[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 206 (Tuesday, November 30, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H6699]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              HONORING CHIEF MASTER SERGEANT RONNIE McGHEE

  (Mr. BURCHETT asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BURCHETT. Madam Speaker, I rise to honor Chief Master Sergeant 
Ronnie McGhee as Tennessee's Second District's Veteran of the Month. He 
served in the Air National Guard during the Gulf war.
  Chief Master Sergeant McGhee was born and raised in Anderson County, 
Tennessee, and graduated from Oliver Springs High School in 1963. Two 
years later, he enlisted in the Air National Guard and joined the 119th 
Aircraft Warning and Control Squadron as an administration specialist 
and personnel specialist. When the 228th Combat Communication Squadron 
opened at the Tyson Air National Guard Base in Alcoa, he joined them as 
the communications training manager.
  In 1990, Chief Master Sergeant McGhee volunteered to go with the 
228th when it was deployed to Qatar in support of the Gulf war. While 
he was there, he participated in Operation Desert Shield and Operation 
Desert Storm.
  Following his time in Qatar, he was deployed to Germany and Italy 
before settling in Nashville where he served as the command chief at 
State headquarters. After more than 37 years of military service, he 
retired in 2002.
  Our country's heroes are the men and women of our Armed Forces, Madam 
Speaker, not famous musicians, not athletes, and not actors. I am 
grateful to Chief Master Sergeant McGhee for his service and sacrifice 
to our great country.

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