Proc. 2011-44 LTC David Yebra Day 09-20-11
PROCLAMATION
NO. 2011-44
WHEREAS Lieutenant Colonel David Yebra of the United States Army was recently selected as
the 2011 United States Army Cadet Command Professor of Military Science of the
Year; and
WHEREAS LTC Yebra was selected from among 270 individuals and was nominated for the
award by his Brigade Commander Col. Bridget Rourke for his dedication and
commitment to Cadet Command and the United States Army; and
WHEREAS LTC Yebra has accrued a list of recognitions, including a Bronze Star Medal (with
three Oak Leaf Clusters), the Meritorious Service Medal (with two Oak Leaf
Clusters), and the United States Army Parachutist Badge; and
WHEREAS as a West Point graduate and the Department Chair of the Sam Houston State
University Military Science Department, LTC Yebra’s work as a Military Science
professor is invaluable to the university and its students; and
WHEREAS the City of Huntsville is proud to have LTC Yebra as a member of our community,
here raising his three children with his high school sweetheart whom he married
over 20 years ago.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY PROCLAIMED, by the power vested in me as
Mayor of the City of Huntsville, Texas that:
September 20, 2011
be declared: “LTC David Yebra Day”
in the City of Huntsville, and call upon our citizens to join in the celebration of his
special contributions to our community.
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PROCLAIMED AND SIGNED this 20 day of September 2011.
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J. Turner, Mayor