WHEREAS, Colonel Darl Eugene Everett, Jr., USA, Ret., whose contributions to various organizations in the Department of the Army and dedication to training and educating military and civilian personnel in sustainment operations throughout the Commonwealth and the nation, retired from the United States Army on April 1, 2022, after 32 years of honorable service; and

WHEREAS, Darl Everett, Jr., the youngest child born to Darl Eugene Everett, Sr., a retired police lieutenant, and Ruth Ann Scales Everett, a retired Kansas state government professional, was born on September 8, 1966, and raised in Topeka, Kansas; and

WHEREAS, Darl Everett, Jr., enlisted in the United States Army on July 15, 1989, and began his service as a motor transport operator (88M), assigned to the 125th Transportation Company in Osage City, Kansas; and

WHEREAS, while attending the University of Kansas, Darl Everett, Jr., joined the institution's Reserve Officer Training Corps (Jayhawk Battalion) and was commissioned as a second lieutenant on March 3, 1992; and

WHEREAS, after graduating from the University of Kansas with a bachelor's degree in communications, Darl Everett, Jr., completed the Chemical Officer Basic Course at Fort McClellan, Alabama, in late 1992, then subsequently moved to Birmingham, Alabama, where he served as a platoon leader with the 318th Chemical Company; and

WHEREAS, Darl Everett, Jr., was employed by the Federal Express Corporation in Birmingham, Alabama, when he was notified of his selection to enter active duty on July 15, 1996; he was assigned to the 826th Ordnance Company in Madison, Wisconsin, then transferred to the United States Army Transportation Corps in 1999; and

WHEREAS, Darl Everett, Jr., graduated from the U.S. Army Transportation Advanced Course at Fort Eustis and the Captain's Career Course at Fort Lee, then was assigned to the 313th Transportation Battalion (Motor Transport) in Baltimore, Maryland, in 2001; and

WHEREAS, Darl Everett, Jr., was assigned to the 91st Training Division in Dublin, California, for one year, then cross-leveled to the 1398th Deployment Support Brigade and deployed to Iraq as the Iraq team commander in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom from 2005 to 2006; upon completion of his tour in Iraq, he was transferred to Gainesville, Florida, as executive officer of the 257th Transportation Battalion (Movement Control); and

WHEREAS, Darl Everett, Jr., was then selected to attend the Resident U.S. Army Intermediate Education Course at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, and graduated in 2010; he was subsequently transferred to the 648th Regional Support Group as operations officer from 2010 to 2012; and

WHEREAS, Darl Everett, Jr., was selected as the deputy commander at the United States Army Garrison, Fort Hunter Liggett, California, where he served until late 2014; he attended the United States Army War College at Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania, then transferred to the 55th Sustainment Brigade located at Fort Belvoir; and

WHEREAS, while assigned to the 55th Sustainment Brigade as the Brigade Support Operations Officer, Darl Everett, Jr., graduated from the United States Army War College with a master's degree in strategic studies on July 24, 2015; and

WHEREAS, Darl Everett, Jr., was then selected for a nominative assignment with the Region 1 Defense Coordinating Element of the Federal Emergency Management Agency in Boston, Massachusetts, where he served as the deputy defense coordinating officer until July 15, 2018; he later transferred to the United States Army Combined Arms Support Command at Fort Lee, where he served as the chief of staff to the deputy commanding general of the United States Army Reserve from July 2018 until his retirement in 2022; and

WHEREAS, among many awards and accolades, Darl Everett, Jr., received the Legion of Merit for his outstanding achievements during his 32-year career in the United States Army; and

WHEREAS, after his well-earned retirement from the United States Army, Darl Everett, Jr., settled in Chesterfield with his wife, LuSundra, and children, Darl III and Donavyn Elise; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the Senate of Virginia, That Colonel Darl Eugene Everett, Jr., USA, Ret., hereby be commended for his honorable and dedicated service to the United States Army and for his contributions as a distinguished leader in the United States Army Sustainment community; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Colonel Darl Eugene Everett, Jr., USA, Ret., as an expression of the Senate of Virginia's admiration for his dedicated service to the United States.