,,iv #aacth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,,res4 #cbe ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,august #a1 #bjac ,mr4 ,rohrabacher 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,la,malfa1 ,mr4 ,gohmert1 ,mr4 ,stockman1 ,mr4 ,calvert1 ,mr4 ,hall1 ,mr4 ,gary ,g4 ,miller of ,california1 ,mr4 ,cook1 ,mr4 ,westmoreland1 ,mr4 ,duncan of ,tennessee1 ,mr4 ,broun of ,georgia1 ,mrs4 ,bachmann1 ,mr4 ,cartwright1 ,mr4 ,grayson1 and ,mr4 ,mc,carthy of ,california7 submitted the following resolution2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,oversight and ,government ,reform ,,resolution ,expressing the sense of the ,house of ,representatives that the ,president should award the ,presidential ,medal of ,freedom posthumously to ,glen ,doherty and ,tyrone ,woods1 both of whom died from enemy action during the attack on ,united ,states facilities in ,benghazi1 ,libya1 on the night of ,september #aa-ab1 #bjab4 ,whereas on ,september #aa1 #bjab1 ,united ,states facilities and personnel in ,benghazi1 ,libya1 were attacked by militants with ties to ,islamist terrorist groups2 ,whereas four ,americans were killed in the attack3 ,ambassador ,j4 ,christopher ,stevens1 ,sean ,smith1 ,glen ,doherty1 and ,tyrone ,woods2 ,whereas ,glen ,doherty and ,tyrone ,woods were former ,navy ,s,e,a,ls serving as security personnel in ,libya who1 as the attack unfolded1 fought valiently to defend ,american property and protect ,united ,states personnel2 ,whereas their small security team was thrown into action in the face of enemies who were better armed with heavier weapons and who greatly outnumbered the ,americans1 and in ensuing combat1 ,woods and ,doherty sacrificed their own lives in the effort to save the lives of others2 ,whereas according to ,executive ,order #ajhf1 signed by ,president ,john ,f4 ,kennedy on ,february #bb1 #aifc1 the first listed criterion for the award of the ,medal of ,freedom by the ,president is to any person who has made an especially meritorious contribution to ''' the security or national interests of the ,united ,states1 which is a description that clearly fits both ,glen ,doherty and ,tyrone ,woods3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that it is the sense of the ,house of ,representatives that the ,president should award the ,presidential ,medal of ,freedom posthumously to ,glen ,doherty and ,tyrone ,woods for their selfless dedication1 courage1 and sacrifice during the battle in ,benghazi1 ,libya1 during the night of ,september #aa-ab1 #bjab4