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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Colonel Carol L. Anderson retired from the U.S. Army |
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on January 31, 2013, drawing to a close an exemplary military career |
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that has spanned nearly three decades; and |
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WHEREAS, After joining the army as a private in 1984 at the |
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age of 17, Ms. Anderson graduated from Officer Candidate School in |
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1989 as an engineer officer; she has distinguished herself since |
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then in a wide variety of assignments, including service as a heavy |
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equipment platoon leader in Saudi Arabia and Iraq during Operations |
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Desert Shield and Desert Storm and as an S3 operations officer in |
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Somalia during Operation Continue Hope; she went on to become the |
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first woman to teach boxing at the U.S. Military Academy at West |
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Point, where she was on the staff of the Department of Physical |
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Education; and |
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WHEREAS, Colonel Anderson returned to Iraq as the commander |
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of the 46th Engineer Combat Battalion during Operation Iraqi |
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Freedom; she has also seen duty as a geospatial engineer in Hawaii |
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and as an engineer combat battalion executive officer in the |
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Pacific, and she served as the deputy topographic engineer in the |
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Office of the Chief of Engineers at the Pentagon and as secretary of |
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the general staff at headquarters of the U.S. Army Corps of |
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Engineers in Washington, D.C.; she retired as the deputy commander |
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for transformation at Fort Sam Houston, where she simultaneously |
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served as the army lead for Base Realignment and Closures and Joint |
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Base San Antonio; and |
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WHEREAS, Along the way, Colonel Anderson has earned a |
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bachelor's degree in sociology from the University of Colorado and |
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a master's degree in education from the University of Georgia; her |
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military education includes Officer Candidate School at Fort |
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Benning, the Engineer Officer Basic Course and the Army Force |
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Management School at Fort Belvoir, the Engineer Officer Advanced |
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Course at Fort Leonard Wood, and the Combined Arms and Services |
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Staff School and the Command and General Staff College at Fort |
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Leavenworth; and |
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WHEREAS, This outstanding soldier has been recognized with |
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numerous awards and decorations, including the Legion of Merit, the |
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Bronze Star with two oak leaf clusters, the Meritorious Service |
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Medal with five oak leaf clusters, the Army Commendation Medal with |
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two oak leaf clusters, the Navy Commendation Medal, the Army |
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Achievement Medal, and the Silver and Bronze Orders of the de Fleury |
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Medal, as well as the Combat Action Badge and both the Air Assault |
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and Parachutist Badges; in 2013, she was inducted into the Engineer |
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Officer Candidate School Hall of Fame; and |
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WHEREAS, Colonel Carol Anderson is the proud and devoted |
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mother of two children, Kelvin and Kenedy; and |
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WHEREAS, Colonel Anderson's expertise, professionalism, and |
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commitment to the mission of the U.S. Army have greatly benefited |
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her nation and earned her the respect and admiration of her fellow |
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soldiers, and she may indeed reflect with a great sense of |
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accomplishment on her military career as she embarks on the next |
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exciting chapter of her life; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Colonel Carol L. Anderson on her |
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retirement from the U.S. Army and extend to her sincere best wishes |
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for continued success and happiness; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Colonel Anderson as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |