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Senate
Resolution 759
By:
Senator Harbison of the 15th
A
RESOLUTION
Commending
Lieutenant Colonel Stacie Bearden; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
on January 1, 2006, Lieutenant Colonel Stacie Bearden retired from the United
States Marine Corps after 23 years of honorable service; and
WHEREAS,
while a junior at the University of Georgia, Colonel Bearden was selected to
enter one of the Marine Corps two officer commissioning programs;
and
WHEREAS,
with her selection for the Platoon Leader class in Quantico, Virginia, in 1985,
Colonel Bearden became the first female from the University of Georgia to enter
this prestigious officer commissioning program; and
WHEREAS,
as a Marine officer, Colonel Bearden was directly responsible for the welfare of
the men and women in her command in the United States, Japan, and Korea;
and
WHEREAS,
as a Reserve officer, Colonel Bearden was activated during Operation Enduring
Freedom, where she served as the executive officer for Marine Aviation Logistics
Squadron #42 based out of Naval Air Station Atlanta; and
WHEREAS,
after many invaluable years of dedicated service to her country, Colonel Bearden
ended her career as Senior Aviation Logistics Planner for Marine Corps
Pacific.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body join in
commending Lieutenant Colonel Stacie Bearden for her honorable service to the
state and the nation.
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 Stacie
Bearden.