Hon. Michael G. Oxley: “let me point out in the case of the Navajo Code Talkers, there were…”

On the recordJanuary 26, 2005

let me point out in the case of the Navajo Code Talkers, there were other tribes also that had code talkers, not just the Navajo. Again, the issue is where do we start and where do we finish in this area. Again, going back to the history of the medal, and the first recipient was George Washington, it was to an individual and was to an individual for a very, very long period of time. The gentleman from Delaware (Mr. Castle) pointed out correctly, historically the gold medal was given out quite rarely, 45 in 123 years, to individuals. The change ironically was brought about with the change in the Commemorative Coin Program that did in fact move the Congress to adopting more gold medals. This is an effort to try to get back to where history started us, awarding that medal to an individual and awarding it not to a group, no matter how small or how large, and that really was the intent of the legislation.

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Hon. Michael G. Oxley

Ohio

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Discussing the history and intent behind awarding gold medals, particularly in relation to the Navajo Code Talkers.

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Hon. Michael G. Oxley: “let me point out in the case of the Navajo Code Talkers, there were other tribes also that had code talkers, not just…”

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