[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 3]
[House]
[Page 3670]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 HONORING SERGEANT MAJOR ANDREA FARMER

  (Mr. BUTTERFIELD asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. BUTTERFIELD. Madam Speaker, I rise to honor and congratulate 
Sergeant Major Andrea Farmer, who will soon retire from the United 
States Army after 30 years of service.
  A native of North Carolina's First District, Sergeant Major Farmer's 
work ethic has allowed her to successfully hold a variety of positions, 
including Chief Career Management NCO. Sergeant Major Farmer's 
abilities resulted in her being awarded a master's degree in Human 
Relations and Interdisciplinary Studies and receiving the Army Women's 
Legacy Scholarship Award. Sergeant Major Farmer will retire as program 
manager for the 23rd Quartermaster, Sexual Harassment Assault Response 
Prevention Program, where she works very hard to aid victims of sexual 
assault.
  It is with great pleasure that I congratulate her upon her 
retirement, and also to recognize Andrea's parents, Bobby and Mildred 
Farmer of Nash County, North Carolina, who instilled high values in 
their daughter many years ago.
  I ask my colleagues to join me in thanking Sergeant Major Farmer for 
30 years of service to our country.

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