,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gcdg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,june #be1 #bjbj,mrs4 
,d+ell introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'     
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to designate !    
m$ical c5t] ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans    
,affairs 9 ,ann ,arbor1 ,mi*igan1 z !   
,lieut5ant ,colonel ,*>les ,s4 ,kettles 
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs ,m$ical   
,c5t]4  #a4 ,designation ( ,lieut5ant   
,colonel ,*>les ,s4 ,kettles ,dep>tm5t (
 ,vet]ans ,affairs ,m$ical ,c5t]  7a7   
,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7    
,lieut5ant ,colonel ,*>les ,s4 ,kettles 
0 born 9 ,ypsilanti1 ,mi*igan1 on       
,janu>y #i1 #aicj4  7#b7 ,lieut5ant     
,colonel ,kettles 0 draft$ to ! ,army at
 age #ba1 & aft] att5d+ ,(fic] ,c&idate 
,s*ool1 e>n$ 8 commission z an armor    
(fic] 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,army ,res]ve on
 ,febru>y #bh1 #aiec4  7#c7 ,lieut5ant  
,colonel ,kettles graduat$ f ! ,army    
,aviation ,s*ool 9 #aiec be=e s]v+      
active duty t\rs 9 ,s\? ,korea1 ,japan1 

& ,?ail&4  7#d7 ,lieut5ant ,colonel     
,kettles volunte]$ = active duty 9 #aifc
 :5 ! ,unit$ ,/ates 0 engag$ 9 !        
,vietnam ,w>4  7#e7 ,"s ( ! aw>ds &     
decorations e>n$ by ,lieut5ant ,colonel 
,kettles include ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,! ,m$al
 ( ,honor4  7,b7 ,! ,di/+ui%$ ,s]vice   
,cross4  7,c7 ,! ,legion ( ,m]it4  7,d7 
,! ,di/+ui%$ ,fly+ ,cross4  7,e7 ,!     
,bronze ,/> ,m$al ) "o oak leaf clu/]4  
7,f7 ,! ,air ,m$al ) num]al #bg4  7,g7  
,! ,korean ,s]vice ,m$al4  7,h7 ,!      
,vietnam ,s]vice ,m$al ) "o silv] s]vice
 /> & "o bronze s]vice />4  7,i7 ,!     
,ma/] ,aviator ,badge4  7#f7 ,! ,m$al ( 
,honor citation = ,lieut5ant ,colonel   
,kettles /ates1 ,major ,*>les ,s4       
,kettles di/+ui%$ himself by conspicu\s 
gallantry & intrepidity :ile s]v+ z     
,flight ,comm&]1 #agf? ,aviation        
,company 7,airmobile7 7,light71 #ad?    
,combat ,aviation ,battalion1 ,am]ical  
,division ne> ,duc ,pho1 ,republic (    
,vietnam4 ,on #ae ,may #aifg1 ,major    
,kettles1 ^u le>n+ t an airborne        

infantry unit _h suff]$ casualties dur+ 
an int5se firefight ) ! enemy1          
imm$iately volunte]$ to lead a flight ( 
six ,,uh-#a;,d helicopt]s to c>ry       
re9=cem5ts to ! embattl$ =ce & to       
evacuate w\nd$ p]sonnel4 ,enemy small   
arms1 automatic weapons1 & mort> fire   
rak$ ! l&+ zone1 inflict+ heavy damage  
to ! helicopt]s2 h[ev]1 ,major ,kettles 
refus$ to dep>t until all helicopt]s 7  
load$ to capacity4 ,he !n return$ to !  
battlefield1 ) full k ( ! int5se enemy  
fire await+ 8 arrival1 to br+ m         
re9=cem5ts1 l&+ 9 ! mid/ ( enemy mort> &
 automatic weapons fire t s]i\sly w\nd$ 
8 gunn] & sev]ely damag$ 8 aircraft4 ,^u
 dep>t+1 ,major ,kettles 0 advis$ by    
ano!r helicopt] crew t he _h fuel /ream+
 out ( 8 aircraft4 ,despite ! risk pos$ 
by ! leak+ fuel1 he nurs$ ! damag$      
aircraft back to base4 ,lat] t day1 !   
,infantry ,battalion ,comm&] reque/$    
imm$iate1 em]g5cy extraction ( ! rema9+ 
#dj troops1 includ+ f\r memb]s ( ,major 
,kettles' unit :o 7 /r&$ :5 _! helicopt]

 0 de/roy$ by enemy fire4 ,) only "o    
flyable ,,uh-#a helicopt] rema9+1 ,major
 ,kettles volunte]$ to return to !      
deadly l&+ zone = a ?ird "t1 lead+ a    
flight ( six evacuation helicopt]s1 five
 ( :i* 7 f ! #afa/ ,aviation ,company4  
,dur+ ! extraction1 ,major ,kettles 0   
in=m$ by ! la/ helicopt] t all p]sonnel 
7 onbo>d1 & dep>t$ ! l&+ zone accord+ly4
 ,army gun%ips support+ ! evacuation    
also dep>t$ ! area4 ,once airborne1     
,major ,kettles 0 advis$ t eight troops 
_h be5 unable to rea* ! evacuation      
helicopt]s due to ! int5se enemy fire4  
,) complete disreg>d = 8 own safety1    
,major ,kettles pass$ ! lead to ano!r   
helicopt] & return$ to ! l&+ zone to    
rescue ! rema9+ troops4 ,)\t gun%ip1    
artill]y1 or tactical aircraft support1 
! enemy conc5trat$ all firep[] on 8 lone
 aircraft1 :i* 0 imm$iately damag$ by a 
mort> r\nd t %att]$ bo? front w9d%ields 
& ! *9 bubble & 0 fur!r rak$ by small   
arms & ma*9e gun fire4 ,despite ! int5se
 enemy fire1 ,major ,kettles ma9ta9$    

control ( ! aircraft & situation1 all[+ 
"t = ! rema9+ eight soldi]s to bo>d !   
aircraft4 ,9 spite ( ! sev]e damage to 8
 helicopt]1 ,major ,kettles once m      
skillfully guid$ 8 heavily damag$       
aircraft to safety4 ,)\t 8 c\rage\s     
actions & sup]ior fly+ skills1 ! la/    
gr\p ( soldi]s & 8 crew w\ld nev] h made
 x (f ! battlefield4 ,major ,kettles'   
selfless acts ( repeat$ valor &         
det]m9ation are 9 keep+ ) ! highe/      
traditions ( milit>y s]vice & reflect   
great cr$it ^u himself & ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,army44  7b7 ,designation ,! m$ical    
c5t] ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs 9
 ,ann ,arbor1 ,mi*igan1 %all aft] ! date
 ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act be kn[n &      
designat$ z ! ,lieut5ant ,colonel ,*>les
 ,s4 ,kettles ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans      
,affairs ,m$ical ,c5t] or ! ,lieut5ant  
,colonel ,*>les ,s4 ,kettles ,,va       
,m$ical ,c5t]4  7c7 ,ref]5ce ,any       
ref]5ce 9 any law1 regulation1 map1     
docum5t1 pap]1 or o!r record ( ! ,unit$ 
,/ates to ! m$ical c5t] ref]r$ to 9     

subsection 7b7 %all be consid]$ to be a 
ref]5ce to ! ,lieut5ant ,colonel ,*>les 
,s4 ,kettles ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans       
,affairs ,m$ical ,c5t]4