[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 8 (Tuesday, January 14, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E65]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                HONORING CORPORAL SHERONDRA McGEE BAILEY

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                        HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, January 14, 2014

  Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a 
remarkable veteran, Mrs. Sherondra McGee Bailey. Mrs. Bailey has shown 
what can be done through hard work, dedication and a desire to make a 
positive difference in serving others.
  Sherondra McGee Bailey is a resident of Vicksburg, Mississippi born 
on August 8, 1982 to Beverly Thomas and Patrick Pope in New Orleans, 
LA. She is the oldest of eleven children born to Beverly Thomas. She 
graduated from South Delta High School in 2000.
  After High School Sherondra attended the University of Southern 
Mississippi where she met and married Brandon Bailey and to that union 
they have one son, Brayden Bailey.
  Sherondra enlisted in the United States Air Force in April 2008. She 
graduated number two in her Meteorologist class. She was later 
stationed at the Barksdale Air Force Base located in Louisiana.
  Sherondra is a devout member of Clark Chapel United Methodist Church 
in Cary, MS. She enjoys time with family and friends.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing Mrs. 
Sherondra McGee Bailey for her dedication to serving our great Country.

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