Chaplin, Colonel Brian L. Bohlman

2025-2026 Bill 5265: Chaplin, Colonel Brian L. Bohlman - South Carolina Legislature Online

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
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H. 5265
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House Resolution
Sponsors: Reps. Lastinger, Alexander, Anderson, Atkinson, Bailey, Ballentine, Bamberg, Bannister, Bauer, Beach, Bernstein, Bowers, Bradley, Brewer, Brittain, Burns, Bustos, Calhoon, Caskey, Chapman, Chumley, Clyburn, Cobb-Hunter, Collins, Cox, Crawford, Cromer, Davis, Dillard, Duncan, Edgerton, Erickson, Ford, Forrest, Frank, Gagnon, Garvin, Gatch, Gibson, Gilliam, Gilliard, Gilreath, Govan, Grant, Guest, Guffey, Haddon, Hager, Hardee, Harris, Hart, Hartnett, Hartz, Hayes, Henderson-Myers, Herbkersman, Hewitt, Hiott, Hixon, Holman, Hosey, Howard, Huff, J.E. Johnson, J.L. Johnson, Jones, Jordan, Kilmartin, King, Kirby, Landing, Lawson, Ligon, Long, Lowe, Luck, Magnuson, Martin, McCabe, McCravy, McDaniel, McGinnis, C. Mitchell, D. Mitchell, Montgomery, J. Moore, T. Moore, Morgan, Moss, Neese, B. Newton, W. Newton, Oremus, Pace, Pedalino, Pope, Rankin, Reese, Rivers, Robbins, Rose, Rutherford, Sanders, Schuessler, Scott, Sessions, G.M. Smith, M.M. Smith, Spann-Wilder, Stavrinakis, Taylor, Teeple, Terribile, Vaughan, Waters, Weeks, Wetmore, White, Whitmire, Wickensimer, Williams, Willis, Wooten and Yow
Document Path: LC-0214PH-EB26.docx
Introduced in the House on February 26, 2026
Adopted by the House on February 26, 2026
Summary: Chaplin, Colonel Brian L. Bohlman
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

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2/26/2026

House

Introduced and adopted (
House Journal-page 7
)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
02/26/2026

A
house
RESOLUTION

To recognize and honor Chaplain, Colonel Brian L.
Bohlman, upon the occasion of his retirement after many years of exemplary
service, and to wish him continued success and happiness in all his future
endeavors.

W
hereas, it is
altogether fitting and proper that the members of the House of Representatives
of the State of South Carolina should pause in their deliberations to express
their gratitude to Chaplain, Colonel Brian L. Bohlman, for his significant
contributions to the United States Air Force, the South Carolina Air National
Guard, the Georgia Air National Guard, and the United States Air Force Chaplain
Corps; and

W
hereas, Colonel
Bohlman is a graduate of the Community College of the Air Force, Liberty
University, Columbia International University, and Erskine Seminary. He was
ordained in 1996 and is endorsed by the Coalition of Spirit-Filled Churches;
and

W
hereas, in 1992 Chaplain
Bohlman began his military career when he enlisted in the Air Force as a chaplain
assistant. He earned his commission through the Air Force Reserve Chaplain
Candidate Program in 1997. In 2000 he became a chaplain in the South Carolina
Air National Guard, until 2018, when he transferred to the Georgia National
Guard; and

W
hereas, he held many
positions in the United States Air Force Chaplain Corps, including Wing
Chaplain at the 169
th
Fighter Wing, Chaplain at the 116
th

Air Control Wing, Staff Chaplain at the USAF Chaplain Corps College, Augmentee
Chaplain Inspector with ACC and AMC, Staff Chaplain at USSOUTHCOM for the
National Guard State Partnership Program, and Staff Chaplain for Joint Plans
and Exercises at USAFE HQ; and

W
hereas, when Colonel
Brian L. Bohlman was assigned to Georgia Air National Guard Joint Force
Headquarters, he served as the 139
th
Intelligence Squadron Chaplain
and National Guard Assistant for the U.S. Air Forces Africa at Ramstein
Airbase, Germany. In this role, he advised senior leaders on the National Guard
State Partnership Program Chaplain Corps engagements, built interoperability
with NATO and Allied Chaplains, and cared for the warrior's soul by providing
and coordinating spiritual support for 50,200 Total Force Airmen, DoD
civilians, and families; and

W
hereas, Chaplain
Bohlman has supported five State Partnership Program engagements in South
America and the Caribbean. He was deployed seven times and has ministered on
every continent. In 2013, he was named the Air National Guard Chaplain of the
Year; and

W
hereas, he is an ordained
minister of Harvest Church in Lexington, and resides in West Columbia with his
beloved wife, Shelley, and their daughter, MaryEllen; and

W
hereas, grateful for
his many years of distinguished service, the members of the South Carolina
House of Representatives take great pleasure in extending their best wishes to
Colonel, Chaplain Brian L. Bohlman as he transitions to a well-deserved
retirement and the leisurely, unhurried pace of the days ahead. Now, therefore,

B
e it resolved by the
House of Representatives
:

T
hat the members of the
South Carolina
House of Representatives
,
by this resolution, recognize and honor Chaplain, Colonel Brian L. Bohlman,
upon the occasion of his retirement after many years of exemplary service, and
wish him continued success and happiness in all his future endeavors.

B
e it further resolved
that a copy of this resolution be presented to Chaplain, Colonel Brian L.
Bohlman.

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