,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #aijh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #bg1 #bjai,mr4   
,bur*ett 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,david ,p4    
,roe ( ,t5nessee1 ,mr4 ,fleis*mann1 ,mr4
 ,des,jarlais1 ,mr4 ,coop]1 ,mr4 ,john  
,w4 ,rose ( ,t5nessee1 ,mr4 ,gre5 (     
,t5nessee1 ,mr4 ,ku/(f ( ,t5nessee1 &   
,mr4 ,coh57 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i*
 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,f9ancial  
,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to aw>d a         
,congressional ,gold ,m$al to ,ma/]     
,s]geant ,rodrick ,roddie ,edmonds 9    
recognition ( 8 h]oic actions dur+ ,_w  
,w> ,,ii4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,ma/] ,s]geant ,roddie     
,edmonds ,congressional ,gold ,m$al     
,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds !      
foll[+3  7#a7 ,rodrick ,w4 ,edmonds 79  
?is ,act ref]r$ to z ,roddie ,edmonds or
 ,edmonds7 0 born 9 #aiai 9 ,s\?        
,knoxville1 ,t5nessee1 & graduat$ f     
,knoxville ,high ,s*ool 9 #aich4  7#b7  
,roddie ,edmonds 0 a ,ma/] ,s]geant 9 ! 
,unit$ ,/ates ,army & a memb] ( ! #dbbnd

 ,infantry ,regim5t :ile s]v+ dur+ ,_w  
,w> ,,ii4  7#c7 ,roddie ,edmonds l&$ 9  
,europe 9 #aidd & f\ght to ! bord]      
betwe5 ,belgium & ,g]many4 ,9 ,decemb] (
 #aidd1 :ile fight+ 9 ! ,battle ( !     
,bulge1 ,edmonds 0 captur$ by ,nazi =ces
 & deta9$ 9 ,/alag ,,ix-,a1 a prison] ( 
w> camp 9 ,zieg5ha91 ,g]many4  7#d7     
,/alag ,,ix-,a 0 a site us$ to id5tify1 
segregate1 & remove ,jewi% soldi]s f !  
g5]al population ( prison]s ( w> & _m ( 
! ,jewi% soldi]s :o 7 s remov$ 7 s5t to 
labor camps or murd]$4 ,memb]s ( ! ,arm$
 ,=ces 7 w>n$ ( ?is policy & aw>e t _!  
fell[ s]vicem5 c\ld be at risk4  7#e7 ,z
 ! s5ior noncommission$ (fic] 9 ,/alag  
,,ix-,a1 ,ma/] ,s]geant ,edmonds 0      
responsible = #a1bge memb]s ( ! ,arm$   
,=ces at ! camp4 ,approximately #a mon? 
aft] ! date on :i* ,edmonds 0 deta9$1   
,edmonds 0 direct$ to ord] !            
,jewi%-,am]ican soldi]s "u 8 comm& to   
fall out 9 ord] to sep>ate !            
,jewi%-,am]ican soldi]s f _! fell[      
prison]s4  7#f7 ,disreg>d+ ! ord]s ( !  

,nazis1 ,roddie ,edmonds comm&$ all ( 8 
m5 to fall out &1 ! foll[+ morn+1 all ( 
! #a1bge memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces "u !    
comm& ( ,edmonds /ood outside ( _!      
prison b>racks4  7#g7 ,^u see+ !        
soldi]s1 a ,g]man (fic] angrily %\t$1   
,!y _c all be ,jews61 to :i* ,edmonds   
repli$1 ,we are all ,jews "h4  7#h7 ,!  
,g]man (fic] took out 8 pi/ol & po9t$ ! 
gun at ! head ( ,edmonds1 b ,edmonds    
refus$ to id5tify ! ,jewi% soldi]s4     
,in/ead1 ,edmonds respond$1 ,accord+ to 
! ,g5eva ,conv5tion1 we only h to give  
our "n1 rank1 & s]ial numb]4 ,if y %oot 
me1 y w h to %oot all ( u &1 aft] ! w>1 
y w be tri$ = w> crimes4  7#i7 ,! ,g]man
 (fic] turn$ away f ,edmonds & ! o!r    
soldi]s & left ! sc5e4 ,! actions tak5  
by ,edmonds sav$ ! lives ( approximately
 #bjj ,jewi%-,am]ican memb]s ( ! ,arm$  
,=ces4  7#aj7 ,le/] ,tann]1 a           
,jewi%-,am]ican memb] ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces   
also captur$ dur+ ! ,battle ( ! ,bulge1 
witness$ ! incid5t & /at$ t1 ,!re 0 no  
"q 9 my m9d1 or t ( ,ma/] ,s]geant      

