Political Quotes

“Madam Speaker, I rise today on this important day to commemorate those who served in Vietnam. I want to call attention to one servicemember, Colonel Marshall McRee, who passed from us just 4 years ago. Colonel McRee started his life in North Carolina poor. He chose a college because they offered a football scholarship and clothing that he could not afford. President Kennedy called him up to rush to Florida as a young officer in the wake of the Cuban Missile Crisis. Colonel McRee went on to serve for 30 years. He did two tours in Vietnam. In early 1965, he served first as an adviser but then in the fierceness of battles in 1967 and 1968, in the Battle of Caisson, supporting the Marine Corps from his artillery position, supporting marines on long-range patrols during the day, and defending his perimeter all night. Marshall McRee earned three Bronze Stars with a V for valor for his service to our country. He returned to a Nation that was ungrateful, and he returned to a Nation that spit upon him when he returned. {time} 1100 There are those in our highest levels of government today who are among those who protested against our veterans before, more recently, it became popular to support the veterans. I want to add that Marshall McRee did not stand alone.…”