Senate Resolution 314
By: Senators Wicks of the 34th, Davenport of the 17th, Anderson of the 43rd, Kemp of the
38th, James of the 28th and others
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing and commending Colonel (Ret.) Laurie Vernita Monsegue Brasher; and for
other purposes.
WHEREAS, Colonel (Ret.) Laurie Vernita Monsegue Brasher honorably served in the
United States Army for 26 years, demonstrating exemplary leadership and dedication
throughout her distinguished military career; and
WHEREAS, upon graduating in 1978 from Hofstra University, she was commissioned as a
Second Lieutenant through the ROTC program and began her military career as an Executive
Officer with a Postal Detachment Unit in Stuttgart, Germany, serving there until 1981; and
WHEREAS, after completing her tour in Germany, she returned stateside as an Adjutant at
the Military Enlistment Processing Station (MEPS) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where she
served as a Captain before transitioning to the United States Army Reserve; and
WHEREAS, seeking to return to active duty, she served two years in Indianapolis, Indiana,
before being accepted into the Active Guard Reserve program, where she was assigned to
North Carolina A&T University as an ROTC instructor from 1987 to 1991; and
WHEREAS, in 1991, Colonel (Ret.) Brasher transferred to Atlanta, Georgia, to serve at the
United States Army Reserve Command (USARC) for four years, relocating to Chicago,
Illinois, in 1995 as the Personnel, Plans, and Operations Officer for the 85th Division
(Exercise); and
WHEREAS, after two years in Chicago, Colonel (Ret.) Brasher returned to Atlanta to serve
at the United States Army Forces Command (FORSCOM) in G1; and
WHEREAS, her exemplary service and leadership led to her promotion to Colonel and her
assignment to the Human Resources Command as the Director of Officer Personnel
Management in St. Louis, Missouri, where she remained until her retirement in 2004; and
WHEREAS, Colonel (Ret.) Brasher remains actively engaged in her community as a
chartering and life member of the National Association of Black Military Women
(NABMW), where she has served as National Treasurer and Membership Chairperson; and
WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that the outstanding accomplishments of this
remarkable and distinguished individual be appropriately recognized.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body
recognize and commend Colonel (Ret.) Laurie Vernita Monsegue Brasher for her effective,
unselfish, and dedicated service to this nation and extend the most sincere best wishes for
continued health and happiness.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed
to make an appropriate copy of this resolution available for distribution to Colonel (Ret.)
Laurie Vernita Monsegue Brasher.