,edmonds1 t ! ,g]mans 7 remov+ ! ,jewi% 
prison]s f ! g5]al population at great  
risk to _! survival4 ,! ,u4,s4 ,army's  
/&+ comm& to its rank+ (fic]s 9 ,,p[    
camps is t y resi/ ! enemy & c>e = !    
safety ( y\r m5 to ! greate/ ext5t      
possible4 ,ma/] ,s]geant ,edmonds1 at ! 
risk ( 8 imm$iate dea?1 defi$ ! ,g]mans 
) ! unexpect$ consequ5ces t ! ,jewi%    
prison]s 7 sav$4  7#aa7 ,edmonds surviv$
 #ajj days 9 captivity & return$ home   
aft] ! w>4 ,lat]1 ,edmonds s]v$ ! ,unit$
 ,/ates 9 ,korea z a memb] ( ! ,national
 ,gu>d4 ,edmonds di$ 9 #aihe1 b nev]    
told 8 family or anyone else ( 8 brave  
actions outside ! b>racks ( ,/alag      
,,ix-,a dur+ ,_w ,w> ,,ii4  7#ab7       
,edmonds 0 po/hum\sly recogniz$ by ,yad 
,va%em1 ! ,_w ,holocau/ ,remembrance    
,c5t] 9 ,j]usalem1 z ,righte\s ,among ! 
,nations1 ! fir/ memb] ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces &
 #a ( only #e p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to be 
s recogniz$4 ,avn] ,%alev1 ,*airman (   
,yad ,va%em1 ann\nc$ ! selection (      
,edmonds by say+1 ,ma/] ,s]geant ,roddie

 ,edmonds seem$ l an ord9>y ,am]ican    
soldi]1 b he _h an extraord9>y s5se (   
responsibility & d$ication to 8 fell[   
human be+s4 ''' ,! *oices & actions (   
,ma/] ,s]geant ,edmonds set an example =
 8 fell[ ,am]ican soldi]s z !y /ood     
unit$ aga9/ ! b>b>ic evil ( ! ,nazis4   
#c4 ,congressional gold m$al  7a7 ,aw>d 
au?oriz$ ,! ,speak] ( ! ,h\se (         
,repres5tatives & ! ,presid5t pro       
tempore ( ! ,s5ate %all make appropriate
 arrangem5ts = ! po/hum\s aw>d1 on      
behalf ( ,congress1 ( a gold m$al (     
appropriate design to ,roddie ,edmonds 9
 recognition ( 8 a*ievem5ts & h]oic     
actions dur+ ,_w ,w> ,,ii4  7b7 ,design 
& /rik+ ,= ! purpose ( ! aw>d ref]r$ to 
9 subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y ( !       
,treasury 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is ,act z !     
,secret>y7 %all /rike a gold m$al )     
suitable emblems1 devices1 &            
inscriptions to be det]m9$ by !         
,secret>y4  7c7 ,pres5tation & aw>d (   
m$al ,! gold m$al ref]r$ to 9 subsection
 7a7 %all be pres5t$1 & foll[+ !        

pres5tation aw>d$1 to ! next ( k9 (     
,roddie ,edmonds4  #d4 ,duplicate m$als 
,! ,secret>y may /rike & sell duplicates
 9 bronze ( ! gold m$al /ruck "u section
 #c "u su* regulations z ! ,secret>y may
 prescribe1 at a price suffici5t to cov]
 ! co/ !re(1 includ+ labor1 mat]ials1   
dies1 use ( ma*9]y1 & ov]head exp5ses1 &
 ! co/ ( ! gold m$al4  #e4 ,/atus (     
m$als  7a7 ,national m$als ,! m$als     
/ruck "u ?is ,act are national m$als =  
purposes ( *apt] #ea ( title #ca1 ,unit$
 ,/ates ,code4  7b7 ,numismatic items ,=
 purposes ( sections #eacd & #eacf (    
title #ca1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 all     
m$als /ruck "u ?is ,act %all be consid]$
 to be numismatic items4