#aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 ,r4 
#bbaj  ,,an ,,act  ,to designate !      
community liv+ c5t] ( ! ,dep>tm5t (     
,vet]ans ,affairs 9 ,butl] ,t[n%ip1     
,butl] ,c\nty1 ,p5nsylvania1 z !        
,s]geant ,joseph ,george ,kusick ,,va   
,community ,liv+ ,c5t]4  #a4 ,f9d+s     
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,s]geant  
,joseph ,george ,kusick ( ,bru91        
,p5nsylvania1 0 assign$ to ! comm& &    
control deta*m5t ( ! #e? ,special ,=ces 
,gr\p 7,airborne7 ( ! ,army dur+ !      
,vietnam ,w>4  7#b7 ,on ,novemb] #h1    
#aifg1 ,kusick di/+ui%$ himself by      
exceptionally valor\s actions :ile s]v+ 
z a radio op]ator ( a special =ces      
reconnaissance team on a combat mission 
deep 9 ho/ile t]ritory4  7#c7 ,dur+ an  
enemy ambu%1 ,kusick1 ?\gh s]i\sly      
w\nd$1 refus$ aid & radio$ ! =w>d air   
controll] to advise him ( ! critical    
situation4  7#d7 ,:ile ! team lead] l$ a
 )drawal to a l&+ zone1 ,kusick ma9ta9$ 
contact ) ! controll] & reque/$ em]g5cy 
extraction4  7#e7 ,realiz+ ! importance 

( hav+ a radio op]ator on ! gr\nd to    
direct l&+s1 ,kusick refus$ evacuation  
by ! fir/ helicopt]4  7#f7 ,aft] !      
second helicopt] 0 %ot d[n1 & 9 ! mid/ (
 enemy fire1 ,kusick cont9u$ to ma9ta9  
radio contact & call$ = a hoi/          
extraction ( ! m5 /ill rema9+ on !      
gr\nd4  7#g7 ,! la/ helicopt]1 :i*      
,kusick bo>d$1 0 %ot d[n by int5se ,viet
 ,cong fire & cra%$ 9 flames1 result+ 9 
,kusick's dea?4  7#h7 ,on ,decemb] #bb1 
#aifg1 ,kusick 0 po/hum\sly aw>d$ !     
,silv] ,/> ,m$al = gallantry 9 action4  
7#i7 ,! citation to accompany ! aw>d ( !
 ,silv] ,/> ,m$al /at$ t ,kusick's      
gallantry 9 action1 at ! co/ ( 8 life1 0
 9 keep+ ) ! highe/ traditions ( !      
milit>y s]vice & reflects great cr$it ^u
 himself1 8 unit1 & ! ,unit$ ,/ates     
,army4  #b4 ,s]geant ,joseph ,george    
,kusick ,,va ,community ,liv+ ,c5t]  7a7
 ,designation ,! community liv+ c5t] ( !
 ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs 9 ,butl] 
,t[n%ip1 ,butl] ,c\nty1 ,p5nsylvania1   
%all aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act

 be kn[n & designat$ z ! 8,s]geant      
,joseph ,george ,kusick ,,va ,community 
,liv+ ,c5t]04  7b7 ,ref]5ces ,any       
ref]5ce 9 any law1 regulation1 map1     
docum5t1 pap]1 or o!r record ( ! ,unit$ 
,/ates to ! community liv+ c5t] ref]r$  
to 9 subsection 7a7 %all be deem$ to be 
a ref]5ce to ! 8,s]geant ,joseph ,george
 ,kusick ,,va ,community ,liv+ ,c5t]04  
,pass$ ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives ,july  
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