US Lieutenant Colonel To Speak At His Barbados High School's 60th

LTC Harewood

In celebration of the 60th Anniversary of the Barbados S.D.A. Secondary School, Pastor Dr. Andrew R. Harewood, a past student of the school and a Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Army, will be the featured speaker at a commemorative service on Sabbath, August 10, 2013 at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre beginning at 9:00 a.m.

"Born on the 1st December, LTC Andrew R. Harewood first entered military service as an enlisted soldier in 1990. Following five years of service as a 71M, LTC Harewood completed both Master’s and Doctoral Degrees at Howard University, Washington, D.C. and was the Howard University 1995 recipient of the Henry G. Mayard Scholastic Award. Prior to his commission, he served with the 92nd Field Hospital, and 5th Battalion, 159th Aviation Regiment.

LTC Harewood was commissioned 1st Lieutenant, in 1996, while assigned to the 310th Theater Area Army Command. His subsequent assignments have included 323rd Military Intelligence Battalion, Fort George G. Meade, Maryland; 109th Detachment Team at Willow Grove Naval Air Station, Pennsylvania, responsible for providing Religious Area Coverage to the soldiers of the 656th ASG, Willow Grove, PA, 453rd Finance Group, New Cumberland, PA and the 413th Adjutants General Company, Bristol, Pennsylvania. LTC Harewood has deployed to Central America (1994), Operation Iraqi Freedom (2003), and to Combined Forces Command Afghanistan (2006).

After redeployment in 2007, LTC Harewood was assigned to the Pentagon in the Office of the Chief Chaplain as the Force Management Integration Action Officer, and in 2008 was assigned to the Office of the Secretary of The Army as the Deputy Pentagon Chaplain until September 2010. From October 2010 until December 2011 LTC Harewood served as Logistics, Information and Resources (4/6/8) Manger for the United States Army Reserve Command Presently, LTC Harewood is the Deputy Command Chaplain of Army Support Activity-Dix, on Joint Base McGuire Dix Lakehurst.

Chaplain (LTC) Andrew Ricardo Harewood is a graduate of the U.S. Army Non-Commissioned Officers Academy (1995), the U.S. Army Chaplain Center & School Officer’s Basis Course (2000), Resource Manager Course (2001), Advance Career Course (2003), The Army Force Management Staff College (2007), U.S. ARMY Command and General Staff College (2009). LTC holds additional certifications in Theology, Counseling Psychology and Clinical Pastoral Education (C.P.E). In addition, Trauma counselor, Crisis Management Intervention, Mental Health Counseling are components of his comprehensive training.

LTC Harewood is a certified trainer of Living Works Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST), Myers Briggs Type Indicator, trainer of The Prevention and Relationship Enhancement Program.

LTC Harewood military awards and decorations include the Joint Meritorious Unit Award, The Defense Meritorious Service Medal, the Army Meritorious Service Medal, the Army Commendation Medal, the NATO Medal, the Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal and citations from The White House, Pennsylvania Senate and various other civic and denomination awards.

LTC Harewood is married to Karen Annette, a Medical Doctor, and they have four sons. His hobbies include reading, distance running, billiards, scuba diving, and devising creative and educational methods of comprehensive leadership. Andrew’s life motto is, “Don’t tell me, show me”!" (http://www.dix.army.mil/Chapel/bios/chapel_biographies.html)

LTC Harewood is an ordained SDA Minister and currently serves the Fourth Street-Friendship Church in Washington, D.C. in the Allegheny East Conference of Seventh-day Adventists.

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