Bill Text: VA SR41 | 2022 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commending Colonel John A. Salo, USA, Ret.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2022-03-09 - Bill text as passed Senate (SR41ER) [SR41 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2022-SR41-Enrolled.html
WHEREAS, Colonel John A. Salo, USA, Ret., retired from military service after 40 years of outstanding contributions to the Commonwealth and the nation; and
WHEREAS, John Salo joined the United States Army in 1981 and initially served as a military police officer until 1991; and
WHEREAS, John Salo was commissioned as an officer in 1994 and served in logistics for much of his distinguished career; and
WHEREAS, John Salo was stationed at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, with the 4th Expeditionary Sustainment Command from 2013 to 2016, during which time he also completed a 10-month deployment to Camp Arifjan in Kuwait; and
WHEREAS, from 2016 to 2017, John Salo was subsequently stationed at Fort Knox, Kentucky, with the United States Army Human Resources Command and was responsible for drafting and reviewing personnel policies and reserve programs; and
WHEREAS, in 2018 and 2019, John Salo was assigned to the 200th Military Police Command at Fort Meade, Maryland; and
WHEREAS, most recently, John Salo was stationed at the United States Army Logistics Center with Combined Arms Support Command at Fort Lee; he served as the chief of the Reserve Component Affairs Office at the Quartermaster School; and
WHEREAS, after his well-earned retirement, John Salo plans to move to Texas with his wife, Maryl, and seek new opportunities to serve his community there; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED by the Senate of Virginia, That Colonel John A. Salo, USA, Ret., hereby be commended on the occasion of his retirement from the United States Army; and, be it
RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Colonel John A. Salo, USA, Ret., as an expression of the Senate of Virginia's admiration for his achievements and best wishes.
