,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,r4 #bbaj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of 
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #ah1     
#bjag,received  ,,an ,,act  ,to         
designate the community living center of
 the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs  
in ,butler ,township1 ,butler ,county1  
,pennsylvania1 as the ,sergeant ,joseph 
,george ,kusick ,,va ,community ,living 
,center4  #a4 ,findings ,congress finds 
the following3 7#a7 ,sergeant ,joseph   
,george ,kusick of ,bruin1              
,pennsylvania1 was assigned to the      
command and control detachment of the   
#eth ,special ,forces ,group 7,airborne7
 of the ,army during the ,vietnam ,war4 
7#b7 ,on ,november #h1 #aifg1 ,kusick   
distinguished himself by exceptionally  
valorous actions while serving as a     
radio operator of a special forces      
reconnaissance team on a combat mission 
deep in hostile territory4  7#c7 ,during
 an enemy ambush1 ,kusick1 though       
seriously wounded1 refused aid and      
radioed the forward air controller to   

advise him of the critical situation4   
7#d7 ,while the team leader led a       
withdrawal to a landing zone1 ,kusick   
maintained contact with the controller  
and requested emergency extraction4     
7#e7 ,realizing the importance of having
 a radio operator on the ground to      
direct landings1 ,kusick refused        
evacuation by the first helicopter4     
7#f7 ,after the second helicopter was   
shot down1 and in the midst of enemy    
fire1 ,kusick continued to maintain     
radio contact and called for a hoist    
extraction of the men still remaining on
 the ground4  7#g7 ,the last helicopter1
 which ,kusick boarded1 was shot down by
 intense ,viet ,cong fire and crashed in
 flames1 resulting in ,kusick's death4  
7#h7 ,on ,december #bb1 #aifg1 ,kusick  
was posthumously awarded the ,silver    
,star ,medal for gallantry in action4   
7#i7 ,the citation to accompany the     
award of the ,silver ,star ,medal stated
 that ,kusick's gallantry in action1 at 
the cost of his life1 was in keeping    

with the highest traditions of the      
military service and reflects great     
credit upon himself1 his unit1 and the  
,united ,states ,army4  #b4 ,sergeant   
,joseph ,george ,kusick ,,va ,community 
,living ,center  7a7 ,designation ,the  
community living center of the          
,department of ,veterans ,affairs in    
,butler ,township1 ,butler ,county1     
,pennsylvania1 shall after the date of  
the enactment of this ,act be known and 
designated as the 8,sergeant ,joseph    
,george ,kusick ,,va ,community ,living 
,center04  7b7 ,references ,any         
reference in any law1 regulation1 map1  
document1 paper1 or other record of the 
,united ,states to the community living 
center referred to in subsection 7a7    
shall be deemed to be a reference to the
 8,sergeant ,joseph ,george ,kusick ,,va
 ,community ,living ,center04  ,passed  
the ,house of ,representatives ,july    
#ag1 #bjag4,karen ,l4 ,haas1,clerk