[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 26 (Monday, February 9, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Page S2027]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    TRIBUTE TO MAJOR SHELIA FLOWERS

 Mr. ISAKSON. Madam President, I wish today to honor in the 
Record of the Senate MAJ Shelia Flowers of the U.S. Army Reserve on the 
eve of her promotion to the rank of lieutenant colonel.
  Although Major Flowers was born and raised in North Carolina, her 
dedication to her country has ultimately lead her to call the State of 
Georgia her home as her parent command is the U.S. Army Reserve Command 
Headquarters in Ft. McPherson, GA.
  Major Flowers was mobilized in support of Operation Noble Eagle in 
2003 and has spent the last 6 years on Active Duty. In addition to her 
other tours, Major Flowers deployed in support of Operation Iraqi 
Freedom in 2006. Throughout her Active Duty period, she has served in 
the G-1 Directorate in support of Operation Noble Eagle. Additionally, 
Major Flowers was assigned to directly support Operation Enduring 
Freedom in November 2007.
  In keeping with one of the tenets that sustains the Reserve 
Component, Major Flowers is dedicated to improving her community and 
the primary means through which she achieves this goal is by her 
membership in the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, an organization that 
recently celebrated the 100th anniversary of its establishment.
  In addition to her service to her country and community, Major 
Flowers is dedicated to her family. Her husband, LTC Eric Flowers, 
shares his wife's sense of duty and is currently deployed to the Horn 
of Africa. Their daughter, Cheyenne, currently resides in Atlanta.
  I congratulate MAJ Shelia Flowers for her hard work and much-deserved 
promotion to lieutenant colonel, and I extend to her my sincere 
gratitude for her dedication to the defense of our Nation.

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