[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 166 (Monday, October 21, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H8282]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




RECOGNIZING MAJOR GENERAL HERBERT LLOYD WILKERSON ON HIS 100TH BIRTHDAY

  (Mr. WALKER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. WALKER. Madam Speaker, the United States Marine Corps is 
characterized by their values of honor, courage, and commitment--as 
Marines would say, ``Semper Fi.''
  Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize Major General Herbert Lloyd 
Wilkerson on his 100th birthday, a decorated veteran who truly 
personifies these values of the United States Marine Corps.
  Major General Wilkerson first felt the call to serve following the 
attacks on Pearl Harbor in December of 1941. Still three hours short of 
graduation, he courageously enlisted as a private. Major General 
Wilkerson would go on to serve our country in World War II, the Korean 
war, and Vietnam, soon becoming chief of staff and base commander for 
Camp Lejeune. General Wilkerson's unrelenting commitment to serve the 
United States of America will inspire generations to come just as it 
inspired his own son, Major General Tom Wilkerson.
  Please join me in celebrating Major General Wilkerson's 100 years of 
being always faithful to our country, serving with relentless 
patriotism and valor.

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