[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 73 (Friday, April 28, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E564-E565]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




RECOGNIZING THE LIFE OF FALLEN MISSISSIPPI SOLDIER ARMY SERGEANT (SGT) 
                          ANTHONY O'NEAL MAGEE

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                            HON. TRENT KELLY

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, April 28, 2017

  Mr. KELLY of Mississippi. Mr. Speaker, today I rise in memory of 
fallen Mississippi soldier Army Sergeant (SGT) Anthony O'Neal Magee who 
paid the ultimate sacrifice while defending our nation on April 27, 
2010, during Operation Iraqi Freedom. SGT Magee died at Landstul 
Regional Medical Center, Germany of wounds sustained at Forward 
Operating Base Kalsu, Iskandariyah. SGT Magee was wounded when enemy 
forces attacked his unit with indirect fire.
  SGT Magee, a Hattiesburg native, was assigned to the Company A, 2nd 
Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd 
Infantry Division, Fort Benning, Georgia.
  SGT Magee graduated from Hattiesburg High School in 2000. His ninth 
grade algebra teacher, Leisha Weathersby, shared with the Associated 
Press that he was a sincere, hard-working young man. ``It was an honor 
to teach him, and I wish I had 101 students like him.''
  SGT Magee was married to Courtney Magee for two months prior to his 
death. ``He was a great man with a big heart,'' Courtney said to the 
Associated Press. ``Whoever needed help, he was there to help them. He

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touched a lot of people's lives because he had such a big heart.''
  SGT Magee's uncle, Dennis Davis, said he was one of the nicest young 
men with whom you would ever want to come in contact.
  At SGT Magee's memorial service at Forward Operating Base (FOB) 
Kalsu's chapel, soldiers of the 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd 
Infantry Division, gathered to remember their fallen comrade. Colonel 
Robert Ashe, commander of the 2nd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, said 
tireless efforts were taken to save his life by other soldiers and 
later at the FOB Kalsu aid station. COL Ashe said his family members 
were able to say goodbye to SGT Magee because of this concerted effort 
to save his life.
  Our nation is blessed to have soldiers like SGT Magee who bravely 
fought to protect America.

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