HR 185 Summary

• Commends Colonel Cedrick A. Farrior, a native of Talladega, Alabama, for his distinguished professional achievements upon his retirement from the United States Army.

• Colonel Farrior began service in 1987 and was commissioned into the United States Army Chemical Corps after graduating from Officer Candidate School in 1991.

• His military experience includes serving as Strategy and Policy Officer for United States Northern Command at the Pentagon, Director of Recruiting Operations for the United States Army Recruiting Command, and commanding the 5th Brigade at Fort Sam Houston and the Recruiting Battalion in Tampa, Florida.

• Colonel Farrior deployed twice in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and served in Afghanistan as Director of Human Resources Directorate and head of Force Management Division with the Combined Security Transition Command.

• He is a graduate of the United States Air War College and the United States Army's School of Advanced Military Studies, with an undergraduate degree from Alabama A and M University.