[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 91 (Thursday, June 9, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E867]
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                         HONORING KEITH M. KING

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                        HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, June 9, 2016

  Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a 
resourceful and ambitious young man, Mr. Keith M. King. He has shown 
what can be done through hard work, dedication and a desire to live a 
productive life.
  Keith M. King was born April 20, 1959 in New Orleans, LA. He lived 
there until age two then moved to Las Vegas, Nevada with his 
grandparents until he turned seven, then his move was to Chicago, IL 
with his parents. He lived there for another three years and decided to 
move to Mississippi because of the violence in Chicago. Mr. King was 
then ten years old and stayed in Mississippi with his parents until the 
age of twelve. He then returned back to Las Vegas, Nevada with his 
grandparents and resided with them for another four years. At the age 
of sixteen Mr. King moved back to Mississippi with his parents because 
of racial riots at his school in Las Vegas.
  Mr. King was half way through the 10th grade as he continued to live 
in Mississippi until he graduated from the Jefferson County High School 
in Fayette, Mississippi. Prior to graduating from high school he joined 
the Army on the delay entry program on December 16, 1976 and entered 
the service on August 8, 1977. He completed his basic training in Fort 
Jackson, SC and completed his advanced individual training in Fort 
Benning, GA. He was stationed at Scofield Barracks in Honolulu, HI. 
During Mr. King's tour, he was deployed throughout the Pacific. Some of 
his tours were: Guam, USA, Korea, The Philippines Islands, Australia, 
The Big Island of Hawaii, Japan and Samoa.
  On August 8, 1980 Mr. King ETS from regular service and joined the 
Army Reserves in December 1980. His first unit was the 386th 
Transportation Unit in Natchez, MS. Mr. King was still with this unit 
when they got activated on August 27, 1990 to go to Saudi Arabia to 
serve in the Desert Shield/Desert Storm War. They stayed in every state 
in the United States which included Panama, and overseas on numerous 
occasions. In 1999 Mr. King transferred to the 412th Eng. Battalion in 
Vicksburg, MS and in 2000 he was deployed and made his sixth and final 
deployment to Korea before his military career ended. In 2001 he 
transferred from the 412th Eng. Battalion to the 296th Trucking Company 
in Brookhaven, MS. On August 30, 2002 Mr. King retired from the 
military with over twenty-five years of military service for his 
country. He retired with the rank of E-7, Sergeant First Class.
  Mr. King is married to his lovely wife, Sandra Gamble-King for 
thirty-one years. They have three children. Their oldest daughter has 
one daughter, the middle son has a set of twins and their baby boy is 
only sixteen. They have two godchildren who they love very much.
  Mr. King has a total of twenty-three years of law enforcement 
experience. He started his law enforcement career in Fayette, MS with 
the Fayette Police Department and at Alcorn State University Police 
Department both at the same time. Three years later he left the Fayette 
Police Department and joined the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office. 
After working with the Sheriffs Office for six years, Mr. King decided 
to go back to school in 2006 to expand his career and pursue a Criminal 
Justice Degree, which he obtained in 2010. He graduated with a Bachelor 
of Arts degree having a GPA of 3.5 and he's still with the Alcorn State 
University Police Department as a Lieutenant.
  Mr. King is on the deacon's board at his church, he sings in the 
choir, and plays the piano for two different churches. He is an author 
of inspirational writings. His first published book is entitled 
``Crying, Through GOD'S Eyes''. He has completed two more books that 
have not been published yet and is currently working on another one. He 
has a weekly column in the Fayette Chronicle, the Glory Journal and the 
GAD About Magazine in Fayette, MS; along with a column in the Bluff 
City Post in Natchez, MS.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing Mr. Keith 
M. King for his dedication to the U.S. military, the 2nd Congressional 
District and serving his country and community.

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