[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 5 (Tuesday, January 9, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E14]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                HONORING COMRADE WILLIE L. LINDSEY, JR.

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                        HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, January 9, 2018

  Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a 
remarkable public servant, Comrade Willie Lee Lindsey, Jr. who was born 
on February 23, 1936.
  He enlisted into the United States Air Force on February 3, 1954 and 
was trained to be a Fire Fighter in the United States Air Force.
  He obtained the rank of Airman 3rd Class (A/3C) during his 3 years 
and 10 months of service.
  Comrade Willie L. Lindsey Jr. served 1 year and 10 months under 
imminent danger and hazardous duty conditions on the Korean Peninsula 
of South Korea.
  He was awarded the National Defense Medal along with the Korean 
Service Medal during his time of service in the Air Force.
  Airman 3rd Class Willie L. Lindsey, Jr. was Honorably Discharged from 
the United States Air Force on January 7, 1958.
  After serving his country as a Fire Fighter in the military, Comrade 
Willie L. Lindsey, Jr. transitioned into civilian life and worked and 
retired after 30 years of employment at Vickers, Inc. in Jackson, 
Mississippi.
  In December of 1985, Willie Lindsey joined the Brooks, William, 
Stewart, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9832, in Jackson, MS.
  He was elected VFW Post 9832 Commander in 1988 and served in that 
position from 1988 to 2008. He also served as VFW 5th District 
Commander during his time as VFW Post 9832 Commander.
  In 2006 through 2007, Willie Lindsey became the first African 
American in the State of Mississippi to be elected and serve as State 
Commander of the Department of Mississippi's Veterans of Foreign Wars.
  Comrade Willie L. Lindsey, Jr. was a member of Shady Grove Baptist 
Church in Jackson, Mississippi. He is survived by his son Roderick 
Odems.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing Comrade 
Willie L. Lindsey, Jr. for his dedication to serving his country.

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