[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 62 (Thursday, May 6, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E776]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 COMMENDING DAVID LEESON AND CHERYL DIAZ MEYER OF DALLAS MORNING NEWS 
   STAFF, WINNERS OF 2004 PULITZER PRIZE FOR BREAKING NEWS PHOTOGRAPH

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                       HON. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 6, 2004

  Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise to congratulate two 
great journalists, David Leeson and Cheryl Diaz Meyer of Dallas Morning 
News, who were recently awarded the 2004 Pulitzer Prize for Breaking 
News Photography.
  We Texans saw blood spill, tears shed and conflict unfold in the 
trenches of Iraq through their camera lens.
  Mr. Leeson, who was with the U.S. Army's Third Infantry Division for 
six weeks, captured an image of an Iraqi rolling out of a vehicle 
engulfed in flames, only to be shot by an American soldier; Ms. Meyer 
photographed a gripping scene of American troops risking their lives to 
save a wounded civilian.
  The Pulitzer is Leeson's first. He had been a Pulitzer finalist three 
other times. The Iraq war is the 11th major conflict Leeson has 
covered. He has also produced work on the apartheid in South Africa, a 
portion of the Gulf War and flooding in Southeast Texas.
  It was the first Pulitzer for Ms. Meyer also, a News photographer 
since 2000. In late 2001, she traveled to Afghanistan to photograph the 
war on terrorism and its effects to topple the oppressive Taliban 
regime. She has received numerous awards for her body of work there 
including the John Faber Award from the Overseas Press Club. In April 
2002, Ms. Meyer traveled to the Philippines and Indonesia where she 
photographed Muslim and Christian extremism and the violence caused by 
religious hatred.
  Mr. Speaker, I also congratulate the Dallas Morning News' entire 
staff for their seventh Pulitzer.
  Mr. Leeson and Ms. Meyer, I commend you for this great 
accomplishment. Keep capturing those shots because they are worth a 
thousand words.

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