[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 101 (Monday, July 9, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1208]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     HONORING WOODROW RAYMOND DUHON

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                     HON. CHARLES W. BOUSTANY, JR.

                              of louisiana

                    in the house of representatives

                          Monday, July 9, 2012

  Mr. BOUSTANY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commend Woodrow Raymond 
Duhon, member of the Montford Point Marines. The Montford Point Marines 
were the first group of African Americans to serve in the Marine Corps 
following Franklin Delano Roosevelt's 1941 Executive Order allowing 
African Americans to serve in the military.
  Mr. Duhon attended a segregated basic training camp at Montford 
Point, a facility at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina, with approximately 
20,000 other men. While serving in the Marines, Mr. Duhon fought in 
World War II and the Korean War in the Seventh Regiment of the First 
Marine Division to protect and defend American civil rights, despite 
being denied them himself.
  Soldiers who trained at Montford Point were honored at a 
Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony on June 27 at the U.S. Capitol. I am 
proud to say Mr. Duhon is among those to be recognized.
  It is the brave sacrifices of soldiers like Raymond Duhon that helped 
the U.S. Marine Corps to grow and advance. Their contributions helped 
many Marines realize and achieve their dreams. I thank Raymond Duhon 
for his commitment to our country and his service.

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