,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #eafh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,augu/ #h1 #bjbc,mr4  
,moylan introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices
  ,a ,,bill  ,to au?orize ! ,presid5t to
 aw>d ! ,m$al ( ,honor to ,joseph ,m4   
,p]ez = acts ( valor :ile s]v+ z a memb]
 ( ! ,army dur+ ! ,vietnam ,w>4  #a4    
,au?orization ( aw>d ( m$al ( honor to  
,joseph ,m4 ,p]ez = acts ( valor z a    
memb] ( ! ,army dur+ ! ,vietnam ,w>  7a7
 ,recognition ( ,acts ( ,valor ,congress
 recognizes ! foll[+ acts ( valor by    
,joseph ,m4 ,p]ez3 7#a7 ,joseph ,m4     
,p]ez di/+ui%$ himself by valor\s       
actions aga9/ ov]:elm+ odds :ile s]v+ z 
a ,s]geant 9 ! ,army1 ) ,company ,c1    
#crd ,battalion1 #h? ,infantry ,regim5t1
 #d? ,infantry ,division1 9 ,s\?        
,vietnam4  7#b7 ,on ,may #bf1 #aifg1    
dur+ ! ,vietnam ,w>1 ,s]geant ,p]ez act$
 z ! fire team lead] ) ! ,comm&+ ,(fic] 
( ,company ,c l$ an infantry unit       
conduct+ a se>* & de/roy task ne> !     

,cambodian bord]4 ,:5 ! unit rea*$ ! top
 ( a hill1 !y 7 sudd5ly "u attack f a   
conceal$ snip]4  7#c7 ,dur+ ! initial   
phase ( battle1 ,s]geant ,p]ez & ! unit 
took cov] to assess & decide ! /r5g? ( !
 enemy & det]m9e ! erection ( :]e !     
attack 0 com+ f4 ,! fire team return$   
fire1 :5 ! enemy laun*$ a h&-gr5ade4    
,)\t hesitation or conc]n = 8 p]sonal   
safety1 ,s]geant ,p]ez absorb$ ! full   
le?al explosion & %ield$ 8 fell[ soldi]s
 f ! bla/4 ,! explosion caus$ ,s]geant  
,p]ez to lose 8 "r eye & sev]$ 8 "r h&4 
7#d7 ,! fire team mov$ to relocate to a 
saf] area1 leav+ ,sgt ,p]ez alone4 ,once
 ,sgt ,p]ez rega9$ consci\sness1 he     
crawl$ to safe gr\nd tw5ty met]s to be  
able to be treat$ by m$ics4  7#e7       
,s]geant ,p]ez's p]sonal lead]%ip 9     
int5se close combat result$ 9 a major w9
 = 8 battalion aga9/ ov]:elm+ odds1 ?\gh
 he lo/ 8 eye & h& & ne>ly lo/ 8 life1  
he sav$ ! lives ( ?ree ( 8 fire team    
memb]s f dea? & s]i\s injuries f !      
explosion4  7#f7 ,s]geant ,p]ez's       

selfless devotion to duty1 8 extraord9>y
 h]oism1 conspicu\s gallantry &         
intrepidity1 & num]\s risks ( 8 life    
above & beyond ! call ( duty1 are all 9 
keep+ ) ! highe/ traditions ( ! ,army1 &
 reflect great cr$it on himself1 ! ,arm$
 ,=ces1 & ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7b7 ,f9d+s  
,congress makes ! foll[+ f9d+s3  7#a7   
,:5 aw>d+ him ! ,di/+ui%$ ,s]vice       
,cross1 ,s]geant ,p]ez's *a9 ( comm& 0  
unaw>e ( ! full ext5t ( 8 valor\s       
actions & ! num]\s risks he took = 8    
soldi]s1 all above & beyond ! call (    
duty4  7#b7 ,al?\gh ,s]geant ,p]ez      
absorb$ ! le?al explosion ( a h& gr5ade1
 once he rega9$ consci\sness1 he cont9u$
 to move ) 8 battalion aga9/ deva/at+ & 
ov]:elm+ enemy fire4  7c7 ,au?orization 
,not)/&+ ! "t limitations specifi$ 9    
section #gbgd ( title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code1 or any o!r "t limitation )      
respect to ! aw>d+ ( c]ta9 m$als to     
p]sons :o s]v$ 9 ! ,arm$ ,=ces1 !       
,presid5t is au?oriz$ to aw>d ! ,m$al ( 
,honor1 "u section #gbga ( su* title1 to

 ,joseph ,m4 ,p]ez = ! acts ( valor     
describ$ 9 subsection 7d74  7d7 ,acts ( 
valor describ$ ,! acts ( valor describ$ 
9 ?is subsection are ! actions ( ,joseph
 ,m4 ,p]ez on ,may #bf1 #aifg1 :ile s]v+
 z a memb] ( ! ,army dur+ ! ,vietnam    
,w>1 = :i* he 0 previ\sly aw>d$ !       
,di/+ui%$ ,s]vice ,cross4