,i  #aad? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ddba  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #a1 #bjaf    
,mr4 ,rangel introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
,f9ancial ,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to aw>d 
a ,congressional ,gold ,m$al to ,colonel
 ,*>les ,"y1 9 recognition ( 8 pione]+  
c>e] 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,army dur+       
exceptionally *all5g+ times4  #a4 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,colonel
 ,*>les ,"y ,congressional ,gold ,m$al  
,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds !      
foll[+3  7#a7 ,colonel ,*>les ,"y 0--   
7,a7 a di/+ui%$ ,african-,am]ican (fic] 
9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,army2  7,b7 ! ?ird   
,african-,am]ican to graduate f ,we/    
,po9t2  7,c7 a comm&] ( troops 9 combat 
9--  7i7 ! ,spani%-,am]ican ,w>2 &  7ii7
 ! ,mexican ,punitive ,exp$ition aga9/  
,pan*o ,villa2  7,d7 ! fir/ ,black      
,unit$ ,/ates milit>y atta* to a =eign  
gov]nm5t2 &  7,e7 ! highe/ rank+ ,black 
,(fic] 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,arm$ ,=ces at 
! outbreak ( ,_w ,w> ,i4  7#b7 ,*>les   

,"y 0 born 9 #ahfd into slav]y to       
,gabriel ,"y & ,arm9ta ,bru5 9 ,mays    
,lick1 ,k5tucky1 a small t[n ne>        
,maysville4  7#c7 ,foll[+ ,we/ ,po9t1   
,"y began 8 s]vice ) ! ,n9? ,cavalry 9 !
 ,am]ican ,we/4 ,f #ahhi to #ahij he    
s]v$ at ,=t ,rob9son1 ,nebraska1 & f    
#ahij to #ahid at ,=t ,du*esne1 ,utah4  
7#d7 ,9 #ahid1 ,lieut5ant ,"y 0 assign$ 
to ,wilb]=ce ,college 9 ,ohio1 a        
hi/orically black college 7,,hbcu71 to  
lead ! new milit>y sci5ces dep>tm5t1    
e/abli%$ "u a special ,f$]al grant4     
7#e7 ,z ! comm&] ( an ,army unit assign$
 to protect & develop ,sequoia ,national
 ,p>k & ,g5]al ,grant ,national ,p>k 9 !
 ,/ate ( ,cali=nia1 ,colonel ,"y is     
recogniz$ z ! fir/ ,african-,am]ican to 
be ! ,sup]9t5d5t ( a ,national ,p>k4    
7#f7 ,dur+ 8 #cb ye>s ( honorable       
milit>y s]vice1 ,colonel ,"y prov$ to be
 a valuable asset 9 ! field ( milit>y   
intellig5ce4  7#g7 ,) ! ,army's f\nd+ ( 
! ,milit>y ,intellig5ce ,dep>tm5t1 9    
#aijd x assign$ ,"y z "o ( ! fir/       

milit>y atta*s1 s]v+ 9 ,port-au-,pr9ce1 
,haiti4  7#h7 ,9 #aijh ,"y 0 s5t to !   
,philipp9es to jo9 8 ,n9? ,regim5t &    
comm& a squadron ( two troops4 ,x 0 8   
second t\r !re4 ,aft] 8 return to !     
,unit$ ,/ates1 he s]v$ = #b ye>s at ,=t 
,d4,a4 ,russell1 ,wyom+4  7#i7 ,9 #aiab 
,"y 0 assign$ z ! milit>y atta* to      
,lib]ia1 ! fir/ ,african-,am]ican to    
hold t po/4 ,= #c ye>s1 he s]v$ z an    
exp]t advis] to ! ,lib]ian gov]nm5t &   
also took a direct role1 sup]vis+       
con/ruction ( ! c\ntry's infra/ructure4 
7#aj7 ,9 #aiab ,"y publi%$ ,! ,milit>y  
,morale ( ,nations & ,races1 a rem>kably
 presci5t /udy ( ! cultural s\rces (    
milit>y p[]4  7#aa7 ,dur+ ! #aiaf       
,punitive ,exp$ition by ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
into ,mexico1 !n-,major ,"y comm&$ !    
#bnd squadron ( ! #aj? ,unit$ ,/ates    
,cavalry4 ,:ile lead+ a cavalry pi/ol   
*>ge aga9/ ,pan*o ,villa's =ces at ,agua
 ,cali5te1 he r\t$ ! oppos+ =ces )\t    
los+ a s+le man4  7#ab7 ,because ( 8    
exceptional lead]%ip ( ! #aj? ,cavalry 9

 ! ,mexican !at] ( w>1 ,"y 0 promot$ to 
,lieut5ant ,colonel 9 ,septemb] #aiaf4  
,he 0 assign$ z comm&] ( ,=t ,hua*uca1 !
 base 9 ,arizona ( ! ,t5? ,cavalry1     
nicknam$ ! ,buffalo ,soldi]s1 until     
mid-#aiag4 ,he 0 ! fir/                 
,african-,am]ican to a*ieve ! rank (    
colonel 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,army4  #c4   
,congressional ,gold ,m$al  7a7         
,pres5tation au?oriz$ ,! ,speak] ( !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,presid5t   
pro tempore ( ! ,s5ate %all make        
appropriate arrangem5ts = ! pres5tation1
 on behalf ( ! ,congress1 ( a gold m$al 
( appropriate design to ,colonel ,*>les 
,"y1 9 recognition ( 8 pione]+ c>e] 9 ! 
,unit$ ,/ates ,army dur+ exceptionally  
*all5g+ times4  7b7 ,design & /rik+ ,= !
 purposes ( ! aw>d ref]r$ to 9          
subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y ( !         
,treasury 7h]eaft] 9 ?is ,act ref]r$ to 
z ! ,secret>y7 %all /rike a gold m$al ) 
suitable emblems1 devices1 &            
inscriptions1 to be det]m9$ by !        
,secret>y4  7c7 ,national ,afro-,am]ican

 ,museum & ,cultural ,c5t]  7#a7 ,9     
g5]al ,foll[+ ! aw>d ( ! gold m$al "u   
subsection 7a71 ! gold m$al %all be giv5
 to ! ,national ,afro-,am]ican ,museum &
 ,cultural ,c5t] 9 ,wilb]=ce1 ,ohio1 :]e
 x %all be available = display z        
appropriate & made available = rese>*4  
7#b7 ,s5se ( ,congress ,x is ! s5se (   
,congress t ! ,national ,afro-,am]ican  
,museum & ,cultural ,c5t] %\ld make !   
gold m$al receiv$ "u p>agraph 7#a7      
available = display or = loan z         
appropriate s t x may be display$       
else:]e1 p>ticul>ly at o!r appropriate  
locations associat$ ) ! life ( ,colonel 
,*>les ,"y4  #d4 ,duplicate m$als ,!    
,secret>y may /rike & sell duplicates 9 
bronze ( ! gold m$al /ruck pursuant to  
section #c "u su* regulations z !       
,secret>y may prescribe1 at a price     
suffici5t to cov] ! co/ !re(1 includ+   
labor1 mat]ials1 dies1 use ( ma*9]y1 &  
ov]head exp5ses1 & ! co/ ( ! gold m$al4 
#e4 ,national m$als ,m$als /ruck        
pursuant to ?is ,act are national m$als 

= ! purposes ( *apt] #ea ( title #ca1   
,unit$ ,/ates ,code4