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COD~IMEMORATING CARSWELI AIR'FORCE`BASE:
AND'ITS°50:>.YEARS° OF'SERVICE.TO'
FORT' WORTH~AND THE'NATION
WHEREAS;. in 1941, the~Fort Worth communityattracted~Consolidated`;
Aircraft Corporation which~caused the-U.S. Army to buildT'ar
' Tarrant Field to support training of pilots to fly the 8-24: and-=
the B-32 bombers; and,
WHEREAS, in 1948, the airfield became an Air Force base renamed
Carswell in honor of Major Horace S. Carswell, a Fort Worth
native who had won the Medal of Honor; and,
WHEREAS, after the airfield was transformed into an Air Force facility,
Carswell became a part of the Strategic Air Command and
for the majority of its 50-year history has been the home
base for the 7th Bomb Wing which is composed of the famed
B-52 bombers and KC-135 refueling aircraft; and,
WHEREAS, at the same time, Carswell Air Foree Base continued to serve
the aircraft manufacturing plant, which in 1953 became
General Dynamics and which continued to build great
aircrafts, including the best jet fighter in history, the F-16;
and,
WHEREAS, Carswell and its 7,000-member military community always
have been an important part of Fort Worth, participating in
all aspects of community life as well as offering economic
opportunities and entertainment; and,
WHEREAS, Carswell Air Force Base, along with other U.S. military
elements, carried out their military defensive responsibilities
during the Cold War years in an exemplary manner, thus
hastening the end of major foreign military threats and a
subsequent decision by the Air Force to close Carswell as an
active air base as part of the world wide reduction of U.S.
military strength.
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CITY OF FORT WORTH
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NOWaTHEREFORE'aBE'I'I'°RESOLVEDahat°the City
Council of the. City of Fort.Worth, on behalf of its residents;.
expresaes_.ourraincereNand.deepest~thanks~to the»,United~:
States of America, the.U.S. Air Force~and each and every
_ _ _ __ __past and: present member- of the ~ Carswell .Air Force Base
military. `family for ~ 50 -outstanding years: in a partnership:
that,has,benefited_notonlythercitizens:of Foi~t~Worth;-but:.
also the citizens of the entire United States and of the world;--
and, .
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the .City of Fort
Worth regrets losing the valued members of Carswell. air
services, but the Fort Worth community will continue to
cherish the past 50 years for the long and strong union
which existed; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this resolution is a
permanent record and shall be presented to Carswell Air
Force Base as a token of Fort Worth's sincere appreciation
for Carswell's presence in Fort Worth.
MAYOR
ATTEST:
GITY SECRETARY
DATE:
APPROVED
CITY COUNCIL
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