Bill Text: GA SR123 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Brown, Lieutenant Colonel Veronica D.; recognize
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-02-09 - Senate Read and Adopted [SR123 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2011-SR123-Enrolled.html
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Senate
Resolution 123
By:
Senators Butler of the 55th and Seay of the 34th
A
RESOLUTION
Recognizing
and commending Lieutenant Colonel Veronica D. Brown on the occasion of her
retirement; 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,
Lieutenant Colonel Veronica D. Brown has long been recognized by the citizens of
this nation for the vital role that she has played in leadership and her deep
personal commitment to the welfare of the citizens of the United States;
and
WHEREAS,
Lt. Colonel Brown earned bachelor's and master's degrees from Virginia State
University and her military education includes the chemical corps basic officer
course, chemical corps advanced course, combined arms and services school,
command and general staff college, public affairs officer course, material
acquisition management course, master physical fitness course, and pre-command
course; and
WHEREAS,
she joined the United States Army Reserve Command in 2002 as the Chemical
Organizational Integrator and over the years she has served as PAO Plans and
Operation Officer, Executive Officer, and Deputy Public Affairs Officer;
and
WHEREAS,
Lt. Colonel Brown has inspired this nation's next generation of military leaders
as the AGR Officer teaching ROTC to second-year students at Georgia Military
College; and
WHEREAS,
she has been recognized with numerous honors and accolades, including the Legion
of Merit, a Meritorious Service Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters, a Joint
Service Commendation Medal, an Army Commendation Medal with four Oak Leaf
Clusters, an Army Achievement Medal, a National Defense Service Medal, an Armed
Forces Expeditionary Medal, a Southwest Asia Service Medal with Bronze Star, a
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, a Humanitarian Service Medal, an Army
Service Ribbon, an Overseas Service Ribbon, a Kuwait Liberation Medal, a United
Nations Medal, a Korea Defense Service Medal, a Military Outstanding Volunteer
Service Medal, and a Parachutist Badge; and
WHEREAS,
Lt. Colonel Brown embodies the spirit of service, willing to find meaning in
something greater than herself, and her decades of service as a guardian of this
nation's freedom and liberty are worthy of recognition.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body commend
Lieutenant Colonel Veronica D. Brown for her efficient, effective, unselfish,
and dedicated public service to the citizens of her country; congratulate her
upon the grand occasion of her retirement; express their gratitude for her
sacrifice in serving as a guardian of this nation's freedom and liberty; and
extend to her their most sincere best wishes for continued health and
happiness.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed
to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to Lieutenant Colonel
Veronica D. Brown.
