[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 3 (Tuesday, January 10, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E8]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 RECOGNIZING MR. ELLIS WILKERSON FOR HIS CONTRIBUTIONS AND SERVICE TO 
                         COMMUNITY AND COUNTRY

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                        HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, January 10, 2012

  Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Mr. 
Ellis Wilkerson of Yazoo County, Mississippi.
  Mr. Ellis Wilkerson served in the National Guard for 20 years, 
Special Force 1st/20 and 1st/114 Artillery. Mr. Wilkerson also served 
in the U.S. Army Infantry from 1968-1970. He is the recipient of the 
Infantry Badge, Vietnam Campaign Badge, Purple Heart, and Bronze Star.
  Mr. Wilkerson is married to Mary Johnson-Wilkerson and they have two 
sons. He is a member of Pleasant Grove M.B. Church where he serves as a 
Deacon. Mr. Wilkerson is a one hundred percent disabled Veteran, and he 
is also retired from the VA Medical Center.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing Mr. Ellis 
Wilkerson for serving our country honorably.

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