South Carolina General Assembly
118th Session, 2009-2010

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Bill 528


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A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

TO HONOR AND REMEMBER THE SUPREME SACRIFICE MADE BY CAPTAIN RICHARD G. CLIFF, JR., OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY WHILE HE WAS SERVING A TOUR OF MILITARY DUTY IN AFGHANISTAN, AND TO EXPRESS TO HIS FAMILY THE DEEPEST APPRECIATION OF A GRATEFUL STATE AND NATION FOR HIS LIFE, SACRIFICE, AND SERVICE.

Whereas, the members of the South Carolina General Assembly, on behalf of all South Carolinians, acknowledge with deep appreciation the great sacrifice that the men and women of the United States Armed Forces make for the ideals of freedom and justice, which are so richly enjoyed in this nation; and

Whereas, Captain Richard G. Cliff, Jr., of the United States Army stands high among those servicemen and women so honored by their country; and

Whereas, as a committed serviceman following in the footsteps of a Vietnam Veteran father, Captain Richard G. Cliff, Jr., was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group, United States Army, stationed at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Answering the call of his country, he left his family and home in Mt. Pleasant to serve abroad as a part of the war on terror. His first tour of duty, already completed, had taken him to Iraq; for this second tour, he was deployed to Afghanistan; and

Whereas, on September 29, 2008, at the age of twenty-nine, Captain Cliff lost his life for the cause of freedom, killed in action in Yakhachal, Afghanistan, from wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle; and

Whereas, there is no greater or more courageous sacrifice a man can make than to lay down his life for a noble cause, as Captain Richard G. Cliff, Jr., has done, and to honor his valor, Captain Cliff has been named a recipient of the Lieutenant Governor's Palmetto Patriot Award; and

Whereas, the South Carolina General Assembly counts it a great privilege to remember Captain Richard G. Cliff, Jr., one of the Palmetto State's finest, and the members with one voice offer their grateful thanks to Almighty God for the service and ultimate sacrifice of this heroic son of South Carolina. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring:

That the members of the South Carolina General Assembly, by this resolution, honor and remember the supreme sacrifice made by Captain Richard G. Cliff, Jr., of the United States Army while he was serving a tour of military duty in Afghanistan, and express to his family the deepest appreciation of a grateful State and nation for his life, sacrifice, and service.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Captain Richard G. Cliff, Jr.

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