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Michael Battles Sr

San Antonio, Texas

October 28, 2004

Age

Military

Rank

Unit/Location

Army

Sgt 1st Class

1^st Battalion, 21^st Field Artillery Regiment, 1^st Cavalry Division

Fort Hood, Texas

Died in Baghdad, Iraq, when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated near his checkpoint.

He was an exceptional man and NCO that all his men loved. He is sorely missed by them all!!

State of Texas H.R. No. 905

R E S O L U T I O N

WHEREAS, The family and friends of U.S. Army Sergeant First
Class Michael Battles, Sr., of San Antonio suffered an immeasurable
loss with the death of this brave soldier in Iraq on October 28,
2004, at the age of 38; and
WHEREAS, A member of the 1st Battalion, 21st Field Artillery
Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division based at Fort Hood, Sergeant Battles
had been to Korea four times and had served in the first Gulf War;
deployed to Iraq in March 2004, he was killed while manning his
checkpoint in Baghdad; and
WHEREAS, Born on December 5, 1965, Michael Battles entered
the Army shortly after graduating from Sam Houston High School in
San Antonio in 1984; he was a greatly admired role model to the
soldiers under his command, inspiring his troops with his integrity
and his positive spirit, as well as a kind and loving family man,
who cherished his wife and children and his entire extended family;
and
WHEREAS, Through his selfless and unfaltering dedication to
duty, honor, and his country, this courageous young Texan embodied
the highest ideals of the armed services, and we owe a profound debt
for the enormous sacrifice that he and his family have paid; he will
be remembered by his loved ones as a devoted husband, father, son,
brother, and friend, and it is most fitting that he also be honored
by the state as a hero; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Sergeant First Class
Michael Battles, Sr., United States Army, and extend profound
sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife, Luz Maria
Batista Battles; to his children, Michael Battles, Jr., and Nataya
S. Battles; to his stepdaughter, Leeza Weibley; to his mother,
Ernestine Battles; to his father, Leslie V. Battles, Sr.; to his
sisters, Carolyn Mumphord and Dottie McHellen; to his brothers,
Leslie Battles, Jr., and Edward R. Battles; and to his other
relatives and many friends; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for the members of his family and that when the Texas House
of Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of U.S.
Army Sergeant First Class Michael Battles, Sr.

McClendon
______________________________
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 905 was unanimously adopted by a
rising vote of the House on April 7, 2005.
_____________________________
Chief Clerk of the House