,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #eeba  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #ah1        
#bjbc,ms4 ,escob> 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,ca/ro
 ( ,texas1 & ,mr4 ,v>gas7 introduc$ !   
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices  ,a ,,bill 
,to au?orize ! ,presid5t to po/hum\sly  
aw>d ! ,m$al ( ,honor to ,m>cel9o ,s]na 
= acts ( valor z a private 9 ! ,army    
dur+ ,_w ,w> ,i4  #a4 ,f9d+s ,congress  
f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,milit>y s]vice is  
"o ( ! mo/ admir$ & respect$ vocations  
any "o c emb>k ^u kn[+ t _! commitm5t is
 to some?+ f> great] ?an oneself1 & we  
value su* milit>y s]vice because x is   
d$icat$ to uphold+1 def5d+1 & pres]v+ ! 
con/itution4  7#b7 ,:ile hi/orically _m 
7 draft$ into s]vice be=e ! milit>y     
became an all-volunte] s]vice 9 #aigc1  
!re 7 /ill individuals :o volunte]$ to  
s]ve )\t be+ draft$1 & p ( all walks (  
life1 includ+ new immigrants1 h s\ght to
 demon/rate _! love1 commitm5t1 &       
loyalty to ?is c\ntry by volunte]+ _!   

lives to s]vice4  7#c7 ,private ,m>cel9o
 ,s]na 0 "o su* immigrant seek+ to      
demon/rate 8 love1 commitm5t1 & loyalty 
to 8 c\ntry2 born 9 ,*ihuahua1 ,mexico1 
,private ,s]na is "p ( a legacy (       
immigrant soldi]s fight+ = ! ,unit$     
,/ates1 eag] to pursue ! ,am]ican       
,dream2 9 #aiag1 )\t hesitation1 he     
volunte]$ to s]ve 9 ! ,u4,s4 ,arm$ ,=ces
 aga9/ ,g]many at ! age ( #bj4  7#d7    
,private ,s]na 0 plac$ 9 ! #cee?        
,infantry ( ! #hi? ,division1 & ^u 8    
arrival 9 ,france1 :5 x 0 discov]$ t he 
0 n a ,u4,s4 citiz51 he 0 giv5 ! option 
to return home1 h[ev]1 ,private ,s]na   
made ! valiant decision to s]ve ! ,unit$
 ,/ates1 8 adoptive home4  7#e7 ,9      
recognition ( 8 c\rage\s actions1       
,private ,s]na became ! mo/ decorat$ ,_w
 ,w> ,i vet]an 9 ,texas1 ) aw>ds f !    
,unit$ ,/ates1 ,france1 ,italy & !      
,unit$ ,k+dom1 :i* include3 ! ,_w ,w> ,i
 ,victory ,m$al1 two ,purple ,he>ts1 !  
,fr5* ,m$aille ,militaire1 two ,fr5*    
,croix de ,gu]re1 a ,fr5* ,m$aille      

commemorative1 ! ,briti% ,w> ,m$al1 !   
,italian ,croce al ,m]ito di ,gu]ra1 !  
,fr5* ,v]dun1 & ! ,/4 ,mihiel ,m$als1 z 
well z be+ po/hum\sly aw>d$ ,texas'     
,lone ,/> ,m$al ( ,valor 9 #bjaf4  7#f7 
,! a=em5tion$ aw>ds recognize ,private  
,s]na's demon/rat$ brav]y & rem>kable   
s]vice to 8 c\ntry 9 ,_w ,w> ,i1 dur+   
:i* "t1 z detail$ 9 ! milit>y's (ficial 
citation = 8 receipt ( ! ,di/+ui%$      
,s]vice ,cross & 9 ! ,texas ,h&book     
,onl9e1 ,private ,s]na s+leh&$ly f\ght1 
kill$1 & captur$ enemy fight]s 9 ! ,fr5*
 !at]4  7#g7 ,:ite contempor>ies (      
,private ,s]na :o engag$ 9 simil>       
c\rage\s acts dur+ ,_w ,w> ,i h be5     
rightfully recogniz$ = _! valor ) !     
,m$al ( ,honor2 h[ev] ,private ,s]na 0  
report$ly pass$ ov] = ! ,m$al ( ,honor  
because he did n "k en\gh ,engli% to be 
promot$4  7#h7 ,on ,may #g1 #bjba1      
recogniz+ t acts ( valor p]=m$ by       
m9ority s]vice memb]s l ,private ,s]na h
 gone unrecogniz$1 a bip>tisan ,texas   
,/ate ,h\se & ,s5ate ,committee vot$ to 

unanim\sly aw>d ,private ,s]na ! ,texas 
,legislative ,m$al ( ,honor4  7#i7 ,= 8 
conspicu\s gallantry1 unwav]+ commitm5t1
 & h]oic actions above & beyond ! call (
 duty to ! ,unit$ ,/ates ( ,am]ica1     
,private ,m>cel9o ,s]na has long e>n$ ! 
,m$al ( ,honor1 an aw>d t w\ld all[ 8   
desc5dants1 fell[ ,texans1 & ,am]icans  
ev]y:]e to recognize 8 h]oic de$s4  #b4 
,au?orization = aw>d ( ! ,m$al ( ,honor 
to ,m>cel9o ,s]na = acts ( valor dur+   
,_w ,w> ,i  7a7 ,au?orization ,not)/&+ !
 "t limitations specifi$ 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 may          
po/hum\sly aw>d ! ,m$al ( ,honor "u     
section #gbgb ( su* title to ,m>cel9o   
,s]na = ! acts ( valor describ$ 9 !     
subsection 7b74  7b7 ,acts ( valor      
describ$ ,! acts ( valor describ$ 9 ?is 
subsection are ! actions ( ,m>cel9o     
,s]na z a private 9 ! ,army dur+ ,_w ,w>
 ,i1 = :i* he 0 previ\sly aw>d$ !       

,di/+ui%$-,s]vice ,cross4