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,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices  ,a ,,bill 
,to au?orize ! ,presid5t to aw>d ! ,m$al
 ( ,honor to ,special ,=ces ,comm&      
,s]geant ,major ,ramon ,rodriguez ( !   
,unit$ ,/ates ,army = acts ( valor dur+ 
! ,vietnam ,w>4  #a4 ,au?orization =    
aw>d ( ! ,m$al ( ,honor to ,special     
,=ces ,s]geant ,ramon ,rodriguez = acts 
( valor dur+ ! ,vietnam ,w>  7a7 ,f9d+s 
,congress makes ! foll[+ f9d+s3  7#a7   
,at ! age ( #ag1 ,ramon ,rodriguez (    
,wilm+ton1 ,cali=nia1 began 8 milit>y   
c>e] :5 he enli/$ 9 ! ,army dur+ 8      
junior ye> at ,bann+ ,high ,s*ool4  7#b7
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mon?s dur+ ! ,vietnam ,w>4  7#c7 ,dur+ a
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w\nd$ :ile lead+ five soldi]s to safety1

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,silv] ,/> 9 recognition ( 8 fe>less    
action :ile expos$ to int5se enemy fire4
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span ( #cd days = 8 c\rage\s s]vice dur+
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,rodriguez 0 aw>d$ ?ree ,bronze ,/>s )  
,v & #b ,oak ,leaf ,clu/] & five ,purple
 ,he>ts4  7#f7 ,comm& ,s]geant ,major   
,rodriguez receiv$ a total ( #ag combat 
m$als & aw>ds = 8 s]vice 9 ,vietnam 9   
recognition ( 8 h]oism & acts ( valor   
aga9/ ho/ile enemy =ces4  7#g7 ,/aff    
,s]geant ,rodriguez att5d$ ! ,unit$     
,/ates ,rang] ,s*ool & graduat$ )       
di/+ui%$ honors4  7#h7 ,/aff ,s]geant   
,rodriguez l$ ! ,special ,=ces scuba    
team at ,=d ,gulick1 ,canal ,zone1      
,panama1 & direct$ sev]al rescue        
missions4  7#i7 ,9 #aiha1 ,/aff ,s]geant
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,s]geant ,major at ! ,unit$ ,/ates      
,s]geant ,major ,academy at ,=t ,bliss1 
,texas4  7#aj7 ,comm& ,s]geant ,major   

,rodriguez 0 nom9at$ = ! ,congressional 
,m$al ( ,honor 9 #aihb4  7#aa7 ,comm&   
,s]geant ,major ,rodriguez complet$ two 
m assignm5ts be=e (ficially retir+ f !  
,army 9 #aihc4  7#ab7 ,on ,june #aa1    
#bjjh1 ,comm& ,s]geant ,major ,rodriguez
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,fame4  7#ac7 ,comm& ,s]geant ,major    
,rodriguez is kn[n to be "o ( ! mo/     
decorat$ combat soldi]s :o s]v$ 9 !     
,vietnam ,w>4  7#ad7 ,rodriguez curr5tly
 s]ves z ! ,*airman ( ! ,milit>y &      
,vet]ans ,affairs ,commission = ! ,c\nty
 ( ,los ,angeles1 ,cali=nia4  7b7 ,waiv]
 ( "t limitations ,not)/&+ ! "t         
limitations specifi$ 9 section #cgdd (  
title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 or any  
o!r "t limitation ) respect to ! aw>d+ (
 c]ta9 m$als to p]sons :o s]v$ 9 ! ,arm$
 ,=ces1 ! ,presid5t may aw>d ! ,m$al (  
,honor "u section #cgda ( su* title to  
,comm& ,s]geant ,major ,ramon ,rodriguez
 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,army = acts ( valor1
 sacrifice1 & c\rage at ! risk ( 8 own  
life beyond ! call ( duty dur+ !        

,vietnam ,w>4