Recognizing The Sacrifice Of Our Navy Seals And The Injustice Currently Occurring

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RECOGNIZING THE SACRIFICE OF OUR NAVY SEALS AND THE INJUSTICE CURRENTLY OCCURRING -- (House of Representatives - December 14, 2009)

(Mr. BOOZMAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)

Mr. BOOZMAN. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize the valor, sacrifice, and contribution of the United States Navy SEALs and to bring attention to a great injustice.

Our SEALs routinely defend our Nation in some of the most dangerous places in the world, sacrificing their lives for their mission and our country; yet recently, three of our SEALs have been forced to defend their honor.

The alleged mastermind of the brutal murder of four American security contractors claims that these SEALs punched him in the stomach while he was being detained under supervision. Despite reports that he was armed at the time, he was captured without the SEALs firing a shot. Because of the accusation, these SEALs opted to have a court martial rather than a nonjudicial punishment that would have essentially been an admission of guilt.

Rather than a trial, we should be giving these guys a medal. I am pleased that these men will have the opportunity to defend their honor and confident that justice will be served. At this time, we must not waste the time and resources of our Armed Forces on political correctness and facts based on hearsay of terrorists and other people who wish our country harm.

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