[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 2]
[House]
[Page 2895]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       HONORING ALLEN HARRINGTON

  (Mrs. BROOKS of Indiana asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mrs. BROOKS of Indiana. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to talk about an 
American hero.
  Allen Harrington of Anderson, Indiana, was one of the Nation's first 
African American Marines. He and his fellow Montford Point Marines 
broke the U.S. Marine Corps color barrier during World War II. Mr. 
Harrington specifically worked in an ammunitions factory and aided 
efforts to rescue prisoners of war being held by the Japanese.
  How many Americans can say they broke racial barriers while serving 
our country when the future of the free world was on the line? Allen 
Harrington could.
  Unfortunately, he passed away in 2002, 9 years before legislation was 
passed awarding living members of the Montford Point Marines the 
Congressional Gold Medal.
  This weekend, residents of Anderson and his family will gather at 
city hall to pay tribute to his tremendous legacy. I look forward to 
presenting his daughter, Darlene, a special certificate and letter from 
the President and a replica Montford Point Marine medal.
  I am proud to know this American hero hails from Indiana's Fifth 
District. I am even more proud his remarkable life will finally receive 
the recognition it deserves.

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