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The current senior enlisted member of the Alabama National Guard will be the guest speaker at Monday’s Memorial Day Ceremony in Andalusia.

Command Sergeant Major Meacham Bailey is currently assigned as the Command Senior Enlisted Leader of the Alabama National Guard. He previously spent eight years as the leader of Andalusia’s 1-117th Field Artillery Battalion.

The ceremony is set for 10 a.m. on Monday, May 26, at the Covington Veterans Memorial located behind the Andalusia City Hall.

CSM Bailey entered the Alabama Army National Guard on March 14, 1988.

He is a graduate of the U.S.  Army Nominative Leaders Course, United States Army Sergeants Major Academy, First Sergeants Course, Combat Life Savers Course, Total Army Instructor Training Course, 13M10 PH II Course, Multiple Launch Rocket System PH I and II Course, Small Group Instructor Training Course, Battle Focused United States Army Training Course, 77W United States Army Reserve School, Primary Leadership Development Course, Reserve Component Instructor Training Course, 13B Cannon Crewman, and United States Field Artillery Training Course.

He previously as served as the 135th Expeditionary Sustainment Command’s Command Sergeant Major, Garrison Command Sergeant Major of Fort McClellan Training Center, Brigade Command Sergeant Major of the 226th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Command, Sergeant Major of the 1-117th Field Artillery Battalion, First Sergeant of the Forward 3 1-117th Field Artillery Battalion at Ali Al Salem Airbase in Kuwait for Operation Iraqi Freedom, First Sergeant of Alpha Battery 3-117th Field Artillery Battalion, Total Army Instructor Course Non-commissioned Officer in charge at Ft. McClellan, 13B Instructor 3rd General Studies Battalion 200th Regiment at Ft. McClellan, 13B Cannon Crewmember, Headquarters and Headquarter Battalion 3-117th Field Artillery Battalion, 92F50 Water Treatment Specialist, 1208th Quartermaster Company, 13B Cannon Crewmember Alpha Battery 2-117th Field Artillery Battalion.

His awards include the Bronze Star Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, Army Commendation Medal with 1 oak leaf cluster, Army Achievement Medal with two oak leaf clusters, Army Good Conduct Medal, Army Reserve Components Achieve Medal with two oak leaf clusters, National Defense Service Medal with one oak leaf cluster, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Non-Commissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon (6th Award), Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon, and Armed Forces Reserve Medal with “M” device.

Command Sergeant Major Bailey holds an associate degree in applied science from Mount West Community College. He and his wife, Jacqueline, have two children, Reid and Mary Madyson Bailey. They reside in Roanoke.