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,supreme ,headqu>t]s ,alli$ ,exp$ition>y ,=ce 7,,%aef7 9 small elite teams to jo9 combat units 9 ! ,nor? ,african1 ,m$it]ranean1 ,european1 & ,pacific !at]s & to milit>y camps1 prison]-(-w> camps1 & int]rogation c5t]s 7su* z ,=t ,hunt1 ,virg9ia7 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4 7#g7 ,! ,rit*ie ,boys accompani$ ! ,army on ,d-,day 9 ,europe z foot soldi]s ) all ,army divisions & z p>atroop]s ) all airborne divisions & 7 (t5 select$ to be ! second soldi] to l& aft] ! comm&] 9 ord] to provide ne$$ imm$iate int]pretation 9 languages su* z ,fr5*1 ,g]man1 & ,italian4 7#h7 ,! ,rit*ie ,boys s]v$ z p]sonal int]pret]s = ,g5]al ,george ,patton & o!r milit>y lead]s4 7#i7 ,! ,rit*ie ,boys s]v$ honorably 9 ! ,pacific 9 ! assaults on ,guadalcanal1 ,ok9awa1 ,iwo ,jima1 & ! ,philipp9es1 includ+ #b ,m>9e ,corps ,rit*ie ,boys :o di$ 9 ! initial l&+ on ,iwo ,jima & a ,rit*ie ,boy :o 0 aw>d$ ! ,m$al ( ,honor po/hum\sly = brav]y4 7#aj7 ,approximately #adj ,rit*ie ,boys lo/ _! lives dur+ ,_w ,w> ,,ii4 7#aa7 ,! ,rit*ie ,boys g>n]$ m ?an #fe ,silv] ,/> ,m$als & num]\s ,bronze ,/> ,m$als z well z at lea/ #e ,legion ( ,honor & _m ,croix de ,gu]re ,m$als4 7#ab7 ,among ! #aej-man ,second ,mobile ,radio ,broadca/ ,company ( ! ,rit*ie ,boys1 #f memb]s receiv$ ! ,croix de ,gu]re ,m$al & at lea/ #ae receiv$ ,bronze ,/> ,m$als = s]vice & brav]y4 7#ac7 ,! ,rit*ie ,boys made significant contributions to ! success ( ! ,alli$ ,=ces on ! ,we/]n ,front ?r\gh _! k & _! skills1 z demon/rat$ by a classifi$ po/w> report by ! ,army f9d+ t ! ,rit*ie ,boys 7 ! s\rce ( ne>ly #fj p]c5t ( ! cr$ible intellig5ce ga!r$ 9 ,europe dur+ ,_w ,w> ,,ii4 7#ad7 ,_m ( ! ,rit*ie ,boys cont9u$ to s]ve _! c\ntry foll[+ ! conclusion ( ,_w ,w> ,,ii1 includ+ ?r\gh s]vice z translators or int]rogators prosecut+ w> crim9als ) ! ,judge ,advocate ,g5]al's ,(fice dur+ trials at ,da*au & ,nuremb]g4 7#ae7 ,! ,rit*ie ,boys include su* notable figures z ,david ,rockefell]1 ,ar*ibald ,roosevelt ,jr41 ,william ,sloane ,c(f91 ,philip ,johnson1 ,j4,d4 ,sal+]1 & ,william ,w>field1 z well z ,s5ators ,john ,*afee ( ,rhode ,isl& & ,frank ,*ur* ( ,idaho1 & ! fa!r ( ! curr5t s5ior ,s5ator f ,oregon1 ,ron ,wyd54 7#af7 ,! ,rit*ie ,boys also contribut$ outside ( ! milit>y ?r\gh c>e]s z writ]s1 arti/s1 ar*itects1 academics1 diplomats1 economi/s1 f9anci]s1 philan?ropi/s1 & psy*ologi/s4 7#ag7 ,because ! roles ( ! ,rit*ie ,boys rema9$ classifi$ = decades1 ! public g5]ally lacks aw>5ess ( _! contributions4 7#ah7 ,camp ,rit*ie clos$ 9 #aiih1 & a museum & educational c5t] is n[ be+ plann$ = ! location4 7#ai7 ,approximately #bjj ,rit*ie ,boys are /ill liv+1 rang+ 9 age betwe5 #ie & #ajg4 #c4 ,congressional gold m$al 7a7 ,pres5tation au?oriz$ ,! ,speak] ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,presid5t pro tempore ( ! ,s5ate %all make appropriate arrangem5ts = ! po/hum\s pres5tation1 on behalf ( ,congress1 ( a gold m$al ( appropriate design 9 commemoration ( ! ,rit*ie ,boys1 9 recognition ( _! brav]y & d$ication & ! importance ( _! contributions to ! success ( ! ,alli$ ,=ces dur+ ,_w ,w> ,,ii4 7b7 ,design & /rik+ ,= ! purposes ( ! pres5tation ref]r$ to 9 subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y ( ! ,treasury 7h]eaft] 9 ?is ,act ref]r$ to z ! ,secret>y7 %all /rike a gold m$al ) suitable emblems1 devices1 & inscriptions1 to be det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y4 7c7 ,smi?sonian ,in/itution 7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,foll[+ ! aw>d ( ! gold m$al "u subsection 7a71 ! gold m$al %all be giv5 to ! ,smi?sonian ,in/itution1 :]e x %all be available = display z appropriate & made available = rese>*4 7#b7 ,s5se ( ,congress ,x is ! s5se ( ,congress t ! ,smi?sonian ,in/itution %\ld make ! gold m$al receiv$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 available = display else:]e1 p>ticul>ly at o!r appropriate locations associat$ ) ! ,rit*ie ,boys4 #d4 ,duplicate m$als ,! ,secret>y may /rike & sell duplicates 9 bronze ( ! gold m$al /ruck pursuant to section #c1 at a price suffici5t to cov] ! co/ !re(1 includ+ labor1 mat]ials1 dies1 use ( ma*9]y1 & ov]head exp5ses4 #e4 ,/atus ( m$als 7a7 ,national m$als ,! m$als /ruck pursuant to ?is ,act are national m$als = purposes ( *apt] #ea ( title #ca1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4 7b7 ,numismatic items ,= purposes ( section #eacd ( title #ca1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 all m$als /ruck "u ?is ,act %all be consid]$ to be numismatic items4 #f4 ,au?ority to use fund am\nts2 proce$s ( sale 7a7 ,au?ority ,to use fund am\nts ,!re is au?oriz$ to be *>g$ aga9/ ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,m9t ,public ,ent]prise ,fund su* am\nts z may be necess>y to pay = ! co/s ( ! m$als /ruck "u ?is ,act4 7b7 ,proce$s ( sale ,am\nts receiv$ f ! sale ( duplicate bronze m$als au?oriz$ "u section #d %all be deposit$ into ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,m9t ,public ,ent]prise ,fund4