. J.R.Smith
Document Path: l:\council\bills\gm\24075sd14.docx
Introduced in the House on May 1, 2014
Introduced in the Senate on May 1, 2014
Adopted by the General Assembly on May 1, 2014
Summary: Specialist Ember M. Alt
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
DateBodyAction Description with journal page number
5/1/2014HouseIntroduced, adopted, sent to Senate (House Journalpage18)
5/1/2014SenateIntroduced, adopted, returned with concurrence (Senate Journalpage15)
VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
5/1/2014
ACONCURRENT RESOLUTION
TO HONOR AND REMEMBER THE SUPREME SACRIFICE MADE BY SPECIALIST EMBER M. ALT OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY WHILE SHE WAS SERVING A TOUR OF MILITARY DUTY AT BAGRAM AIR BASE, AFGHANISTAN, AND TO EXPRESS TO HER FAMILY THE PROFOUND APPRECIATION OF A GRATEFUL STATE AND NATION FOR HER LIFE, SACRIFICE, AND SERVICE.
Whereas, with deep appreciation, the members of the South Carolina General Assemblyhonor, on behalf of all South Carolinians,the great sacrifice that the men and women of the United States Armed Forces make for the ideals of liberty and justice so richly enjoyed in this nation; and
Whereas, on Tuesday, June 18, 2013, at the age of twentyone, Specialist Ember M. Altof Beech Islandgave her life near Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan, after sufferingwounds from enemy forces that attacked her unit with indirect fire; and
Whereas, assigned to the 68thCombat Sustainment Support Battalion, 43rdSustainment Brigade, 4thInfantry Division out of Fort Carson, Colorado, during Operation Enduring Freedom, Specialist Alt answered her country’s call and deployed with her company to Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan; and
Whereas, she graduated from Killeen High School in Texas in 2009, where she excelled in track and helped to lead her team to the state finals her senior year; and
Whereas, a strong individual and leader and talented in music and art, Specialist Alt attended CentralTexasCollege after high school with a desire to study art, and she enlisted in the United States Army in the spring of 2011; and
Whereas, she left behind her parents Chuck Alt of Killeen, Texas; Cynthia Merchant of Gulfport, Mississippi; and Rick and Jennifer Owens of Killeen; her siblings Kayla and Jacob Alt and Bryce and Evan Owens; her grandparents Charles Alt, Ruchanee Holmer, Mike and Bella Trowbridge, and Marc and Theresa Nadeau;and many aunts, uncles, and cousins; and
Whereas, the South Carolina General Assembly is honored to remember the life and sacrifice of a brave hero of the Palmetto State, Specialist Ember Alt. Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring:
That the members of the South Carolina General Assembly, by this resolution, honor and remember the supreme sacrifice made by Specialist Ember M. Alt of the United States Army while she was serving a tour of military duty atBagram Air Base, Afghanistan, and express to her family the profound appreciation of a grateful State and nation for her life, sacrifice, and service.
Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Specialist Ember M. Alt.
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