[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 197 (Tuesday, December 20, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E2322-E2323]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  RECOGNIZING MR. MARSHAND CRISLER FOR HIS DEDICATION AND SERVICE TO 
                         COMMUNITY AND COUNTRY

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                        HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, December 20, 2011

  Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Mr. 
Marshand Crisler. A lifetime Jackson resident, Mr. Crisler was born in 
Greenville, Mississippi in 1968 to Johnny and Rosia Crisler. Mr. 
Crisler attended elementary and junior high school in Utica, 
Mississippi, before transferring to the Jackson Public Schools District 
and graduating from Provine High School. He pursued higher education at 
Hinds Community College where he received his Associate of Applied 
Science Degree in Criminal Justice.
  Mr. Crisler enlisted in the United States Marine Corps where he 
served in the Persian Gulf War. In 1992, he was honorably discharged 
from the U.S. Marines and joined the Hinds County Sheriffs Department 
as a narcotics investigator and held several assignments as a contract 
agent with the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics, the FBI and DEA. In 
1993, he received the distinguished meritorious award of valor for acts 
of courage and being shot in the line of duty.
  Mr. Crisler enlisted in the Mississippi Army National Guard where he 
served as Headquarters Detachment Commander for the 112th Military 
Police Battalion and later in Operation Iraqi Freedom and was awarded 
several war time commendations, including the ``Army Commendation 
Medal.'' He later transferred to the Mississippi Air National Guard's 
172nd Security Forces Squadron where he was promoted to the rank of 
Major and served as Deputy Director of Security Forces. Mr. Crisler 
recently retired as a Major after 21 years in the U.S. Armed Forces.
  While working for the Sheriffs Department, Mr. Crisler graduated from 
Jackson State University in 1998 with a Bachelor of Science in Criminal 
Justice and Corrective Services. In January of 1999, he accepted the 
position of Police Chief of the Utica Police Department, and became the 
first African American to serve in this capacity. In the summer of 1999 
he returned to the Hinds County Sheriffs Department, where he remained 
for 17 years.
  In 2001, Mr. Crisler was elected to the Jackson City Council becoming 
the first African American to hold the position of Ward 6 Councilman. 
He served three terms as President of

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the Jackson City Council. Mr. Crisler continued his studies and 
received a Master of Public Policy and Administration from Jackson 
State University in spring 2007. He is currently a Ph.D. candidate in 
Urban and Regional Planning at Jackson State University and has 
completed his first year of study.
  Mr. Crisler is also actively involved in numerous youth mentoring 
projects, including a pilot program he initiated and the Excel to 
Achieve Program which recognizes today's youth for their academic and 
civic achievements. Mr. Crisler is a member of several noteworthy civic 
organizations including the Community In Schools (CIS), NAACP, Masonic 
Order PHA/F&AM, Alpha Phi Alpha, Fraternity, Inc., 100 Black Men of 
Jackson, Inc., the Willowood Developmental Center Board of Directors, 
the Mississippi Police and Sheriffs Association, and the Hinds County 
Community College Dropout Recovery Advisory Board and VFW Post 9832.
  Mr. Crisler has been married twenty-four years to the former 
Charlotte Nichols and they have three wonderful children. Mr. Crisler's 
goal is to contribute to the success of the generations that follow by 
setting a positive example and staying actively involved in the 
advancement and refinement of today's youth.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing Mr. 
Marshand Crisler for his dedication to serving others.

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