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STATUS INFORMATION
Concurrent Resolution
Sponsors: Senator Hawkins
Document Path: l:\s-res\jdh\003mcca.mrh.doc
Introduced in the Senate on March 6, 2007
Introduced in the House on March 6, 2007
Adopted by the General Assembly on March 6, 2007
Summary: Major General Charles Edward McCartney, Jr.
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
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3/6/2007 Senate Introduced, adopted, sent to House SJ-7
3/6/2007 House Introduced, adopted, returned with concurrence HJ-43
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
TO EXTEND THE SINCERE CONGRATULATIONS AND BEST WISHES OF THE MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO MAJOR GENERAL CHARLES EDWARD MCCARTNEY, JR., COMMANDING GENERAL, 108TH DIVISION (INSTITUTIONAL TRAINING), ON THE OCCASION OF HIS RETIREMENT FROM MILITARY SERVICE ON MARCH 23, 2007.
Whereas, Major General Charles Edward McCartney, Jr., United States Army Reserve, currently serves as the Commanding General of the 108th Division (Institutional Training) in Charlotte, North Carolina, with Brigades located in Spartanburg and Fort Jackson, South Carolina; and
Whereas, in that position, he will retire from the United States Army Reserve on March 23, 2007; and
Whereas, Major General McCartney's military career, which has spanned more than thirty-seven years, began with his commissioning as a Second Lieutenant in 1969. He served in numerous positions within the 108th Division including instructor, staff officer, company commander, battalion commander, brigade commander, Deputy Chief of Staff, Assistant Division Commander, and finally as the Commanding General of the Division; and
Whereas, Major General McCartney is a graduate of the Signal Officer's Basic Course, the Infantry Officer's Basic and Advanced Courses, the United States Army Command and General Staff College, and the United States Army War College; and
Whereas, Major General McCartney's civilian education includes a Bachelor of Arts degree from Wake Forest University and a Juris Doctorate Degree in Law from Wake Forest University; and
Whereas, this oft-honored and decorated soldier is the recipient of the Legion of Merit, the Meritorious Service Medal, and the Army Achievement Medal; and
Whereas, Major General McCartney has served in and commanded Army Reserve units in South Carolina including units located in Clemson, Spartanburg and Fort Jackson; and
Whereas, the units that he has commanded have been extensively involved in the training of initial entry Soldiers at Fort Jackson, South Carolina; in conducting a Drill Sergeant's Academy for Reserve Component Soldiers at Fort Jackson, South Carolina; and in providing officer and enlisted professional development training to countless Army Reserve and National Guard personnel from South Carolina; and
Whereas, as the Commanding General of the 108th Division, Major General McCartney was called upon to mobilize and deploy soldiers in support of Operations Noble Eagle, Enduring Freedom, and Iraqi Freedom, in the largest numbers in the history of the 108th Division, and in doing so, he demonstrated not only his extraordinary leadership and organizational skills, but ensured that these mobilizations were conducted with compassion and concern for the soldiers, family members and civilian employers. Many of these soldiers, families, and employers were residents of South Carolina; and
Whereas, the members of the General Assembly, by this resolution, would like to publicly recognize and thank him for his lifelong dedication and devotion to his family, his community, his nation, and especially the Army Reserve soldiers from South Carolina that he as so ably commanded during his distinguished military career. Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring:
That the members of the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina hereby extend sincere congratulations and best wishes upon the occasion of his retirement to Major General Charles Edward McCartney, Jr., for his distinguished and dedicated military service to our nation and for the contributions that he has made to the citizens of South Carolina.
Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to Major General Charles Edward McCartney, Jr.
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