[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 125 (Wednesday, July 24, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E976-E977]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             HONORING HARRY BEAL, AMERICA'S FIRST NAVY SEAL

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                            HON. JOHN JOYCE

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 24, 2019

  Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor 
Greenville Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, native Harry Beal, 
who was the first U.S. Navy SEAL.
  Mr. Beal enlisted in the Navy in 1948 when he was just 17 years old. 
The Korean War began shortly after Beal joined the Navy, however, he 
never saw Korea. In the early 1960s, Beal was sent to Naval Amphibious 
Base Little Creek to learn underwater demolition. There is where he 
signed up for the Navy SEALs in 1962.

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  President John F. Kennedy was looking for a group of men that could 
go anywhere in the world at a moment's notice. Beal was a member of 
SEAL Team Two, which was based out of Little Creek. His service was 
exemplary.
  Harry Beal served in the Navy for 20 years. His service took him to 
South America, Southeast Asia, Europe, and the Caribbean Sea. I ask my 
colleagues to join me in thanking Harry Beal for his lifetime of 
service to our nation.

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