[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 84 (Wednesday, June 6, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1003]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      HONORING CAPTAIN SCOTT McKEE

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                          HON. JEB HENSARLING

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 6, 2012

  Mr. HENSARLING. Mr. Speaker, I am humbled today to recognize Captain 
R. Scott McKee for his service to our country. In 1987, he enlisted in 
the Army as an airborne paratrooper at the age of 17 and was soon 
accepted into Georgia Military College, where he was commissioned as a 
second lieutenant in 1991.
  After his commission as a lieutenant, he served as an operations 
officer and tank platoon leader with the 1st Battalion, 66th Armored 
Regiment at Fort Hood, Texas. While at Fort Hood, then-First Lieutenant 
McKee deployed to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. In Cuba, he served as a Quick 
Reaction Force platoon leader in support of Operation Sea Signal, 
responsible for the security and safety of over 2,000 Haitian and Cuban 
migrants and U.S. personnel on the base.
  Upon leaving active duty, Captain McKee enrolled at Texas Wesleyan 
School of Law, attending classes at night while working full-time. In 
2008, he was elected to serve as the Henderson County District 
Attorney, taking office on January 1, 2009.
  A year after assuming office, Captain McKee mobilized with the Army 
National Guard's 3rd Battalion, 256th Light Infantry Regiment for a 
deployment to Iraq on January 4, 2010. During his deployment to Iraq, 
Captain McKee served as the infantry operations officer for the 
battalion and planned over 1,200 combat missions throughout Iraq, 
participating in many of them.
  While in Iraq, Captain McKee was awarded the Bronze Star for his 
actions and performance in a combat zone. He was also awarded the 
Louisiana War Cross by the Adjutant General of the State of Louisiana.
  Captain McKee currently serves as the commander of Company A, 3rd 
Battalion, 156th Infantry Regiment, Louisiana National Guard out of 
Fort Polk, Louisiana. He and his wife, Ashley, have three children, 
Stuart, Ryan, and Ranger.
  As the Member of Congress for the Fifth District of Texas in the 
United States House of Representatives, it is my honor to recognize 
Captain McKee for his service to our nation in uniform and to the 
citizens of Henderson County as the District Attorney.

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