,,iii #aaeth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 ,,res4 #bdc ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,august #b1 #bjag ,mr4 ,flake 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,gardner1 ,mr4 ,lee1 ,mr4 ,cotton1 ,mrs4 ,mc,caskill1 and ,mr4 ,bennet7 submitted the following resolution2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,armed ,services ,,resolution ,expressing the sense of the ,senate that ,joseph ,leon ,george should be honored for heroism at ,pearl ,harbor1 ,hawaii1 on ,december #g1 #aida4 ,whereas1 on ,december #g1 #aida1 ,boatswain's ,mate ,second ,class ,joseph ,leon ,george was #bf years old2 ,whereas ,boatswain's ,mate ,second ,class ,george was a crewmember aboard the ,,uss ,vestal 7,,ar-#d71 a repair ship1 on that day2 ,whereas the ,,uss ,vestal was moored next to the ,,uss ,arizona 7,,bb-#ci72 ,whereas the ,japanese began the attack on ,pearl ,harbor1 ,hawaii1 at #g3dh a4m42 ,whereas #f sailors on the ,,uss ,arizona1 ,seaman ,first ,class ,harold ,kuhn1 ,seaman ,first ,class ,russell ,lott1 ,gunner's ,mate ,third ,class ,earl ,riner1 ,boatswain's ,mate ,second ,class ,alvin ,dvork1 ,seaman ,first ,class ,donald ,stratton1 and ,fire ,controlman ,third ,class ,lauren ,bruner1 were trapped in the control tower main mast after a massive explosion on the ship2 ,whereas those #f sailors suffered severe burns2 ,whereas those wounded sailors searched for a way to escape the ship2 ,whereas ,boatswain's ,mate ,second ,class ,george saw the #f wounded sailors on the ,,uss ,arizona from the ,,uss ,vestal and threw a heaving line and a heavy line2 ,whereas all #f sailors climbed1 nearly #dj feet in the air1 hand over hand across the heavy line #gj feet to safety onboard the ,,uss ,vestal2 ,whereas #b sailors died shortly after from their injuries1 but the remaining #d survived2 ,whereas ,boatswain's ,mate ,second ,class ,george was commended for his actions1 but he was never given a medal for his role in the rescue of the #f sailors2 ,whereas the #b surviving sailors rescued from the ,,uss ,arizona1 ,donald ,stratton and ,lauren ,bruner1 seek to honor ,boatswain's ,mate ,second ,class ,george2 ,whereas ,,uss ,arizona survivor ,donald ,stratton stated1 ,joe ,george was never awarded anything for his bravery4 ,he is no longer with us1 but ,i believe in his memory1 should be awarded the ,navy ,cross42 and ,whereas ,,uss ,arizona survivor ,lauren ,bruner stated1 ,the six of us would not have survived except for his courage1 in spite of being at high risk himself4 ,he fully deserves high commendations for his actions4 ,i feel he should be recognized for this courage and presented the ,navy ,cross43 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 honors the heroism of ,boatswain's ,mate ,second ,class ,joseph ,leon ,george in saving the lives of #f sailors on ,december #g1 #aida2 and 7#b7 believes the ,united ,states ,navy1 in light of new information1 should consider revisiting decorating and honoring the heroism of ,boatswain's ,mate ,second ,class ,joseph ,leon ,george in saving the lives of #f sailors on ,december #g1 #aida4