[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 176 (Wednesday, December 7, 2016)]
[House]
[Page H7286]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    75TH ANNIVERSARY OF PEARL HARBOR

  (Mr. LaMALFA asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LaMALFA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today, on the 75th anniversary of 
the attack on Pearl Harbor, to remember, in particular, the recognition 
of one of the survivors we still have with us, David Edward Callahan, a 
great northern California veteran who put his life on the line to serve 
in the United States Navy at a time when the world was on fire.
  Less than 4 months after he reported to the U.S. naval training 
station in San Diego at the age of 16--he fibbed a little on his 
application--Mr. Callahan soon would be standing to colors aboard the 
USS New Orleans when the drone of the first Japanese aircraft was heard 
that morning at Pearl Harbor.
  It would only be the start of his service to us in the U.S. For 6 
years, he would fight the Japanese in almost every major battle of the 
Pacific war as a combat swimmer, which later became known as the Navy 
SEALs, from Guadalcanal to Iwo Jima, where he was awarded a Purple 
Heart.
  On behalf of the First District of California, we want to show our 
gratitude to Mr. Callahan because his service didn't end there. Later 
on in the Pacific nuclear proving grounds, he used his diving skills 
there to see how that would work in the nuclear testing that was going 
on at that time.
  He has never stopped serving. He has never been less than an 
inspiration for all of us. He will be taking part in Pearl Harbor 
ceremonies today. We are glad to have him, and we are proud to have him 
as an American.

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