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| https://benniethompson.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-bennie-g-thompson-attend-promotion-ceremony-jackson-mississippi | Congressman Bennie G. Thompson to Attend Promotion Ceremony for Jackson, Mississippi Native United States Coast Guard Captain Zeita Merchant | 2024-04-19 | 2024 | 2024-04 | Democrat | House | MS | Bennie G. Thompson | T000193 | benniethompson.house.gov | benniethompson | https://benniethompson.house.gov/media/press-releases | scraper | Washington, D.C. — Congressman Bennie G. Thompson will attend the promotion ceremony for Jackson, Mississippi native and Tougaloo College alumna, United States Coast Guard Captain Zeita Merchant. This event marks a historic occasion for the United States Coast Guard and is a source of immense pride for Mississippi as Capt. Merchant will become the first African American woman to achieve the rank of rear admiral in the service's nearly 234-year history. Event Details: Who: Congressman Bennie G. Thompson (MS-02), Ranking Member, House Committee on Homeland Security Admiral Linda L. Fagan, Commandant, United States Coast Guard Captain Zeita Merchant, United States Coast Guard What: Promotion Ceremony for Captain Zeita Merchant, United States Coast Guard When: 10 am EDT on Monday, April 22 Where: Richard Rodgers Theatre, 226 West 46th Street, New York, NY 10036 | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-07T20:47:55Z |