,,iv  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,res4 #dfc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #bg1          
#bjad,mrs4 ,beatty 7= h]self1 ,ms4      
,jackson ,lee1 & ,ms4 ,hahn7 submitt$ ! 
foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices            
,,resolution  ,support+ ! goals & ideals
 ( ,black ,hi/ory ,mon? & honor+ !      
out/&+ contributions ( ,african-,am]ican
 ,m$al ( ,honor recipi5ts4  ,:]eas !    
,m$al ( ,honor is ! highe/ aw>d = valor 
9 action aga9/ an enemy =ce :i* c be    
be/[$ ^u an individual s]v+ 9 ! ,unit$  
,/ates ,arm$ ,=ces2 ,:]eas s9ce its fir/
 pres5tation 9 #ahfc1 #c1dfh ,m$als (   
,honor h be5 aw>d$ to a total ( #c1ddh  
individuals 7!re h be5 #ai d\ble        
recipi5ts72 ,:]eas ,african-,am]ican    
s]vice memb]s h play$ vital roles 9     
milit>y op]ations ?r\gh\t ! hi/ory ( !  
,nation2 ,:]eas #hg ,african-,am]icans h
 be5 aw>d$ ! ,m$al ( ,honor = milit>y   
valor2 ,:]eas ,william ,h>vey ,c>ney 0  
an ,am]ican ,civil ,w> soldi] & ! fir/  

,african-,am]ican to e>n ! ,m$al (      
,honor aft] he risk$ 8 own life to save 
! ,am]ican flag & return x f ! front    
l9es ( battle1 despite be+ w\nd$ sev]al 
times z ,conf$]ate troops *>g$2 ,:]eas  
,william ,h>vey ,c>ney 0 n pres5t$ ) !  
,m$al ( ,honor until ne>ly #cg ye>s aft]
 8 act ( brav]y2 ,:]eas 9 #aiic1 a /udy 
commission$ by ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,army    
describ$ sy/ematic racial discrim9ation 
9 ! crit]ia = aw>d+ m$als dur+ ,_w ,w>  
,,ii2 ,:]eas aft] an exhau/ive review1 !
 /udy recomm5d$ sev5 ,african-,am]ican  
,_w ,w> ,,ii vet]ans be aw>d$ ! ,m$al ( 
,honor2 & ,:]eas ,african-,am]ican m5 & 
wom5 :o today s]ve 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
,arm$ ,=ces play a critical role 9 !    
def5se & security ( ! ,nation3 ,n[1     
!re=e1 be x ,t ! ,h\se (                
,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 recognizes !     
significance ( ,black ,hi/ory ,mon? z an
 important "t to recognize !            
contributions ( ,african-,am]icans 9 !  
,nation's hi/ory2 &  7#b7 honors !      
out/&+ contributions ( ,african-,am]ican

 s]vice memb]s1 includ+ ! #hg           
,african-,am]icans :o h be5 aw>d$ !     
,m$al ( ,honor = milit>y valor4