,i  #aad? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ecfc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,may #bf1 #bjaf ,mr4  
,lance 7= himself & ,mr4 ,neal7         
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices  ,a     
,,bill  ,to au?orize ! ,presid5t to aw>d
 ! ,m$al ( ,honor po/hum\sly to         
,corporal ,david ,dunnels ,:ite ( !     
,unit$ ,/ates ,army = 8 capture (       
,conf$]ate ,major ,g5]al ,george        
,wa%+ton ,cu/is ,lee at ! ,battle (     
,sailor's ,creek1 ,virg9ia1 dur+ !      
,civil ,w>4  #a4 ,au?orization = aw>d ( 
,m$al ( ,honor to ,corporal ,david      
,dunnels ,:ite = acts ( valor dur+ !    
,civil ,w>  7a7 ,f9d+s ,congress makes !
 foll[+ f9d+s3 7#a7 ,conf$]ate ,major   
,g5]al ,george ,wa%+ton ,cu/is ,lee1 son
 ( ,conf$]ate ,g5]al ,rob]t ,e4 ,lee1 0 
=cibly captur$ dur+ ! h>d-f\ght1 brutal1
 h&-to-h& combat ( ! ,battle ( ,sailor's
 ,creek1 ,virg9ia1 on ,april #f1 #ahfe4 
7#b7 ,! capture ( ,major ,g5]al ,cu/is  
,lee contribut$ to ! disruption ( !     

,conf$]ate comm& /ructure1 help$ to     
imp$e ! ability ( ! ,conf$]ate lead]s to
 coord9ate effective resi/ance1 & br\ght
 ! fight+ to an e>li] conclusion1       
unque/ionably sav+ _m lives on bo?      
sides4  7#c7 ,9 #ahid1 ,h>ris ,s4       
,haw?orn1 a vet]an ( ! #aba/ ,new ,york 
,infantry ,regim5t1 appli$ = & 0 aw>d$ a
 ,m$al ( ,honor = 8 /at$ role 9 !       
capture ( ,major ,g5]al ,cu/is ,lee4    
7#d7 ,9 #ahig1 ! #cg? ,massa*usetts     
,regim5t ,vet]ans ,association fil$ a   
=mal prote/ ) ! ,secret>y ( ,w> aga9/ ! 
aw>d ( a ,m$al ( ,honor to ,h>ris ,s4   
,haw?orn = ! capture ( ,major ,g5]al    
,cu/is ,lee1 ass]t+ t ,corporal ,david  
,dunnels ,:ite ( ! #cg? ,massa*usetts   
,infantry ,regim5t actually captur$     
,major ,g5]al ,cu/is ,lee4  7#e7 ,! #cg?
 ,massa*usetts ,regim5t ,vet]ans        
,association provid$ a ple?ora (        
eyewitness te/imony1 sworn affidavits1 &
 physical evid5ce dur+ _! =mal prote/ to
 support _! ass]tion reg>d+ ,corporal   
,david ,dunnels ,:ite's capture ( ,major

 ,g5]al ,cu/is ,lee4  7#f7 ,9 #aiaf1 !  
,m$al ( ,honor ,review ,bo>d det]m9$ t !
 act ( captur+ ,major ,g5]al ,cu/is ,lee
 at ! ,battle ( ,sailor's ,creek1       
,virg9ia1 on ,april #f1 #ahfe1 0 an act 
wor?y (1 & qualifi$ =1 a ,m$al ( ,honor 
"u laws & regulations4  7#g7 ,h[ev]1 !  
matt] ( :o actually captur$ ,major      
,g5]al ,cu/is ,lee rema9$ unresolv$ by !
 ,m$al ( ,honor ,review ,bo>d4  7#h7 ,! 
,c5t] ( ,milit>y ,hi/ory ( ! ,unit$     
,/ates ,army1 aft] an exhau/ive review (
 ?is matt] 9 #bjaa1 /at$ ! foll[+ 9 _!  
conclud+ memor&a dat$ ,augu/ #i? & #aa?1
 #bjaa3  7,a7 ,corporal ,:ite is widely 
ackn[l$g$ z ! captor ( ,conf$]ate ,,mg  
,george ,wa%+ton ,cu/is ,lee dur+ !     
,battle ( ,sailor's ,creek1 ,virg9ia1 on
 #f ,april1 #ahfe44  7,b7 ,bo? ,:ite &  
,haw?orn are cr$it$ ) captur+ ,g5]al    
,lee 9 ! reports publi%$ 9 ,! ,w> ( !   
,rebellion1 b ?is is mislead+4 ,!       
cumulative evid5ce pres5t$ 9 !          
recomm5dation packet indicates t ,:ite r
 ?an ,haw?orn captur$ ,lee44  7#i7 ,!   

,c5t] ( ,milit>y ,hi/ory1 hav+ weight$  
all ! evid5ce 9 ?is matt]1 made a       
det]m9ation t ,corporal ,david ,dunnels 
,:ite ( ! #cg? ,massa*usetts ,infantry  
,regim5t1 r ?an ,h>ris ,s4 ,haw?orn1 0 !
 actual captor ( ,major ,g5]al ,cu/is   
,lee at ! ,battle ( ,sailor's ,creek1   
,virg9ia1 ,april #f1 #ahfe4  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$al (  
,honor po/hum\sly "u section #cgda ( su*
 title to ,corporal ,david ,dunnels     
,:ite ( ! #cg? ,massa*usetts ,infantry  
,regim5t1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,army1 = ! acts 
( valor dur+ ! ,civil ,w> describ$ 9    
subsection 7c74  7c7 ,acts ( valor      
describ$ ,! acts ( valor ref]r$ to 9    
subsection 7b7 are ! actions ( ,corporal
 ,david ,dunnels ,:ite ( ! #cg?         
,massa*usetts ,infantry ,regim5t :o1 at 
! risk ( 8 own life & above & beyond !  

call ( duty1 exhibit+ gallantry &       
intrepidity1 pursu$ & =cibly captur$1   
s+leh&$ly1 ,conf$]ate ,major ,g5]al     
,george ,wa%+ton ,cu/is ,lee at !       
,battle ( ,sailor's ,creek1 ,virg9ia1 on
 ,april #f1 #ahfe1 :i* contribut$ to !  
disruption ( ! ,conf$]ate comm&         
/ructure1 help$ to imp$e ! ability ( !  
,conf$]ate lead]s to coord9ate effective
 resi/ance1 & br\ght ! fight+ to an     
e>li] conclusion1 unque/ionably sav+ _m 
lives on bo? sides4