,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #ebi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,july #be1 #bjai,ms4
 ,snchez 7for herself1 ,mrs4            
,napolitano1 ,ms4 ,roybal-,allard1 ,mr4 
,gomez1 ,mrs4 ,torres of ,california1   
,mr4 ,cisneros1 ,mr4 ,cox of            
,california1 and ,mr4 ,thompson of      
,california7 submitted the following    
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,armed ,services          
,,resolution  ,honoring the life of     
,petty ,officer ,raul ,guerra of        
,montebello1 ,california1 who perished  
on ,october #h1 #aifg1 during military  
operations off northern ,vietnam1 and   
the work of the ,bring ,raul ,home      
,committee to have ,petty ,officer ,raul
 ,guerra's remains laid to rest in      
,california4  ,whereas ,petty ,officer  
,guerra was born on ,december #ah1      
#aidb1 in ,montebello1 ,california2     
,whereas ,petty ,officer ,guerra        
graduated from ,montebello ,high ,school
 in #aifc and attended ,east ,los       

,angeles ,college2 ,whereas ,petty      
,officer ,guerra was beloved by his     
friends and family1 and known for his   
love of journalism2 ,whereas ,petty     
,officer ,guerra enlisted in the ,navy  
,reserves in ,july of #aife2 ,whereas   
,petty ,officer ,guerra completed basic 
training and his unit was activated to  
fight in ,vietnam2 ,whereas ,petty      
,officer ,guerra was deployed as a ,navy
 journalist2 ,whereas1 on the evening of
 ,october #h1 #aifg1 ,petty ,officer    
,guerra volunteered to join a combat    
mission to support a major air strike   
over northern ,vietnam2 ,whereas ,petty 
,officer ,guerra's plane was shot down  
and crashed1 and1 due to heavy terrain  
and hostile territory1 he was pronounced
 ,killed in ,action and his remains were
 not recovered2 ,whereas ,petty ,officer
 ,guerra was decorated with the         
,national ,defense ,medal1 ,vietnam     
,service ,medal1 and the ,vietnam       
,campaign ,medal2 ,whereas ,petty       
,officer ,guerra was promoted to        

,journalist #crd ,class posthumously2   
,whereas1 in #bjjg1 the ,whitter ,daily 
,news reported ,local ,navy ,seaman's   
,remains ,found1 which was the start of 
a long process to return ,petty ,officer
 ,guerra's remains to the ,united       
,states2 ,whereas ,petty ,officer       
,guerra's former classmates1 ,ruben     
,valencia and ,donna and ,gary          
,peterson1 formed the ,bring ,raul ,home
 ,committee2 ,whereas1 for over #ab     
years1 the ,bring ,raul ,home ,committee
 diligently spread the news and the     
story of ,petty ,officer ,guerra to     
fellow veterans and their communities1  
searched for family members1 and held   
several meetings with the ,defense      
,,pow_/,,mia ,accounting ,agency        
7hereinafter ,,dpaa72 ,whereas1 in      
,february #bjai1 the ,,dpaa notified the
 ,bring ,raul ,home ,committee that     
,petty ,officer ,guerra's remains would 
finally return home2 ,whereas1 in ,march
 #bjai1 the ,united ,states ,navy made  
the final arrangements for ,petty       

,officer ,guerra's remains2 ,whereas1 on
 ,april #be1 #bjai1 ,petty ,officer     
,guerra was finally laid to rest after  
#eb years2 and ,whereas ,petty ,officer 
,guerra made the ultimate sacrifice     
defending the ,united ,states with      
honor3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that the
 ,house of ,representatives-- 7#a7      
extends its deepest sympathies to the   
friends and loved ones of fallen ,petty 
,officer ,raul ,guerra of ,montebello1  
,california1 in their bereavement2  7#b7
 honors the courage and character of    
this brave ,petty ,officer for          
protecting the ,united ,states and      
defending the freedom of all ,americans2
 and  7#c7 recognizes the dedication and
 years of work shown by the ,bring ,raul
 ,home ,committee to finally have ,petty
 ,officer ,raul ,guerra laid to rest in 
,california4