,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #eedi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #g1 #bjbj,ms4 
,johnson ( ,texas introduc$ ! foll[+    
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,arm$ ,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to au?orize 
! ,presid5t to aw>d ! ,m$al ( ,honor to 
,doris ,mill] po/hum\sly = acts ( valor 
:ile a memb] ( ! ,navy dur+ ,_w ,w>     
,,ii4  #a4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds !      
foll[+3 7#a7 ,doris ,mill]1 l o!r       
,african-,am]ican sailors ( 8 day1 0    
g5]ally relegat$ to s]vice-bas$ roles on
 %ips1 z ! ,navy did n all[ sailors (   
color to enli/ 9 combat roles4  7#b7    
,doris ,mill] 0 ackn[l$g$ 9 ! ,,uss ,we/
 ,virg9ia ,action ,report1 individually1
 along ) o!r brave p]sonnel = hav+ c>ri$
 out e ord] promptly & en?usia/ically1  
ev5 :5 x meant dang] to !mselves4 ,!y   
did n attempt to ab&on ! bridge until   
ord]$ to d s4  7#c7 ,doris ,mill] aid$  
o!r s]vice memb]s & 0 in/rum5tal 9 haul+
 p along ?r\gh oil & wat] to !          
qu>t]deck1 !reby unque/ionably sav+ !   

lives ( a numb] ( p :o might o!rwise h  
be5 lo/4  7#d7 ,on ,decemb] #ae1 #aida1 
! ,navy releas$ its comm5dations =      
actions 9 ,pe>l ,h>bor :i* includ$ "o   
unnam$ ,negro4 ,x wasn't until ,m>* (   
#aidb1 at ! behe/ ( ! ,,naacp1 t ! ,navy
 =mally recogniz$ ,mill]'s h]oism4  7#e7
 ,doris ,mill] 0 recogniz$ by ! ,navy & 
aw>d$ ! ,navy ,cross ,m$al ) ! citation 
read+ ,= di/+ui%$ devotion to duty1     
extraord9>y c\rage & disreg>d = 8 own   
p]sonal safety dur+ ! attack on ! ,fleet
 9 ,pe>l ,h>bor1 ,t]ritory ( ,hawaii1 by
 ,japanese =ces on ,decemb] #g1 #aida4  
,:ile at ! side ( 8 ,capta9 on ! bridge1
 ,mill]1 despite enemy /raf+ & bomb+ & 9
 ! face ( a s]i\s fire1 assi/$ 9 mov+ 8 
,capta91 :o _h be5 mortally w\nd$1 to a 
place ( great] safety1 & lat] mann$ &   
op]at$ a ma*9e gun direct$ at enemy     
,japanese attack+ aircraft until ord]$  
to leave ! bridge44  7#f7 ,on ,may #bg1 
#aidb1 ,admiral ,*e/] ,nimitz p]sonally 
p9n$ ! ,navy ,cross to ,mill]'s left    
brea/ pocket :ile on bo>d ! aircraft    

c>ri] ,,uss ,ent]prise4  7#g7 ,doris    
,mill] di$ 9 action on ,novemb] #bd1    
#aidc1 on bo>d ! ,,uss ,liscome ,bay 9 !
 ,pacific ,ocean aft] a s+le ,japanese  
torp$o sank ! vessel (f ! coa/ (        
,but>it>i ,isl&4  7#h7 ,( ! #ae sailors 
:o 7 aw>d$ ! ,m$al ( ,honor = simil>    
actions tak5 dur+ ! attack on ,pe>l     
,h>bor1 n "o 0 ,african-,am]ican4  7#i7 
,doris ,mill] des]ves ! highe/ honor !  
,unit$ ,/ates c be/[ ^u a memb] ( !     
,arm$ ,=ces4  #b4 ,au?orization =       
po/hum\s aw>d ( ,m$al ( ,honor to ,doris
 ,mill] = acts ( valor :ile a memb] ( ! 
,navy dur+ ,_w ,w> ,,ii ,not)/&+ ! "t   
limitations specifi$ 9 sections         
#hbih7;a7 & #hcjj ( title #aj1 ,unit$   
,/ates ,code1 or any o!r "t limitation )
 respect to ! aw>d+ ( c]ta9 m$als to    
p]sons :o s]v$ 9 ! ,arm$ ,=ces1 !       
,presid5t is au?oriz$ to aw>d ! ,m$al ( 
,honor po/hum\sly1 "u section #hbia (   
su* title1 to ,doris ,mill] 7s]vice     
numb] #cef-ab-ce7 = acts ( valor dur+   
,_w ,w> ,,ii :ile a memb] ( ! ,navy4