,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #fcg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,june #bc1 #bjad    
,mr4 ,fincher 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,cohen1
 ,mr4 ,roe of ,tennessee1 ,mr4 ,cooper1 
,mrs4 ,blackburn1 ,mrs4 ,black1 ,mr4    
,duncan of ,tennessee1 and ,mr4         
,des,jarlais7 submitted the following   
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,armed ,services          
,,resolution  ,expressing the sense of  
the ,house of ,representatives that the 
,secretary of the ,navy should name an  
appropriate ,navy ship in honor of      
,marine ,corps ,general ,clifton ,b4    
,cates of ,tiptonville1 ,tennessee4     
,whereas ,clifton ,b4 ,cates of         
,tiptonville1 ,tennessee1 served as a   
,united ,states ,marine during ,world   
,wars ,i and ,,ii and the ,korean ,war2 
,whereas ,clifton ,b4 ,cates entered the
 ,marine ,corps as a ,second ,lieutenant
 in #aiag at the beginning of ,world    
,war ,i1 during which he fought in the  
crucial ,second ,battle of the ,marne2  

,whereas during that fight1             
then-,lieutenant ,cates was wounded     
during a severe gas attack but refused  
to be evacuated with his company in     
order to remain with and assist another 
company2 ,whereas ,clifton ,b4 ,cates   
was the most decorated ,marine ,corps   
,officer of ,world ,war ,i1 having been 
awarded the ,navy ,cross1 ,army         
,distinguished ,service ,cross with ,oak
 ,leaf ,cluster1 ,silver ,star ,medal   
with ,oak ,leaf ,cluster1 ,purple ,heart
 ,medal with ,oak ,leaf ,cluster1 the   
,legion of ,honor1 and the ,croix de    
,guerre with ,gilt ,star and #b palms2  
,whereas during ,world ,war ,,ii1       
,clifton ,b4 ,cates led ,marines at     
,guadalcanal1 and the seizure of ,iwo   
,jima1 and in recognition of his service
 was awarded the ,legion of ,merit with 
,combat ,v and the ,distinguished       
,service ,medal with a gold star2       
,whereas ,clifton ,b4 ,cates was one of 
the few officers of any branch of the   
,united ,states ,armed ,forces to       

command1 under fire1 a platoon1 a       
company1 a battalion1 a regiment1 and a 
division2 ,whereas ,clifton ,b4 ,cates  
was advanced to the rank of ,general in 
#aidh and was named the #aith           
,commandant of the ,united ,states      
,marine ,corps2 ,whereas ,clifton ,b4   
,cates served his country as a ,united  
,states ,marine for #cg years through #c
 wars2 and ,whereas members of the      
,clifton ,cates ,memorial ,fund led by  
retired ,colonel ,otto ,melsa and the   
late ,ed ,youngblood have worked        
tirelessly to bring recognition to the  
significant accomplishments of ,general 
,clifton ,b4 ,cates3 ,now1 therefore1 be
 it  ,that it is the sense of the ,house
 of ,representatives that the ,secretary
 of the ,navy should name an appropriate
 ,navy ship in honor of ,marine ,corps  
,general ,clifton ,b4 ,cates of         
,tiptonville1 ,tennessee4