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,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #e1 #bjai,ref]r$ 
to ! ,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices  ,,an 
,,act  ,to au?orize ! honor>y appo9tm5t 
( ,rob]t ,j4 ,dole to ! grade ( colonel 
9 ! regul> ,army4  #a4 ,f9d+s ,congress 
makes ! foll[+ f9d+s3 7#a7 ,rob]t ,j4   
,dole1 also kn[n z ,bob ,dole1 0 born   
,july #bb1 #aibc1 9 ,russell1 ,kansas4  
7#b7 ,z a /ud5t at ! ,univ]sity (       
,kansas1 ,bob ,dole enroll$ 9 ! ,army   
,enli/$ ,res]ve ,corps 9 #aidb4 ,he 0   
call$ to active duty ! foll[+ ye> & s]v$
 dur+ ,_w ,w> ,,ii4 ,:ile deploy$ to    
,italy z an infantry lieut5ant 9 ! #aj? 
,m\nta9 ,division1 he 0 s]i\sly w\nd$ 9 
combat & 0 twice cit$ = acts ( h]oism "u
 fire4 ,he f9i%$ 8 milit>y s]vice ) two 
,purple ,he>ts & two aw>ds ( ! ,bronze  
,/> ,m$al ) ,v device = valor4 ,he 0    
also aw>d$ ! ,am]ican ,campaign m$al1 ! 
,european-,african-,middle ,ea/]n       
,campaign ,m$al1 & ! ,_w ,w> ,,ii       
,victory m$al4 ,he resign$ 8 ,army      

commission at ! grade ( capta94  7#c7   
,bob ,dole s]v$ 9 ! ,h\se (             
,repres5tatives f #aifa to #aifi4 ,he   
s]v$ 9 ! ,s5ate f #aifi until #aiif4 ,8 
s]vice 0 previ\sly recogniz$ by bo? !   
,legislative ,bran* ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates   
,gov]nm5t1 ?r\gh ! ,congressional ,gold 
,m$al1 & ! ,executive ,bran* ( ! ,unit$ 
,/ates ,gov]nm5t1 ?r\gh ! ,presid5tial  
,m$al ( ,fre$om4  7#d7 ,sep>ate f !     
actions und]ly+ ! honors previ\sly be/[$
 ^u him1 ,bob ,dole also made direct    
contributions to ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se &
 ! vet]ans ( ,unit$ ,/ates milit>y      
s]vice1 includ+ ?r\gh ! foll[+3  7,a7   
,bob ,dole sponsor$ or co-sponsor$ bills
 9 ,congress to improve vet]ans b5efits1
 to improve acc\ntability ( miss+ memb]s
 ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces1 to e/abli% ! ,p]sian  
,gulf ,w> ,vet]ans ,heal? ,regi/ry1 to  
recognize wom5 vet]ans1 & to provide    
relief f c]ta9 inequities = ,national   
,gu>d te*nician s]vice 9 connection )   
civil s]vice retirem5t4  7,b7 ,bob ,dole
 s]v$ z ! ,national ,*airman ( ! ,,wwii 

,memorial ,campaign1 co-*air ( !        
,families ( ,fre$om ,s*ol>%ip ,fund1 &  
co-*air ( ! ,presid5tial ,commission on 
! ,c>e ( ,am]ica's ,return+ ,w\nd$      
,w>riors4  7#e7 ,9 #bjah1 an ,army      
advisory panel review$ ! compreh5sive   
record ( ,bob ,dole's s]vice to ! ,arm$ 
,=ces1 vet]ans1 & ! national security ( 
! ,unit$ ,/ates4 ,! panel1 recogniz+    
,bob ,dole's unique contributions to !  
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se & vet]ans1 recomm5d$
 ! honor>y promotion ( ,bob ,dole to !  
grade ( colonel 9 ! ,army4  7#f7 ,act+  
"u provisions ( section #aefc ( title   
#aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 ! ,secret>y ( 
! ,army endors$ ! recomm5dation ( !     
advisory panel = an honor>y promotion ( 
,bob ,dole & =w>d$ x to ,congress =     
fur!r action4  #b4 ,honor>y appo9tm5t ( 
,rob]t ,j4 ,dole to ! grade ( colonel 9 
! regul> ,army  7a7 ,honor>y appo9tm5t  
,! honor>y appo9tm5t ( ,rob]t ,j4 ,dole1
 ( ,kansas1 to ! grade ( colonel 9 !    
regul> ,army is h]eby au?oriz$4  7b7    
,additional b5efits n ,to accrue ,!     

honor>y appo9tm5t ( ,rob]t ,j4 ,dole to 
! grade ( colonel 9 ! regul> ,army "u   
subsection 7a7 %all n affect pay or o!r 
b5efits f ! ,unit$ ,/ates to :i* ,rob]t 
,j4 ,dole is o!rwise entitl$ bas$ ^u 8  
milit>y s]vice or affect any b5efits to 
:i* any o!r p]son may become entitl$    
bas$ on 8 milit>y s]vice4  ,pass$ !     
,s5ate ,m>* #d1 #bjai4;,julie ,e4       
,adams1,secret>y