[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 94 (Wednesday, June 5, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H4338]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  HONORING GUNNERY SERGEANT HENRY BAUL

  (Ms. TLAIB asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. TLAIB. Madam Speaker, it is a great honor to be able to recognize 
Gunnery Sergeant Henry Baul, the fifth African American marine in the 
Nation to be inducted into the U.S. Marine Corps in 1942 following 
President Franklin Roosevelt's Executive Order 8802, which ended 
discrimination in the Armed Forces.
  Although the executive order may have intended to end all 
discrimination, it did not end segregation. Between 1942 and 1949, 
approximately 20,000 Black marines trained at a segregated facility 
named Camp Montford Point, New River, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune in 
North Carolina. The Montford Point Marines is derived from the name of 
the facility, and Mr. Baul trained there.
  In 2011, President Barack Obama and the 112th Congress passed 
legislation to award the Congressional Gold Medal to Montford Point 
Marines at a special ceremony here at the U.S. Capitol and at the 
Marine Barracks here in D.C.
  Mr. Baul, age 96, is a resident of the city of Detroit. He is also 
the founder and president emeritus of Montford Point Marines of 
America, Inc., a nonprofit organization.
  I am proud to recognize Mr. Baul and his work and service. Mr. Baul 
and so many others decided to serve our country even in the face of 
adversity and discrimination right here at home.
  Today I lift up the veterans across the 13th Congressional District 
in Michigan in recognition of their service and commitment.

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