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NEWS LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR BRYANT HONORS VETERANS DAY I’m sure that everyone knows the story of Jack Lucas of Hattiesburg. During World War II he enlisted in the Marines at the age of 14. Then three years later when he was 17, Jack was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor. He was the youngest member of our armed forces since the Civil War to receive our nation’s highest honor. Jack wanted his country to be victorious in World War II. The contributions of American heroes like Jack Lucas are why we live in freedom and have democracy. Since the beginning of our country, it has been our veterans who stood firm in protection of our Democracy. It has been our veterans who ensured that America’s freedom was never compromised. The more than 23 million veterans living in our country are the reason why America has been able to stand firm against enemy threats and hostilities. And so today on Veterans Day, I salute and pay tribute to the many veterans who have defended our country and sacrificed for the sake of our freedom. Today there are nearly three million men and women who on a daily basis have chosen to wear the esteemed and highly respected uniforms of our United States military. And for that we are all grateful. They follow in the footsteps of countless veterans from years past who stood firm in defense of our country’s principles and its liberties. About Lieutenant Governor Phil Bryant Phil Bryant was sworn-in as Mississippi’s Lieutenant Governor on January 10, 2008 after capturing 59% of the vote in the November election. He started his career in public service as a Hinds County Deputy Sheriff and was elected to the Mississippi House of Representatives from District 59 in Rankin County in 1992 and re-elected in 1995. Bryant was appointed State Auditor by the late Governor Kirk Fordice and re-elected overwhelmingly in 1999 and without opposition in 2003. ### |
