[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 17587]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 HONORING NATIVE AMERICAN CODE TALKERS

  (Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of New Mexico asked and was given 
permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend 
her remarks.)
  Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of New Mexico. Mr. Speaker, November is 
Native American Heritage Month, and I rise today to honor the many 
contributions that Native Americans have made and continue to make to 
our Nation's proud history and culture.
  Earlier today, we awarded the Congressional Gold Medal to 26 tribes 
whose members served as code talkers during World War II and World War 
I, including the Pueblo of Acoma, which is one of 22 Native tribes that 
call New Mexico home. At a later date, we will honor seven more code 
talker tribes, including another from New Mexico, the Pueblo of Laguna.
  The code talkers proudly served our country with great honor and 
distinction. They transmitted vital information during some of the most 
dangerous battles, including every assault the marines conducted in the 
Pacific from 1942 to 1945. Without the code talkers, the world wars 
would have lasted longer and America would have suffered many more 
casualties.
  Mr. Speaker, I am proud that the Pueblos of Acoma and Laguna and the 
other code talker tribes are officially getting the thanks and 
recognition they deserve from a very grateful Nation.

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