[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 3 (Tuesday, January 10, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E9]
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 RECOGNIZING MR. JOSEPH GRAY FOR HIS CONTRIBUTIONS AND SERVICE TO OUR 
                                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 a 
remarkable veteran, Mr. Joseph Gray. He is the American Legion Post 
Commander of Cooper Yerger Post-28 association for veterans, in 
Clarksdale, Mississippi. Mr. Gray is a native of Greensboro, North 
Carolina. He graduated in 1964 with a Bachelor of Science Degree from 
the Citadel. He is married to the former Mary LaUna Jones of 
Clarksdale, Mississippi, and they have three daughters and seven 
grandchildren.
  Upon graduation, Mr. Gray accepted a commission in the U.S. Marine 
Corps and served in Vietnam from 1967-1968 where he received thirty-
seven Air Medals representing over 750 combat missions. Some of the 
medals he received included the Single Mission Air Medal, the 
Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry, the Sikorsky Winged S for Saving lives. 
He also logged flight time in a U.S. Marine Sikorsky H-34 helicopter 
which is now housed in the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum.
  Mr. Gray is currently the CEO of Gray Enterprises, LLC, where he 
provides small business counseling for startup companies. He conducts 
seminars and workshops for small business owners on the basic 
discipline of business, business plans and management-by-objective.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing Mr. Joseph 
R. Gray, a decorated Vietnam veteran and hero for his dedication and 
service to this country, community and family.

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