[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 9 (Wednesday, January 15, 2020)]
[House]
[Page H251]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   HONORING THE LIFE OF WILLIE BELTON

  (Mr. ABRAHAM asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. ABRAHAM. Madam Speaker, the people of Louisiana recently lost a 
respected political leader, a businessman, a war veteran, and a civil 
rights leader, Mr. Willie Belton.
  Mr. Belton had a life of a service to others. He was awarded the 
Bronze Star and the Purple Heart under fire, heroically, during the 
Korean war.
  He marched with Dr. Martin Luther King in Washington, Alabama, 
Tennessee, and Mississippi. Like Dr. King, Mr. Belton always advocated 
Christian values and nonviolent protests. He also led his local NAACP 
chapter in Louisiana. In February 2019, he was awarded the Louisiana 
Medal of Honor.
  Madam Speaker, please join me in honoring his lifetime of service to 
Louisiana and a Louisiana treasure, Mr. Willie Belton, whose memory 
will, fortunately, live with us forever.

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