Speaker Colonel Brent Bracewell, a retired Army Aviation Colonel. Brent’s military career spanned 26 years active, divided between the Army and Army Guard. Brent served in:

• Operation Desert Storm,
• Operation Joint Endeavor (1995-1996) in Bosnia
• Operation Iraqi Freedom II (2004)

The recipient of the Legion of Merit, Bronze Star and Air Medal, Brent is the Chair-Elect of the National Museum of the Mighty 8th Air Force in Pooler.