[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 15341]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




              TRIBUTE TO MAJOR GENERAL PATRICK HENRY BRADY

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                          HON. JOHN P. MURTHA

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, June 7, 2007

  Mr. MURTHA. Madam Speaker, I would like to take this opportunity to 
congratulate Major General Patrick H. Brady for his relentless and 
selfless service to this country. Major General Brady should be 
remembered for his heroic display while serving in the Republic of 
Vietnam, where he went above and beyond his call of duty flying 
multiple missions into hostile territory to evacuate severely wounded 
soldiers as an air ambulance pilot. It is estimated that Major General 
Brady may have evacuated more wounded from the battlefield than anyone 
in American history, over 5,000.
  Major General Brady's gallantry and heroism has been well documented 
and he is the recipient of the Distinguished Service Cross, our Nations 
second highest award; two Distinguished Service Medals; the Defense 
Superior Service Medal; the Legion of Merit; six Distinguished Flying 
Crosses; two Bronze Stars, one for valor; the Purple Heart; 53 Air 
Medals, one for valor; and the Medal of Honor, the military's highest 
decoration. While Major General Patrick Brady had a distinguished and 
honorable military career, I speak today not only to honor those 
achievements and his 34-year military career, but to recognize his 
service to our country while not wearing the uniform.
  Soon Major General Brady will step down as the Chairman of the Board 
of Directors of the Citizens Flag Alliance, after more than a decade of 
phenomenal service. Major General Brady's outstanding ability enabled 
him to organize and motivate nearly 150 organizations whose sole focus 
is on passing a Constitutional amendment that would return to the 
American people the right to protect their flag. He has testified 
before Congress and worked closely with many Members of Congress to 
gain support for an amendment that would ban the desecration of the 
American flag. I commend the Major General for his work and am 
confident he departs knowing the mission of the Alliance will continue 
due in no small part to his involvement and diligence.
  I extend my best wishes to Major General Brady as he turns his 
attention toward his family. America will be forever indebted to him 
for his altruistic service to this great Nation.

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