[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 150 (Tuesday, October 20, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2254]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              ARKANSAS AMVET OF THE YEAR, WINSTON McGINNIS

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                           HON. MARION BERRY

                              of arkansas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, October 20, 1998

  Mr. BERRY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a man who has dedicated 
his time to working for Arkansas' veterans. For this reason, the AMVETS 
has awarded this great veteran, Winston ``Mac'' McGinnis who lives in 
my District in Melbourne Arkansas, the prestigious AMVET of the Year 
Award.
  The AMVET of the Year Award was given to Mac for the many hours of 
volunteer work for all veterans and their families since his retirement 
from the U.S. Air Force in 1966. After an injury in Guam while serving 
in the Air Force, that resulted in a spinal cord injury, Mac was 
retired with 20 years of service. Since that time he has worked with 
other veterans and has volunteered in four different Veterans 
Hospitals. He has received a 100,000 mile award from the VA for the 
miles he has driven doing volunteer work and transporting veterans to 
and from VA hospitals.
  Mac is the Executive Director of the AMVETS Department of Arkansas, 
Commander of Post #1 in Melbourne VAVS Representative at the Little 
Rock Medical Centers and National Executive Committeeman for Arkansas 
AMVETS. The Silver Helmet Award has over the past 40 years acquired a 
well-deserved reputation as the most prestigious of all the awards 
given by veterans organizations. I congratulate Mac for his award and 
his years of service working with the veterans in Arkansas. Mac, thanks 
for a job well done. I wish you well.

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