[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 18 (Tuesday, February 2, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E117]
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              TRIBUTE TO FIRST SERGEANT DANIEL L. JENNINGS

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                        HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 2, 1999

  Mr. THOMPSON. Mr. Speaker, I stand here before you today to honor a 
man who without his efforts, my existence in Congress may not have been 
a reality. Daniel L. Jennings was born to the late Samuel Rufus and 
Rosie Lillie Jennings on November 19, 1936 in Claiborne County, 
Mississippi. He attended school in Memphis, Tennessee, St. Louis, 
Missouri, and Fort Stilicum Community College. He also attended the 
University of Puget Sound in the state of Washington and Jackson State 
University in Jackson, Mississippi.
  First Sergeant Jennings served 21 years of active duty in the United 
States Army where he retired as one of the most decorated soldiers of 
the Vietnam War. He received the Silver Star, Bronze Star, two Purple 
Hearts, the Army Commendation Medal and the Cross for Gallantry.
  First Sergeant Jennings was indeed a ``community concerned citizen.'' 
He served as President of the MS Christian Missionary Convention from 
1992 until present, past President of the Claiborne County Board of 
Education, President of the Claiborne County Branch of the NAACP, 
President of the Claiborne County Democratic Party and County 
Coordinator for my reelection to Congress Campaign. He also worked at 
my Alma Mater, Hinds Agricultural High School in Utica, MS as the 
Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps instructor for 17 years. First 
Sergeant Jennings died Sunday, January 17, 1999 at his residence in 
Port Gibson, MS.
  Mr. Speaker, First Sergeant Jennings will be sorely missed. It is 
indeed reassuring to know that he is going to a better place. His 
efforts and services to the Second Congressional District of 
Mississippi will be remembered for eternity. There will never be 
another like him.

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