Kelly’s Promotion

JACKSON, Miss. (WCBI) – A Mississippi Congressman is adding another title to his letterhead.

First District Representative Trent Kelly will soon also be Brigadier General Kelly.

Kelly has served as a combat engineer in the Mississippi National Guard for more than 30 years.

He deployed in 1990 for Operation Desert Storm and did 2 tours in Iraq in 2005 and 2009.

Kelly will be the first sitting Mississippi Congressman to serve as a general since Sonny Montgomery.

His promotion ceremony is set for January 20th.

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