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,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,janu>y #h1 #bjai ,mr4 
,cornyn 7= himself & ,mr4 ,cruz7        
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y   
,,resolution  ,honor+ ! life ( ,ri*>d   
,arv9 ,ov]ton4  ,:]eas1 on ,may #aa1    
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,g5try ,ov]ton1 ,sr41 & ,elizabe?       
,lizzie ,ov]ton 9 ,ba/rop ,c\nty1       
,texas2 ,:]eas1 9 #aidj1 ,ri*>d ,arv9   
,ov]ton enli/$ 9 ! ,army & began 8      
milit>y s]vice at ,=t ,sam ,h\/on 9 ,san
 ,antonio1 ,texas2 ,:]eas1 f #aidb to   
#aide1 ,ri*>d ,arv9 ,ov]ton bravely s]v$
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,palau1 & ,iwo ,jima1 ) ! #ahhg? ,eng9e]
 ,aviation ,battalion1 an all           
,african-,am]ican unit1 until !         
conclusion ( ,_w ,w> ,,ii2 ,:]eas ,ri*>d
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9 ! ,army2 ,:]eas ,ri*>d ,arv9 ,ov]ton  
e>n$ ! ,combat ,infantry ,badge1 !      
,m]itori\s ,unit ,comm5dation1 ! ,army  

,good ,conduct ,m$al1 ! ,am]ican ,def5se
 ,s]vice ,m$al1 ! ,am]ican ,campaign    
,m$al1 ! ,asiatic-,pacific ,campaign    
,m$al1 ! ,_w ,w> ,,ii ,victory ,m$al1 & 
! ,exp]t ,rifle ,m>ksman%ip ,badge2     
,:]eas ,ri*>d ,arv9 ,ov]ton return$ to  
,au/91 ,texas1 aft] ! end ( ,_w ,w> ,,ii
 & resid$ !re until 8 dea?2 ,:]eas1 on  
,novemb] #aa1 #bjac1 ,ri*>d ,arv9       
,ov]ton 0 honor$ by =m] ,presid5t ,b>ack
 ,obama at ,arl+ton ,national ,cemet]y =
 8 c\rage & commitm5t to s]vice 9 combat
 zones su* z ,pe>l ,h>bor1 ! ,m>%all    
,isl&s1 ,guam1 ,palau1 & ,iwo ,jima2    
,:]eas1 on ,janu>y #c1 #bjae1 ,ri*>d    
,arv9 ,ov]ton repres5t$ ,! ,greate/     
,g5]ation at ! #bjae ,unit$ ,/ates ,army
 ,all-,am]ican ,b[l 9 ,san ,antonio1    
,texas2 ,:]eas1 on ,may #c1 #bjaf1      
,ri*>d ,arv9 ,ov]ton became ! olde/     
surviv+ vet]an ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces aft] !   
dea? ( ,frank ,lev+/on1 a fell[ ,_w ,w> 
,,ii vet]an2 ,:]eas1 on ,may #aa1 #bjaf1
 ,ri*>d ,arv9 ,ov]ton atta9$ #aaj ye>s (
 age & became a sup]c5t5>ian2 ,:]eas1 9 

,au/91 ,texas1 ,may #aa? ( ea* ye> is   
designat$ z ,ri*>d ,ov]ton ,day 9 honor 
( ,ri*>d ,arv9 ,ov]ton's bir?day2       
,:]eas1 9 #bjag1 ! city ( ,au/91 ,texas1
 (ficially r5am$ ! /reet on :i* ,ri*>d  
,arv9 ,ov]ton resid$ to ,ri*>d ,ov]ton  
,av5ue2 ,:]eas ,ri*>d ,arv9 ,ov]ton di$ 
on ,decemb] #bg1 #bjah2 ,:]eas ,ri*>d   
,arv9 ,ov]ton w be laid to re/ ) full   
milit>y honors at ! ,texas ,/ate        
,cemet]y 9 ,au/91 ,texas2 & ,:]eas      
,ri*>d ,arv9 ,ov]ton is a ,unit$ ,/ates 
h]o :o exemplifi$ /r5g?1 sacrifice1 &   
s]vice to ! c\ntry3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t
 ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7 ext5ds its he>tfelt    
sympa?y to ! family ( ,ri*>d ,arv9      
,ov]ton on ! occasion ( 8 dea?2  7#b7   
honors ! life ( ,ri*>d ,arv9 ,ov]ton & 8
 s]vice to ! ,unit$ ,/ates2  7#c7 honors
 &1 on behalf ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1        
expresses deep appreciation = ! out/&+ &
 important s]vice ( ,ri*>d ,arv9 ,ov]ton
 to ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 &  7#d7            
respectfully reque/s t ! ,secret>y ( !  
,s5ate communicate ?is resolution to !  

,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & transmit an   
enroll$ copy ( ?is resolution to !      
family ( ,ri*>d ,arv9 ,ov]ton4