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#fji  ,,an ,,act  ,to designate !       
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs heal? c>e 
c5t] 9 ,c5t] ,t[n%ip1 ,butl] ,c\nty1    
,p5nsylvania1 z ! ,abie ,abraham ,,va   
,cl9ic4  #a4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds !    
foll[+3 7#a7 ,abie ,abraham ( ,lyndora1 
,p5nsylvania1 0 /ation$ dur+ ,_w ,w>    
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 ,infantry1 unassign$ 9 ,*9a1 :ile !    
,u4,s4,s4 ,panay 0 sunk2 #cj? ,infantry1
 ,presidio1 ,san ,francisco2 & ! #ca/   
,infantry1 ,manila1 ,philipp9es1 = #i   
ye>s4  7#b7 ,dur+ ,_w ,w> ,,ii1 ,abraham
 f\ght1 0 captur$1 endur$ ! ,bataan     
,dea? ,m>* & z a prison] ( w> = #ca_/b  
ye>s1 0 beat51 /abb$1 %ot1 surviv$      
mal>ia & />vation to be rescu$ by ! #f? 
,rang]s4  7#c7 ,abraham /ay$ beh9d at ! 
reque/ ( ,g5]al ,d\glas ,mac,arthur =   
#ba_/b m ye>s dis9t]r+ ! bodies ( 8     
fall5 comrades f ! ,bataan ,dea? ,m>* & 
! prison camps1 help+ to id5tify _!     
bodies & see t !y 7 prop]ly laid to re/4

  7#d7 ,aft] 8 promotion 9 #aide1       
,abraham came back to ! ,unit$ ,/ates   
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#b ye>s 9 ,g]many until 8 retirem5t )   
#cj ye>s ( s]vice z a ,ma/] ,s]geant4   
7#e7 ,abraham receiv$ num]\s m$als = 8  
s]vice1 includ+ ! ,purple ,he>t1 & _h   
sev]al docum5t>ies on ! ,discov]y       
,*annel & ,hi/ory ,*annel4  7#f7        
,abraham wrote ! books ,gho/ ( ,bataan  
,speaks 9 #aiga & ,oh1 ,god1 ,:]e ,are  
,y 9 #aigg to help ! public bett] und]/&
 :at our brave m5 endur$ at ! h&s ( !   
,imp]ial ,japanese ,army z prison]s (   
w>4  7#g7 ,abraham 0 a life memb] ( !   
,vet]ans ( ,=eign ,w>s1 ! ,am]ican      
,legion1 ! ,purple ,he>t                
,combat_/,infantry ,organization1 !     
,am]ican ,ex-,p,o,ws1 ! ,disabl$        
,am]ican ,vet]ans1 & ! ,am]ican ,def5d]s
 ( ,bataan4  7#h7 ,abraham 0 a volunte] 
at ,vet]ans ,affairs ,butl] ,heal?c>e = 
#bc ye>s f #aihh to #bjaa & _h #cf1hea  
s]vice h\rs c>+ = our vet]ans4  #b4     
,abie ,abraham ,,va ,cl9ic  7a7         

,designation ,! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans    
,affairs heal? c>e c5t] 9 ,c5t] ,t[n%ip1
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! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act be kn[n &
 designat$ z ! ,abie ,abraham ,,va      
,cl9ic4  7b7 ,ref]5ces ,any ref]5ce 9   
any law1 regulation1 map1 docum5t1 pap]1
 or o!r record ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to !   
heal? c>e c5t] ref]r$ to 9 subsection   
7a7 %all be deem$ to be a ref]5ce to !  
,abie ,abraham ,,va ,cl9ic4  ,pass$ !   
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives ,febru>y #ac1   
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