,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ghce  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #bi1 #bjbj,mr4 
,joyce of ,pennsylvania 7for himself1   
,mr4 ,waltz1 ,mr4 ,gonzalez of ,ohio1   
,mr4 ,thompson of ,pennsylvania1 ,mr4   
,gaetz1 ,mr4 ,reschenthaler1 and ,mr4   
,mooney of ,west ,virginia7 introduced  
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,armed ,services   
,a ,,bill  ,to authorize the ,president 
to award the ,medal of ,honor to ,eric  
,fisher ,wood1 ,jr4 for the acts of     
valor during the ,battle of the ,bulge4 
#a4 ,authorization for award of the     
,medal of ,honor to ,eric ,fisher ,wood1
 ,jr4 for acts of valor during the      
,battle of the ,bulge in ,world ,war    
,,ii  7a7 ,waiver of time limitations   
,notwithstanding the time limitations   
specified in section #gbga of title #aj1
 ,united ,states ,code1 or any other    
time limitation with respect to the     
awarding of certain medals to persons   
who served in the ,armed ,forces1 the   

,president may award the ,medal of      
,honor under section #gbga of such title
 to ,eric ,fisher ,wood1 ,jr4 for the   
acts of valor during the ,battle of the 
,bulge described in subsection 7b74  7b7
 ,acts of valor described  7#a7 ,the    
acts of valor referred to in subsection 
7a7 are the actions of ,eric ,fisher    
,wood1 ,jr4 in the ,ardennes region of  
,wallonia1 ,belgium1 during the ,battle 
of the ,bulge1 when1 as a ,lieutenant in
 ,battery ,a1 #ehith ,field ,artillery  
,battalion1 #ajfth ,infantry ,division1 
from ,december #ag1 #aidd1 to ,january  
#bb1 #aide1 he displayed extraordinary  
heroism in action against the enemy in  
,belgium4  7#b7 ,after ordering his     
artillery battery to fire against enemy 
tanks in a delaying action1 allowing    
other ,american units avoid capture1 his
 unit was surrounded and forced to      
surrender4 ,rather than accept capture1 
as enemy fire converged on him from all 
sides1 he raced across a large open     
field into the woods beyond4  7#c7 ,cut 

off from his own lines1 and surrounded  
by the enemy in the ,ardennes forest1   
,lieutenant ,wood rallied a small band  
of ,american soldiers who were also     
separated from their units4 ,over the   
course of several weeks1 he repeatedly  
initiated harassing ambush attacks      
against enemy communications1 supply    
columns and patrols1 accounting for the 
deaths and wounding of scores of enemy  
soldiers and further slowing their      
advance to strategic road intersections 
and helping other ,american units from  
being overrun or captured4  7#d7        
,lieutenant ,wood continued his         
offensive actions until a final1 fierce 
engagement with overwhelming enemy      
forces1 where he made the last full     
measure of service4 ,his body was found 
surrounded by several enemy dead4       
,lieutenant ,wood's extraordinary       
heroism and selflessness above and      
beyond the call of duty in the service  
of his country are in keeping with the  
highest traditions of military service4 

,lieutenant ,wood was posthumously      
awarded the ,distinguished-,service     
,cross1 ,silver ,star1 ,bronze ,star1   
and the ,purple ,heart for his heroism4