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This resolution, a formal expression of opinion or congratulation from the Tennessee General Assembly (both the Senate and the House of Representatives), honors and congratulates Charles Edward Bottens on reaching his 100th birthday on June 7, 2026. The resolution acknowledges his significant life experiences, including being born during the Great Depression, contributing to the war effort during World War II by working in aircraft manufacturing and serving with valor in the United States Army in the Pacific Theater, where he earned a Bronze Star for his role in the liberation of the Philippines, and serving in the Military Police in Japan during the occupation. It also recognizes his professional career as a dairy farm worker, aircraft cable manufacturer, service station owner, and truck driver, as well as his extensive twenty-one years of volunteer service at Cape Coral Hospital in Florida. The resolution further notes his marriage to Elaine Zaloudek, their two daughters, and their sixty-five years of marriage, and highlights him as an inspiration embodying perseverance and service, making him an outstanding citizen of Tennessee. Finally, it directs that an appropriate copy of this resolution be prepared for presentation.