[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 108 (Thursday, June 27, 2024)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E677-E678]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              HONORING SENIOR MASTER SERGEANT LAURA McKEE

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                           HON. ANDRE CARSON

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 27, 2024

  Mr. CARSON. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to present Laura McKee, 
Assistant Chief Inflight Refueler and member of the 72nd Air Refueling 
Squadron, with the Sheila Corcoran Hoosier Hero Award for this month of 
June. Inspired by its namesake, this award was created to highlight 
exemplary Hoosier women veterans whose service to their community, 
country, and nation is unparalleled.
  Called to be a freedom fighter, Laura McKee worked to proudly serve 
her country by acquiring a bachelor's certificate from Indiana 
University and two associates degrees from the Community College of the 
Air Force.

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Equipped with the skills she garnered from her Aviation Operation 
Aircraft Technology and Systems Maintenance Technology degrees, Laura 
McKee provided vital assistance to the Iraqi and Enduring Freedom 
Operations. Her service in combating authoritative beliefs, insurgency, 
and securing a free world is admirable.
  The experiences she collected while deployed not only fueled her 
aspirations to support a free, just world, but broadened her scope of 
how she can best support the peers that came before and after her as 
military personnel. Today, she is among Indiana's champions for women 
veterans, and she strives to increase veteran education and access to 
federal and state benefits and resources. Having recently been named 
Indiana's first Women's Veteran's Coordinator for Indiana Veterans 
Affairs, I am confident her recent appointment will continue to create 
a positive impact for all veteran women.
  Today, I ask my colleagues to join me in honoring Laura McKee as we 
celebrate her legacy of outstanding accomplishments and advocacy.

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