#aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4
 #fgbb  ,,an ,,act  ,to designate !     
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs           
community-bas$ outpati5t cl9ic 9 ,fr5*  
,camp1 ,cali=nia1 z ! ,ri*>d ,a4        
,pittman ,,va ,cl9ic4  #a4 ,f9d+s       
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,ri*>d ,a4
 ,pittman 0 born on ,may #bf1 #aide1 9  
,fr5* ,camp1 ,cali=nia4  7#b7 ,ri*>d ,a4
 ,pittman enli/$ 9 ! ,m>9e ,corps 9     
#aife & 0 lat] promot$ to ,lance        
,corporal4  7#c7 ,on ,july #bd1 #aiff1  
,lance ,corporal ,pittman's unit1 ,fir/ 
,platoon1 ,company ,i1 ,?ird ,battalion1
 ,fif? ,m>9es1 0 mov+ along a trail ne> 
! ,demilit>iz$ ,zone 9 ! ,republic (    
,vietnam :5 ! ,m>9es ahead ( !m came "u 
attack4  7#d7 ,^u he>+ ! attack1 ,lance 
,corporal ,pittman took a ma*9e gun &   
sev]al belts ( ammunition & ru%$ to aid 
8 comrades4 ,z he advanc$1 ,lance       
,corporal ,pittman enc\nt]$ int5se      
small-arms fire at po9t-blank range4 ,he
 0 able to return fire & sil5ce ! enemy 
combatants4 ,cont9u+ t[>ds ! attack$    

,m>9es1 ,lance ,corporal ,pittman came  
"u heavy fire f two automatic weapons1  
:i* he 0 able to de/roy4  7#e7 ,:5      
,lance ,corporal ,pittman le>n$ !re 7   
additional w\nd$ ,m>9es fur!r along !   
trail1 he endur$ enemy mort> & gunfire  
to get to !m4 ,z he rea*$ !m1 he fac$ an
 attack by #cj to #dj enemy fight]s4    
7#f7 ,lance ,corporal ,pittman us$ a    
comb9ation ( ma*9e-gun fire1 an enemy   
subma*9e gun1 a pi/ol f a fall5 comrade1
 & a gr5ade to cause enemy =ces to      
)draw4 ,due to 8 c\rage\s actions1 _m ( 
8 w\nd$ comrades 7 sav$4  7#g7 ,9       
recognition ( 8 brav]y t day1 ,ri*>d ,a4
 ,pittman1 :o 0 !n a ,s]geant1 0 aw>d$ !
 ,m$al ( ,honor by ,presid5t ,lyndon ,b4
 ,johnson on ,may #ad1 #aifh4  7#h7     
,ri*>d ,a4 ,pittman retir$ 9 #aihh z a  
,ma/] ,s]geant1 aft] hav+ s]v$ 9 ! ,m>9e
 ,corps = m ?an two decades4  #b4 ,"n ( 
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs           
community-bas$ outpati5t cl9ic1 ,fr5*   
,camp1 ,cali=nia  7a7 ,designation ,!   
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs           

community-bas$ outpati5t cl9ic 9 ,fr5*  
,camp1 ,cali=nia1 %all aft] ! date ( !  
enactm5t ( ?is ,act be kn[n & designat$ 
z ! ,ri*>d ,a4 ,pittman ,,va ,cl9ic4    
7b7 ,ref]5ces ,any ref]5ce 9 a law1 map1
 regulation1 docum5t1 pap]1 or o!r      
record ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to ! cl9ic     
ref]r$ to 9 subsection 7a7 %all be deem$
 to be a ref]5ce to ! ,ri*>d ,a4        
,pittman ,,va ,cl9ic4  ,pass$ ! ,h\se ( 
,repres5tatives ,novemb] #ad1           
#bjbb4;,cl]k4