HR 9071

1	House Resolution
2	A resolution honoring Colonel Timothy Walton Conway, III,
3	State Surgeon of the Florida Army National Guard.
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5	WHEREAS, since 2003, the Florida National Guard has
6	provided more than 10,000 troops for federal active military
7	duty missions, including deployment of guard members to
8	Afghanistan and Iraq, and
9	WHEREAS, the Florida Army National Guard also provides for
10	deployment of troops to deal with emergencies within our
11	borders, and
12	WHEREAS, the Florida Medical Detachment of the Florida Army
13	National Guard has the responsibility of maintaining the medical
14	readiness of guard personnel for both overseas and domestic
15	missions, and
16	WHEREAS, Colonel Timothy Walton Conway, III, joined the
17	Florida Army National Guard through a direct commission as a
18	captain in the Dental Corps on November 15, 1988, and
19	WHEREAS, Colonel Conway rose through the ranks of the 131st
20	Mobile Army Surgical Hospital unit in Temple Terrace, Florida,
21	where he served as the chief of professional services, and
22	WHEREAS, in 1999, Colonel Conway served on a military
23	mission to Ecuador with C-Med of the 53rd Infantry Brigade,
24	providing dental care to thousands of natives in austere
25	conditions, and
26	WHEREAS, in the spring of 2004, Colonel Conway was
27	appointed as the State Surgeon for the Florida Army National
28	Guard and assumed command of the Florida Medical Detachment, and
29	WHEREAS, the Florida Medical Detachment under the command
30	of Colonel Conway has successfully performed thousands of
31	periodic health assessments, physical exams, and dental exams,
32	and conducted soldier readiness programs, and
33	WHEREAS, Colonel Conway is retiring from duty after more
34	than 20 years of National Guard service, NOW, THEREFORE,
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36	Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of
37	Florida:
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39	That the Florida House of Representatives honors Colonel
40	Timothy Walton Conway, III, State Surgeon of the Florida Army
41	National Guard, for his dedication, command direction, and
42	leadership during his years of service to our country and state.
43	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be
44	presented to Colonel Timothy Walton Conway, III, as a tangible
45	token of the sentiments expressed herein.

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