[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 132 (Thursday, September 8, 2011)]
[Senate]
[Page S5450]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      TRIBUTE TO MAJOR SAM GLOVER

 Mr. GRAHAM. Mr. President, I rise to pay tribute to MAJ Sam 
Glover for his extraordinary service to the Nation while serving in the 
U.S. Army for the past 18 years. His record of distinguished service 
includes tours in Korea, Bosnia, Iraq, and a nominative assignment as a 
defense fellow in the U.S. Senate.
  Major Glover started his military career as an enlisted soldier--a 
combat engineer--in the South Carolina National Guard. After graduating 
from South Carolina State University, Major Glover was commissioned as 
a second lieutenant in the Army Aviation Corps. After completing 
requirements to become a UH-60 Blackhawk pilot, he served in Korea, 
where he served as a platoon leader for Bravo Company, 1-52nd Aviation 
Regiment supporting South Korean Special Operations Forces.
  After his Korea tour, Major Glover was assigned to Fort Bragg, NC. 
Major Glover deployed with his unit to Bosnia-Herzegovina in support of 
Operation Joint Forge. During this deployment he acted as forward 
detachment commander during the Kosovo air strikes. In addition, he 
provided aerial security support at the G-8 conference in Sarajevo, 
Bosnia, for President Clinton and other key leaders.
  Following his Fort Bragg assignment, he assumed command of HHC-1-
212th Aviation Company at Fort Rucker, AL. As the company commander, 
Major Glover managed the two largest Army heliports, training over 
2,000 students and as an instructor pilot received his Army Senior 
Aviator Badge flying over 1,500 hours.
  Following company command, Major Glover became a system evaluator for 
the procurement of new military system and equipment at Aberdeen 
Proving Ground, Maryland. He was then deployed to Iraq as an operations 
officer of a military transition team that trained over 830 Iraqis and 
conducted over 100 combat missions.
  After he returned from Iraq, Major Glover was selected as an Army 
comptroller and worked in the Pentagon at the Army Asymmetric Warfare 
Office, AAWO in the Improvised Explosive Device, IED, Division. During 
that time he was one of the original combat vehicle architects of the 
Mine Resistant Ambush Program, MRAP, and worked with Congress and 
defense leaders to fund 12,000 vehicles valued at $17 billion.
  Major Glover was then selected as a Department of Defense 
congressional fellow and served as an Army fellow in the U.S. Senate 
for 1 year. After his tenure as a military fellow, he most recently 
served as Army congressional legislative liaison in the Army Senate 
Liaison Division. He represented the Army on Capitol Hill and conducted 
numerous codels and staffdels across the world. He has coordinated over 
1,500 Capitol Hill and White House tours for State, local, and military 
constituents.
  Mr. President, on behalf of the grateful nation, I join my colleagues 
today in saying thank you to MAJ Sam Glover for his extraordinary 
dedication to duty and service to the country throughout his 
distinguished career in the U.S. Army.

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