Political Quotes

“It is an honor today to rise in memory of Army Sergeant Julius E. McKinney, who paid the ultimate sacrifice while defending our Nation during the Korean war. Sergeant McKinney was a member of the Heavy Mortar Company, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division. While engaged in heavy battle at the Chosin Reservoir in North Korea on December 2, 1950, Sergeant McKinney became unaccounted for and was later declared missing in action. Many years after the Korean war, permission to excavate burial sites in the areas where fighting occurred around Chosin Reservoir led to the recovery of human remains. More years would pass before the use of DNA technology would help unite families with their loved ones. Eight years ago, retired Mississippi State Guard Colonel Bill Huff, Sergeant McKinney's nephew, submitted DNA samples along with two relatives to the United States Army. In March 2018, Sergeant McKinney's remains were identified. ``For 67 years, we waited for answers,'' Mr. Huff said. ``It has been so hard for all of us in the family. It was hardest on our uncle's youngest sister, Effie. For years, she would not eat much for fear her brother was starving. She would remove the bed cover at night because she worried that her brother was shivering somewhere.'' On Wednesday, June 6, 2018, members of the Patriot Guard Riders escorted members of the family to the Memphis International Airport to bring Sergeant McKinney's remains to Corinth, Mississippi.…”