,,iii  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #bdc  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,augu/ #b1 #bjag ,mr4 
,flake 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,g>dn]1 ,mr4    
,lee1 ,mr4 ,cotton1 ,mrs4 ,mc,caskill1 &
 ,mr4 ,b5net7 submitt$ ! foll[+         
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,arm$ ,s]vices  ,,resolution        
,express+ ! s5se ( ! ,s5ate t ,joseph   
,leon ,george %\ld be honor$ = h]oism at
 ,pe>l ,h>bor1 ,hawaii1 on ,decemb] #g1 
#aida4  ,:]eas1 on ,decemb] #g1 #aida1  
,boatswa9's ,mate ,second ,class ,joseph
 ,leon ,george 0 #bf ye>s old2 ,:]eas   
,boatswa9's ,mate ,second ,class ,george
 0 a crewmemb] abo>d ! ,,uss ,ve/al     
7,,ar-#d71 a repair %ip1 on t day2      
,:]eas ! ,,uss ,ve/al 0 moor$ next to ! 
,,uss ,arizona 7,,bb-#ci72 ,:]eas !     
,japanese began ! attack on ,pe>l       
,h>bor1 ,hawaii1 at #g3dh a4m42 ,:]eas  
#f sailors on ! ,,uss ,arizona1 ,seaman 
,fir/ ,class ,h>old ,kuhn1 ,seaman ,fir/
 ,class ,russell ,lott1 ,gunn]'s ,mate  
,?ird ,class ,e>l ,r9]1 ,boatswa9's     

,mate ,second ,class ,alv9 ,dvork1      
,seaman ,fir/ ,class ,donald ,/ratton1 &
 ,fire ,controlman ,?ird ,class ,laur5  
,brun]1 7 trapp$ 9 ! control t[] ma9 ma/
 aft] a massive explosion on ! %ip2     
,:]eas ^? #f sailors suff]$ sev]e burns2
 ,:]eas ^? w\nd$ sailors se>*$ = a way  
to escape ! %ip2 ,:]eas ,boatswa9's     
,mate ,second ,class ,george saw ! #f   
w\nd$ sailors on ! ,,uss ,arizona f !   
,,uss ,ve/al & ?rew a heav+ l9e & a     
heavy l9e2 ,:]eas all #f sailors climb$1
 ne>ly #dj feet 9 ! air1 h& ov] h&      
across ! heavy l9e #gj feet to safety   
onbo>d ! ,,uss ,ve/al2 ,:]eas #b sailors
 di$ %ortly aft] f _! injuries1 b !     
rema9+ #d surviv$2 ,:]eas ,boatswa9's   
,mate ,second ,class ,george 0 comm5d$ =
 8 actions1 b he 0 nev] giv5 a m$al = 8 
role 9 ! rescue ( ! #f sailors2 ,:]eas !
 #b surviv+ sailors rescu$ f ! ,,uss    
,arizona1 ,donald ,/ratton & ,laur5     
,brun]1 seek to honor ,boatswa9's ,mate 
,second ,class ,george2 ,:]eas ,,uss    
,arizona survivor ,donald ,/ratton /at$1

 ,joe ,george 0 nev] aw>d$ any?+ = 8    
brav]y4 ,he is no long] ) u1 b ,i       
believe 9 8 memory1 %\ld be aw>d$ !     
,navy ,cross42 & ,:]eas ,,uss ,arizona  
survivor ,laur5 ,brun] /at$1 ,! six ( u 
w\ld n h surviv$ except = 8 c\rage1 9   
spite ( be+ at high risk himself4 ,he   
fully des]ves high comm5dations = 8     
actions4 ,i feel he %\ld be recogniz$ = 
?is c\rage & pres5t$ ! ,navy ,cross43   
,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7    
honors ! h]oism ( ,boatswa9's ,mate     
,second ,class ,joseph ,leon ,george 9  
sav+ ! lives ( #f sailors on ,decemb]   
#g1 #aida2 &  7#b7 believes ! ,unit$    
,/ates ,navy1 9 light ( new in=mation1  
%\ld consid] revisit+ decorat+ & honor+ 
! h]oism ( ,boatswa9's ,mate ,second    
,class ,joseph ,leon ,george 9 sav+ !   
lives ( #f sailors on ,decemb] #g1      
#aida4