[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 177 (Tuesday, December 8, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1739]
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                        COLONEL GLENN W. SANDERS

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                          HON. DARRELL E. ISSA

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, December 8, 2015

  Mr. ISSA. Mr. Speaker, I rise to pay tribute to Colonel Glenn W. 
Sanders for his past three years of dedicated service as a Legislative 
Liaison for the Army Reserve. I wish him well in his next assignment as 
an instructor at the U.S. Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, 
Pennsylvania.
  Colonel Sanders is currently assigned as the Legislative Liaison for 
the 81st Regional Support Command at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. 
During the last three years, he supported Army Reserve units across the 
southeastern United States, meeting with Congressional staff and 
Federal, State and Local elected officials.
  Prior to this assignment, Colonel Sanders served one year in the 
International Security Assistance Force Joint Command in Afghanistan, 
working as the Executive Officer to the Command's Operations Officer. 
From 2008 to 2011, he served on Capitol Hill as a Congressional Fellow 
and then as a Liaison in the Army House Liaison Division. His previous 
assignments include Mobilization Division Chief, Assistant Professor of 
Military Science, Battalion Operations Officer, Detachment Commander, 
Battery Commander, Squadron Fire Support Officer, Battery Executive 
Officer, Troop Fire Support Officer and Platoon Leader.
  Colonel Sanders holds a Masters of Strategic Studies from the United 
States Army War College; a Masters of Public Administration from 
California State University, Northridge; a Bachelor of Arts in 
Political Science from the University of California, Riverside; and a 
Certificate in Legislative Studies from the Government Affairs 
Institute at Georgetown University.
  He is a graduate of the Army War College, Reserve Component National 
Security Course, Defense Strategy Course, Command and General Staff 
College, and the Field Artillery Basic and Advanced Officer Courses.
  His awards and decorations include the Defense Meritorious Service 
Medal, Meritorious Service Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters, 
Afghanistan Campaign Medal, Armed Forces Service Medal, United Nations 
Medal, NATO Medal and Army Staff Identification Badge. He is a 
recipient of the Order of Saint Maurice from the National Infantry 
Association.
  I wish Colonel Sanders, his wife Kari and his daughters Kira and 
Kelli well as they move to Carlisle, Pennsylvania.

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