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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2015

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H O U S E   R E S O L U T I O N

CONGRATULATING MAJOR SHARON LENETTE HARMON ON HER PROMOTION TO

THE RANK OF LIEUTENANT COLONEL

     Introduced By: Representatives Casey, Morin, Phillips, Marcello, and Edwards

     Date Introduced: February 11, 2015

     Referred To: House read and passed

     WHEREAS, It fundamental that the men and women who wear the uniform of the armed

forces know that they are appreciated and that their service to our country is respected and

valued; and

     WHEREAS, In July of 1985, Sharon Lenette Harmon started her military career by

completing both her basic and advanced individual training at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. She

served in the Army Reserve as a Non-Commissioned Officer for nine years before joining the

Army National Guard in 1993; and

     WHEREAS, Over the course of her illustrious career, Major Harmon has served as the

Equal Employment Manager with the Rhode Island National Guard, as a Labor Relations

Specialist and as the Civilian Education Specialist. She currently serves as the Joint Force

Headquarters Commander and the State Family Program Director, and has just recently returned

from a year-long deployment to Bagram, Afghanistan, where she served as Equal Opportunity

Advisor with the 43rd Military Police Brigade; and

     WHEREAS, For her distinguished service in the military, Major Harmon has received a

plethora of awards and commendations including the Bronze Star Medal, the Army

Commendation Medal, the Army Achievement Medal (3rd Award), the Army Reserve

Components Achievement Medal (6th Award), the National Defense Service Medal (2nd Award),

the Afghanistan Campaign Medal with two Campaign Stars, the Global War on Terrorism

Service Medal, the Commissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon, the Army Service

Ribbon, the Army Reserve Component Overseas Training Ribbon, and the Armed Forces Reserve

Medal with an M Device; and

     WHEREAS, Major Harmon was born and raised in Newberry, South Carolina. She

moved to Rhode Island in 1984, and earned her Bachelor’s degree in Education from Rhode

Island College and her Masters' degree in Education from Touro University International. She

currently resides in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, with her two children, Marcus Allen and Valerie

Lenette, and her mother, Mary Worthy; now, therefore be it

     RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island and

Providence Plantations hereby recognizes and congratulates Major Sharon Lenette Harmon on

her promotion to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. We furthermore applaud her myriad

achievements, awards, and commendations, and thank her for the longevity of her service and

commitment and wish her and her entire family the very best health, happiness, and future

success; and be it further

     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to

transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Major Sharon Lenette Harmon.

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