[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 81 (Tuesday, June 2, 2009)]
[House]
[Page H6018]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         HONORING THE LIVES OF JOHN BROWN, JR. AND THOMAS CLAW

  (Mrs. KIRKPATRICK of Arizona asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute.)
  Mrs. KIRKPATRICK of Arizona. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor the lives 
of two American heroes. In May, we lost two of the last surviving 
Navajo Code Talkers, John Brown, Jr., of Crystal, New Mexico, and 
Thomas Claw of Chinle, Arizona.
  Navajo Code Talkers saved the lives of countless Americans in World 
War II and Korea by using DINE to communicate without risk of 
interception.
  Mr. Brown was among those who developed the original code. At the 
2001 ceremony, where the original 29 Code Talkers received 
Congressional Gold Medals, he said, ``As Code Talkers, as Marines, we 
did our part to protect freedom and democracy. It is my hope that our 
young people will carry on this honorable tradition as long as the 
grass shall grow and the rivers flow.''
  I hope for just as long, we remember to honor the memory of Mr. 
Brown, Mr. Claw and all those DINE who served our Nation.

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