Lt. Col Chris McGowan, commander, 5th Engineer Battalion, 4th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, awards Shara McGowan, the event’s guest speaker, also his wife, with a plaque of gratitude at Abrams Theater here, March 28. McGowan hosted the 2012 Women’s History Month observance, where Mrs. McGowan shared her experiences as a U.S. Army platoon leader, a graduate student and mother of three, and as a special agent with the FBI.