[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 172 (Thursday, December 5, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1807]
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                 IN HONOR OF MARGARET ``PEGGY'' McMAHON

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                         HON. ROBERT E. ANDREWS

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, December 5, 2013

  Mr. ANDREWS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Margaret ``Peggy'' 
McMahon for her years as a nurse and as an advocate for those with whom 
she worked.
  For over forty-six years, Ms. McMahon has dedicated her life to 
nursing. In 1965, she joined the Army Student Nurse program while 
attending the Philadelphia General Hospital School of Nursing. Three 
years later, Ms. McMahon was dispatched to Vietnam as an emergency and 
trauma nurse in the 85th Evacuation Unit in Qui Nhon and the 95th 
Evacuation Hospital in DeNang. While in Vietnam, Ms. McMahon was a 
fearless first-responder, providing emergency care to injured soldiers 
before they could see a doctor.
  After her tour in Vietnam, Ms. McMahon returned to Williamstown, NJ 
to further her education. She received a bachelor's degree and master's 
degree, a Family Nurse Practitioner's certificate, and she also served 
as president of the Emergency Nurses Association. Since then, she has 
worked adamantly to make sure her fellow emergency nurses are 
recognized for their service and sacrifice. Ms. McMahon became an 
influential voice in the efforts to create the Vietnam Women's Memorial 
in Washington, DC. This past Veterans Day, Ms. McMahon and other 
wartime nurses were honored at the Memorial.
  Mr. Speaker, Ms. McMahon's selflessness should be an example to all. 
I join all of South Jersey in thanking Ms. McMahon for her years of 
service to her country and community.

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