Bill Text: GA SR255 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Boe, Colonel Eric; recognize
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2011-02-28 - Senate Read and Adopted [SR255 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2011-SR255-Enrolled.html
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Senate
Resolution 255
By:
Senator Rogers of the 21st
A
RESOLUTION
Recognizing
and commending Colonel Eric Boe; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
Colonel Eric Boe has brought distinction and honor to his country and his home
state through his service as a pilot in the United States Air Force and an
astronaut for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA);
and
WHEREAS,
Colonel Boe was reared and educated in Georgia, graduating from Henderson High
School in Chamblee and earning a Master of Science degree in electrical
engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology; and
WHEREAS,
this great Georgian heard his call to service and was commissioned as an officer
and a pilot in the United States Air Force after graduating with honors from the
Air Force Academy; and
WHEREAS,
Colonel Boe flew 55 combat missions over Iraq in support of Operation Southern
Watch and went on to serve as a test pilot at Eglin Air Force Base, logging over
4,000 flight hours in more than 45 different aircraft; and
WHEREAS,
he was awarded the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal,
and two Air Medals, among others, for his exceptional service; and
WHEREAS,
Colonel Boe was selected as an astronaut by NASA in 2000 and was named NASA
Director of Operations at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City,
Russia; and
WHEREAS,
he embarked on his first spaceflight in 2008, piloting Space Shuttle Endeavor on
STS-126 to expand and supply the International Space Station along with two
fellow Georgia Tech graduates;
and
WHEREAS, Colonel Boe is currently in orbit around the Earth piloting Space Shuttle Discovery on STS-133 delivering the Permanent Multipurpose Module to the ISS to ensure continuation of its important research efforts; and
WHEREAS, Colonel Boe is currently in orbit around the Earth piloting Space Shuttle Discovery on STS-133 delivering the Permanent Multipurpose Module to the ISS to ensure continuation of its important research efforts; and
WHEREAS,
he has been supported in his patriotic commitments by his wife, Kristen, and
their two children; and
WHEREAS,
it is abundantly fitting and proper that the extraordinary accomplishments of
this distinguished Georgian be appropriately recognized.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body commend
Colonel Eric Boe for his continuing and outstanding service to his country as an
Air Force pilot and astronaut and convey their best wishes to him and his family
in their future pursuits.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed
to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to Colonel Eric Boe.
