--- title: HR 465. McDonough High School Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps Warhawk Battalion; commend collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr465 cite_as: HR 465, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr465 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr465.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr465/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/71078 date: 2025-03-03 status: passed corpus_version: bills-2026-09-12 license: Public record of the Georgia General Assembly, via LegiScan; see about.md publisher: Georgia Commons, an independent project of Georgia Civic Data. Not the State of Georgia. 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McDonough High School Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps Warhawk Battalion; commend ## Text House Resolution 465 By: Representatives Santos of the 117th, Kahaian of the 81st, Douglas of the 78th, Flournoy of the 74th, Holly of the 116th, and others A RESOLUTION Commending the McDonough High School Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps Warhawk Battalion; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, composed of students from McDonough High School and eighth graders from McDonough Middle School, the Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (NJROTC) Warhawk Battalion is both the oldest and one of the most decorated NJROTC units in Henry County; and WHEREAS, the Warhawk Battalion has been selected as a Distinguished Unit 19 times in the last 20 years and has earned Unit Achievement twice, placing it among the top 20 percent of over 600 NJROTC units nationwide; and WHEREAS, the program is led by Retired Chief Warrant Officer-4 Rawley Colemon, Senior Naval Science Instructor; Retired Master Chief Petty Officer Sanja Walker, Naval Science Instructor; and Retired Chief Petty Officer Timothy Welch, Naval Science Instructor, whose leadership and dedication have greatly contributed to the success of the program and its cadets; and WHEREAS, in the past five years, eight cadets from the Warhawk Battalion have gained entrance into United States service academies while others have pursued higher education at institutions such as the University of Georgia, Georgia State University, Morehouse College, Spelman College, Savannah State University, Alabama A&M University, Georgia Southern University, and Gordon College, among many others; and WHEREAS, the Warhawk Battalion emphasizes the importance of community involvement through participation in events such as the annual Veterans Day Parade, Christmas Canned Food Drive, and Christmas Parade as well as service projects for the Heritage Park Veterans Memorial, the American Cancer Society Relay for Life, the "Hands-on-Henry" Community Clean-up, and Noah's Ark; and WHEREAS, the program further enhances cadet development through field trips, including an overnight visit to the Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island in South Carolina, exposing cadets to national historical landmarks and military traditions; and WHEREAS, through its commitment to leadership, academic excellence, and community service, the McDonough High School NJROTC Warhawk Battalion continues to shape the next generation of disciplined and service-oriented leaders. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body commend the McDonough High School Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps Warhawk Battalion for its decades of service to Henry County and extend best wishes for the continued success of its cadets. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized and directed to make an appropriate copy of this resolution available for distribution to the McDonough High School Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps Warhawk Battalion. ## Summaries written by Georgia Commons The following was written by claude-sonnet-5 from the text above and is not part of the resolution. Quote the text, not the summary. A Georgia House resolution formally commends the McDonough High School Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps Warhawk Battalion in Henry County for its record and community service. ### Plain-language summary This is a commendation resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives, not a change to state law. It honors the McDonough High School Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (NJROTC) Warhawk Battalion, a program that includes students from McDonough High School and eighth graders from McDonough Middle School in Henry County. The resolution recounts the unit's history, including being named a Distinguished Unit 19 of the last 20 years, its instructors, cadets who have entered U.S. service academies and various colleges, and its community service work such as the Veterans Day Parade and local clean-up events. The House resolves to commend the battalion and directs the Clerk of the House to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution to the unit. ### What it does - Formally commends the McDonough High School NJROTC Warhawk Battalion for its service and achievements. - Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to the battalion. - Does not create, amend, or repeal any Georgia statute; it has no regulatory or funding effect. - Recites the battalion's history, awards, instructors, and community service activities as the basis for the commendation. ### Who it affects The resolution directly names the McDonough High School NJROTC Warhawk Battalion, its cadets, and its instructors in Henry County. It has no legal effect on any other group, agency, or member of the public. ### Why it matters The resolution carries symbolic rather than legal weight. It gives official recognition from the Georgia House of Representatives to a local high school military training program, which the cadets and school community may value, but it changes no laws, funding, or requirements. ### Key provisions - The whereas clauses describe the Warhawk Battalion's history, awards (Distinguished Unit 19 of the last 20 years), and leadership by named retired naval officers. - The resolution notes that eight cadets in the past five years entered U.S. service academies and others attended colleges such as the University of Georgia and Morehouse College. - The resolving clause commends the battalion for its service to Henry County and wishes its cadets continued success. - A further resolving clause directs the Clerk of the House to make a copy available for distribution to the battalion. ## Status - Status: Passed (2025-03-03) - Last action: House Read and Adopted (2025-03-03) - Sponsors: Mary Ann Santos, Noelle Kahaian, Demetrius Douglas, Robert Flournoy, El-Mahdi Holly, Clint Crowe - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/71078 > The history, votes, and amendments (131 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr465.md?full=1