[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 7 (Monday, January 13, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E56]
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                       HONORING LeSHAUN McWRIGHT

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                        HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, January 13, 2014

  Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a 
remarkable veteran and community servant, Mr. LeShaun McWright, who has 
shown what can be done through hard work, setting goals, and aiming 
high.
  Mr. LeShaun McWright is a lifelong resident of Leland, Mississippi. 
He is a 1989 honor graduate of Leland High School. In March 1990 he 
graduated from the U.S. Marine Corps Basic Training in Paris Island, 
South Carolina. LeShaun served in the Marine Corp during Desert Shield/
Desert Storm from December 1990 to July 1991. He received an Honorable 
Discharge from the United States Marine Corp in December of 1993.
  Mr. McWright joined the Leland Police Department as a Patrol Officer 
in April 1995. In June 1996 he graduated from the Mississippi Law 
Enforcement Officer Training Academy. LeShaun worked as a Patrol 
Officer for the Greenville Police Department from May 1997 to August 
1999. From 2000 to 2002 he was a Contract Security Officer at Federal 
Buildings in the Central and Northern Districts of Mississippi while 
still working with local law enforcement agencies in the MS Delta.
  Mr. McWright worked as a Patrolman with the Oxford, Mississippi 
Police Department from 2002-2004 and later returned to Greenville, MS 
Police Department from 2005-2006 as a First Class Patrolman and later a 
Juvenile/Gang Officer.
  Mr. McWright was deployed with Mississippi National Guard to 
Operation Iraqi Freedom from 2007-2008. Upon his return from deployment 
LeShaun returned to the Greenville Police Department's Juvenile/Gang 
Division and also worked with the Mayor's Protective Services Division. 
In October of 2011 LeShaun joined the Greenville Public School District 
as a Resource Officer where he is the Captain/Commander of Ground 
Operations.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing Mr. 
LeShaun McWright for his dedication to serving our great Country, his 
community and Greenville Public Schools.

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