Bill Text: GA HR1951 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: 194th Armored Brigade; commend
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 5-1)
Status: (Passed) 2012-03-21 - House Read and Adopted [HR1951 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2011-HR1951-Introduced.html
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House
Resolution 1951
By:
Representatives Cheokas of the
134th,
Collins of the
27th,
Meadows of the
5th,
Willard of the
49th,
Hanner of the
148th,
and others
A
RESOLUTION
Recognizing
and commending the 194th Armored Brigade; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
our nation's security continues to rely on patriotic men and women who put their
personal lives on hold in order to place themselves in harm's way to protect the
freedoms that all United States citizens cherish; and
WHEREAS,
the 194th Armored Brigade recently completed its move from Fort Knox, Kentucky,
to Fort Benning, Georgia, as part of the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC)
program; and
WHEREAS,
the mission of the 194th Armored Brigade is to transform volunteers into
disciplined, fit, and competent scouts, tankers, and mechanics ready to
contribute as a member of a team that will fight and win the nation's wars;
and
WHEREAS,
there are 580 assigned soldiers that annually train over 7,000 new soldiers to
be tankers, scouts, Abrams Tank mechanics, and Bradley Fighting Vehicle
mechanics; and
WHEREAS,
the 194th Armored Brigade is the only unit in the Active Army that trains
initial entry tankers, scouts, and Bradley and Abrams mechanics;
and
WHEREAS,
many of the graduating soldiers from the 194th Armored Brigade will report
straight to units that will deploy to Afghanistan within months for continued
combat actions; and
WHEREAS,
the selfless and heroic actions of the 194th Armored Brigade and its trainees
stand as a shining tribute to the strength of the human spirit, and it is
abundantly fitting and proper that the outstanding accomplishments of these
remarkable and distinguished Georgians be appropriately recognized.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of
this body commend the 194th Armored Brigade for their strength, leadership, and
courage in their willingness to find meaning in something greater than
themselves.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representative is authorized
and directed to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to Colonel Kevin
MacWatters, Command Sergeant Major James Daniels, Major Deric Hawkins, Captain
Steven Morelli, Sergeant First Class Michelle Garner, Sergeant Antonio Kyler,
Staff Sergeant Michelle Schrader, and Specialist Lincoln Campbell.
