Dear Friend,

Thank you for joining me at the military awards ceremony for Chief Petty Officer Carl Clark. You honored Mr. Clark and his family with your presence, and I know it meant a great deal to them, as it did to me. Mr. Clark’s story is a powerful one. It’s a story of righting a wrong and recognizing heroism.As a follow up to our wonderful celebration of Carl Clark’s heroism, I want to share some of the news coverage of Mr. Clark’s story with you.

 Newspapers

66 Years After He Saved a Navy Ship, Another Battle Is Won – New York Times
World War II vet honored for heroism after 66 years – Menlo Park Almanac
Menlo Park man receives military commendation – Palo Alto Daily News and Mercury News
Black veteran to get medals for WWII actions – AP
Sunnyvale: Navy veteran gets his due at Moffett Field – Sunnyvale Sun
The Making of an American Hero – Bay Citizen

Television

Black WWII Vet Gets Medal From Navy 66 Years Later – ABC Nightly News
Honoring a Navy vet's heroism, 66 years later – CBS Evening News
WWII Vet Honored 66 Years Later – NBC Bay Area
WWII veteran honored almost 70 years after heroism – Fox Bay Area 
Carl Clark Receives Medals at Moffett Field - CBS San Francisco
WWII veteran awarded medal - ABC Bay Area

Thank you for your celebrating with us on January 17^th. You honored Carl Clark and witnessed history being made. 

Most gratefully, 

Anna G. Eshoo
Member of Congress