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SR 806: Olds, Sergeant Major (Ret.) Cendric D.; recognize

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Senate Resolution 806

By: Senators Wicks of the 34th and Anderson of the 43rd

A RESOLUTION

Recognizing and commending Sergeant Major (Ret.) Cendric D. Olds; and for other purposes.

WHEREAS, Sergeant Major (Ret.) Cendric D. Olds served as a guardian of this nation's freedom and liberty with the United States Army Reserves, valiantly and courageously protecting her fellow Americans from April 1990 to November 2018; and

WHEREAS, her distinguished career culminated as the first Senior Enlisted Advisor Sergeant Major and Army Liaison Officer at the Joint Personal Effects Depot, where she provided compassionate leadership and support to more than 1,300 family members attending over 155 Dignified Transfers and Honorable Movements at Dover Air Force Base; and

WHEREAS, her professionalism and steady leadership during joint service casualty incidents brought her into direct engagement with senior national leaders, including the President and Vice President of the United States, the Secretary of the Army, and other senior military officials; and

WHEREAS, during her deployment to Kandahar, Afghanistan, as Battalion Sergeant Major and Support Operations Non-Commissioned Officer with the 4-401st Army Field Support Brigade, she oversaw the readiness, welfare, and accountability of more than 4,500 combined military personnel, civilians, and contractors, and supervised the processing and shipment of thousands of pieces of military equipment; and

WHEREAS, following her retirement, Sergeant Major (Ret.) Olds has remained dedicated to service through active membership in organizations including the American Legion Post 516 in McDonough, Georgia; Henry County NAACP; Kappa Epsilon Psi Military Sorority, Incorporated; National Council of Negro Women Henry-Clayton Section; and Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated; and

WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that this extraordinary Georgian be appropriately honored.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body recognize and commend Sergeant Major (Ret.) Cendric D. Olds for her 28 years of exemplary military service and her continued commitment to community leadership and civic engagement.

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 Sergeant Major

(Ret.) Cendric D. Olds.