[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 108 (Wednesday, July 28, 1999)]
[Senate]
[Pages S9621-S9622]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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   RETIREMENT OF COLONEL STEPHEN McCARTNEY, LIEUTENANT COLONEL JACK 
              McMAHON, AND FIRST SERGEANT THOMAS SCALAVINO

 Mr. CHAFEE. Mr. President, on July 31, friends and colleagues 
will gather at the U.S. Naval War College to honor Colonel Stephen 
McCartney, Lieutenant Colonel Jack McMahon, and First Sergeant Thomas 
Scalavino who are retiring from Marine Corps Reserves. Accordingly, I 
want to pay tribute to these three distinguished gentlemen from Rhode 
Island as they embark on the next phase of their private lives.
  As many know, I had the privilege of commanding a marine rifle 
company in Korea in the fall of 1951 and winter of 1952. During that 
time, I came away with tremendous respect for each officer and enlisted 
man. They were courageous and displayed extraordinary endurance. I have 
never forgotten the confidence they had in themselves, and their 
willingness to go into harm's way. If there was dangerous work to be 
done, they were willing to do it. Colonel McCartney, Lieutenant Colonel 
McMahon, and First Sergeant Scalavino have displayed that same 
commitment and valor to our country.
  After graduating from the Marine Corps Platoon Leader's Course in 
1968, Stephen McCartney was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the 
Marine Corps in 1969 and assigned as an infantry officer. In this 
capacity, he served with the 1st Marine Division in the Republic of 
Vietnam and participated in three major combat operations against Viet 
Cong and North Vietnamese army units until 1971. In 1973, Colonel 
McCartney left active duty but remained involved in the Marine Corps 
Reserve, serving with the 25th Marines. However, his tour did no end 
there.
  During Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm, then Lieutenant 
Colonel McCartney and his battalion were activated and assigned to the 
1st Marine Division. There he participated in direct combat operations 
against Iraqi forces in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. In 1992, McCartney was 
promoted to his present rank. In his nearly thirty years of active and 
reserve service, Colonel McCartney has served in a variety of other 
important Marine Corps billets with consistent and meritorious service. 
Indeed, Colonel McCartney's services have ranged from infantry officer 
to the Providence Police Department where he retired with the rank of 
Major, to his most recent appointment as Chief of Police for the 
Warwick Police Department.
  Lieutenant Colonel Jack McMahon is retiring from the Marine Corps 
Reserve after serving our country for over twenty years. During these 
years, Lieutenant Colonel McMahon's reserve and active duty experience 
included service as a judge advocate, as well as a commanding officer 
of Rhode Island's Marine Corps Reserve transportation unit in Fields 
Point and at the u.S. Naval War College.
  Throughout his career, Lieutenant Colonel McMahon has been the 
recipient of numerous commentary letters and awards, including the 
``Junior Officer of the Year'' award in 1979. He has been recommended 
for the Navy Achievement, two Navy Commendations, a Meritorious Service 
Medal, and

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the Navy-Marine Corps Medal. Finally, Lieutenant Colonel McMahon has 
served as a prosecutor in the Rhode Island Attorney General's office 
for the past nineteen years.
  A native of Sicily, First Sergeant Thomas Scalavino came to the 
United States in 1960 and enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1965. Without 
much time to spare, First Sergeant Scalavino participated in eighteen 
operations in the Republic of Vietnam from 1966 to 1967 as a rifleman 
in such military actions as Operations Big Horn and Operation Coyote.
  In 1971, First Sergeant Scalavino was honorably discharged, but could 
not stay away for long. He reenlisted in 1981 at Transport Company in 
Providence, Rhode Island at the rank of Corporal. His responsibilities 
included: Administrative Chief, Platoon Sergeant, Platoon Commander, 
and Company First Sergeant. Later, First Sergeant Scalavino was sent to 
Southwest Asia where he participated in Operation Desert Shield, 
Operation Desert Storm, and Operation Cease Fire. First Sergeant 
Scalavino also has received the ``Navy Achievement Medal'' for his 
efforts as Motor Transport Officer in Ocean Venture 93.
  Mr. President, I join with all Rhode Islanders in extending to 
Colonel McCartney, Lieutenant Colonel McMahon, and First Sergeant 
Scalavino our best wishes. Their contributions certainly will be 
remembered for generations to come.

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