[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 67 (Wednesday, May 22, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E873]
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                       IN MEMORY OF JOHN M. McGEE

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                            HON. GENE TAYLOR

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 21, 2002

  Mr. TAYLOR of Mississippi. Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this 
opportunity to remember the patriotic actions of Mr. John M. McGee, a 
resident of Pass Christian, Mississippi who passed away on February 23, 
2002. As the Korean War unfolded, he enlisted with the U.S Navy and 
served on the destroyer tender Shenandoah and the destroyer Willard 
Keith. He was a veteran of the decisive Inchon invasion commanded by 
General Douglas MacArthur. Mr. McGee earned his college degree in 
engineering from the Armed Forces Institute. After an honorable 
discharge from the U.S. Navy, he was certified as a Professional 
Engineer specializing in petroleum engineering. He then worked for a 
petroleum-engineering firm in Wyoming, ultimately becoming the 
petroleum engineer in charge of a five state office.
  In 1966, he accepted a job with the Department of Defense, and 
conducted operations in Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, and Thailand until 
1969. During his tour of duty in Vietnam, Mr. McGee, discovered and 
exposed extensive corruption in American military operations. His 
courageous exposure of a million gallons of fuel destined for U.S. 
Military forces that had been redirected and used by the enemy led to 
the saving of many American lives. A Senate Sub-Committee chaired by 
the Honorable Senator William Proxmire of Wisconsin ultimately 
investigated this conspiracy. This incident and others are memorialized 
as part of the U.S. Congressional Record, and in the Books Report from 
Wasteland--America's Military Industrial Complex, by Senator William 
Proxmire and The Pentagonists, by A. Earnest Fitzgerald. It is for 
these devoted actions that we remember Mr. John M. McGee.

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