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ORIGINAL July 8, 1991 RESOLUTION NO. 11556 RESOLUTION HONORING JOSEPH J. RODRIGUEZ FOR HIS ACTIONS DURING DESERT SHIELD AND DESERT STORM, AND HIS COMMITMENT TO HIS COUNTRY AND THE CAUSE OF FREEDOM WHEREAS, Joseph J. Rodriguez, was born July 17, 1948 in Honolulu, Hawaii and moved to California in 1959; and WHEREAS, Joseph J. Rodriguez served on active duty in the U.S. Navy, from 1969 to 1973, the California Army National Guard, from 1979 to the present, joined the San Carlos Police Department in 1973, the Redwood City Police Department in 1980 where he now serves as a Sergeant in the Patrol Division; and WHEREAS, as a Captain in the 143rd Military Police Battalion Joe Rodriguez was activated into Federal Service on January 17, 1991 and was deployed to the front lines to establish a Prisoner of War camp in the Kuwaiti Field of Operations near Hafir al Batin, Saudi Arabia; after the armistice the 40,000 prisoners were turned over to the Saudi Arabian National Guard and the 143rd Military Police Battalion was redeployed to the United States on May 23, 1991; and WHEREAS, Captain Rodriguez has earned the National Defense Ribbon, the Southwest Asia Service Medal with device, Army Commendation Medal and pending, the Bronze Star, while serving our country; and WHEREAS, Joe Rodriguez is a vital and respected employee of the City of Redwood City who has served his country in war and peace for 18 years, who again heeded the call to arms to defend freedom in a faraway country, and who is now safely back with his family, friends and co-workers who are very, very glad to have him home; NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGI LA BERGE, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY, ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL, do hereby express our sincere gratitude to JOSEPH J. RODRIQUEZ for his continuing and faithful service to our country at home and abroad, and officially welcome Joe back home to a city that is very proud of him. * * * * * 11556 --r