[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 189 (Monday, December 14, 2009)]
[House]
[Page H14847]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




RECOGNIZING THE SACRIFICE OF OUR NAVY SEALS AND THE INJUSTICE CURRENTLY 
                               OCCURRING

  (Mr. BOOZMAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BOOZMAN. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize the valor, 
sacrifice, and contribution of the United States Navy SEALs and to 
bring attention to a great injustice.
  Our SEALs routinely defend our Nation in some of the most dangerous 
places in the world, sacrificing their lives for their mission and our 
country; yet recently, three of our SEALs have been forced to defend 
their honor.
  The alleged mastermind of the brutal murder of four American security 
contractors claims that these SEALs punched him in the stomach while he 
was being detained under supervision. Despite reports that he was armed 
at the time, he was captured without the SEALs firing a shot. Because 
of the accusation, these SEALs opted to have a court martial rather 
than a nonjudicial punishment that would have essentially been an 
admission of guilt.
  Rather than a trial, we should be giving these guys a medal. I am 
pleased that these men will have the opportunity to defend their honor 
and confident that justice will be served. At this time, we must not 
waste the time and resources of our Armed Forces on political 
correctness and facts based on hearsay of terrorists and other people 
who wish our country harm.

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