,v  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ecjb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #cj1 #bjad ,ms4
 ,loretta ,sanchez of ,california       
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,armed   
,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to authorize the 
,president to award the ,medal of ,honor
 to ,special ,forces ,command ,sergeant 
,major ,ramon ,rodriguez of the ,united 
,states ,army for acts of valor during  
the ,vietnam ,war4  #a4 ,authorization  
for award of the ,medal of ,honor to    
,special ,forces ,sergeant ,ramon       
,rodriguez for acts of valor during the 
,vietnam ,war  7a7 ,findings ,congress  
makes the following findings3  7#a7 ,at 
the age of #ag1 ,ramon ,rodriguez of    
,wilmington1 ,california1 began his     
military career when he enlisted in the 
,army during his junior year at ,banning
 ,high ,school4  7#b7 ,while a ,staff   
,sergeant in the ,army1 ,ramon          
,rodriguez served in ,vietnam for #cb   
months during the ,vietnam ,war4  7#c7  

,during a mission in #aifg in ,phu ,bai 
in ,thua ,thien ,province1 ,staff       
,sergeant ,rodriguez was wounded while  
leading five soldiers to safety1 for    
which he received a second award of the 
,silver ,star in recognition of his     
fearless action while exposed to intense
 enemy fire4  7#d7 ,in all1 ,staff      
,sergeant ,rodriguez was awarded the    
,silver ,star three times within a span 
of #cd days for his courageous service  
during the ,vietnam ,war4  7#e7 ,staff  
,sergeant ,rodriguez was awarded three  
,bronze ,stars with ,v and #b ,oak ,leaf
 ,cluster and five ,purple ,hearts4     
7#f7 ,command ,sergeant ,major          
,rodriguez received a total of #ag      
combat medals and awards for his service
 in ,vietnam in recognition of his      
heroism and acts of valor against       
hostile enemy forces4  7#g7 ,staff      
,sergeant ,rodriguez attended the       
,united ,states ,ranger ,school and     
graduated with distinguished honors4    
7#h7 ,staff ,sergeant ,rodriguez led the

 ,special ,forces scuba team at ,ford   
,gulick1 ,canal ,zone1 ,panama1 and     
directed several rescue missions4  7#i7 
,in #aiha1 ,staff ,sergeant ,rodriguez  
earned the rank of ,command ,sergeant   
,major at the ,united ,states ,sergeant 
,major ,academy at ,fort ,bliss1 ,texas4
  7#aj7 ,command ,sergeant ,major       
,rodriguez was nominated for the        
,congressional ,medal of ,honor in      
#aihb4  7#aa7 ,command ,sergeant ,major 
,rodriguez completed two more           
assignments before officially retiring  
from the ,army in #aihc4  7#ab7 ,on     
,june #aa1 #bjjh1 ,command ,sergeant    
,major ,rodriguez was inducted as a     
member of the ,ranger ,hall of ,fame4   
7#ac7 ,command ,sergeant ,major         
,rodriguez is known to be one of the    
most decorated combat soldiers who      
served in the ,vietnam ,war4  7#ad7     
,rodriguez currently serves as the      
,chairman of the ,military and ,veterans
 ,affairs ,commission for the ,county of
 ,los ,angeles1 ,california4  7b7       

,waiver of time limitations             
,notwithstanding the time limitations   
specified in section #cgdd of title #aj1
 ,united ,states ,code1 or any other    
time limitation with respect to the     
awarding of certain medals to persons   
who served in the ,armed ,forces1 the   
,president may award the ,medal of      
,honor under section #cgda of such title
 to ,command ,sergeant ,major ,ramon    
,rodriguez of the ,united ,states ,army 
for acts of valor1 sacrifice1 and       
courage at the risk of his own life     
beyond the call of duty during the      
,vietnam ,war4