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                           ONE HUNDRED NINTH LEGISLATURE
                                     SECOND SESSION
                  LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION 505
Introduced by Sanders, 45; Andersen, 49; Arch, 14; Armendariz, 18; Ballard, 21;
              Bosn, 25; Bostar, 29; Brandt, 32; Cavanaugh, J., 9; Cavanaugh,
              M., 6; Clements, 2; Clouse, 37; Conrad, 46; DeBoer, 10; DeKay,
              40; Dorn, 30; Dover, 19; Dungan, 26; Fredrickson, 20; Guereca, 7;
              Hallstrom, 1; Hansen, 16; Hardin, 48; Holdcroft, 36; Hughes, 24;
              Hunt, 8; Ibach, 44; Jacobson, 42; Juarez, 5; Kauth, 31;
              Lippincott, 34; Lonowski, 33; McKinney, 11; Meyer, F., 41; Meyer,
              G., 17; Moser, 22; Murman, 38; Prokop, 27; Quick, 35; Raybould,
              28; Riepe, 12; Rountree, 3; Sorrentino, 39; Spivey, 13; Storer,
              43; Storm, 23; Strommen, 47; von Gillern, 4; Wordekemper, 15.
      WHEREAS, Noah Lee Tietjens was born on March 5, 1983, in El Paso, Texas,
and was a student in Ord Public Schools, Scottsbluff Public Schools, and
Bellevue Public Schools and upon graduating from Bellevue West High School, he
started a family and planted roots in Bellevue; and
      WHEREAS, Master Sergeant Tietjens' father and two brothers served their
country in the United States Armed Forces and he followed his family's proud
legacy by joining the Army Reserves in 2006 as a wheeled vehicle mechanic; and
      WHEREAS,   Master   Sergeant   Tietjens    was   extensively   involved   in    his
community, from teaching martial arts as a 1st-degree black belt, to his
involvement with the Creighton Reserve Officers' Training Corps; and
      WHEREAS, Master Sergeant Tietjens admirably served three deployments to
Kuwait, including in 2009, 2019, and 2026, and his military accomplishments
earned him the Meritorious Service Medal, the Army Commendation Medal, the
Armed Forces Reserve Medal with "M" Device, the Purple Heart, the rank of
Sergeant 1st Class, and many other honors; and
      WHEREAS, on March 1, 2026, Noah Tietjens was killed when an Iranian drone
struck the 103rd Sustainment Command in Port Shuaiba, Kuwait; and
      WHEREAS, Master Sergeant Tietjens was laid to rest on Saturday, March 28,
2026; and
      WHEREAS, Master Sergeant Tietjens is survived by his wife Shelly Perris,
son Dylan, parents William and Glenda Tietjens, and brothers Nicholas and Will;
and
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    WHEREAS, the United States Army posthumously promoted Tietjens to the rank
of Master Sergeant; and
    WHEREAS, the State of Nebraska and the people of the United States will be
forever indebted to Master Sergeant Tietjens for his sacrifice and courage.
    NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MEMBERS OF THE ONE HUNDRED NINTH
LEGISLATURE OF NEBRASKA, SECOND SESSION:
    1. That the Legislature expresses and extends its sympathy and condolences
to the family of Master Sergeant Noah Lee Tietjens.
    2. That a copy of this resolution be sent to the family of Master Sergeant
Noah Lee Tietjens.
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