,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bedi  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #bf1 #bjbc,mr4   
,fett]man 7= himself & ,mr4 ,casey7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to "n ! 
community-bas$ outpati5t cl9ic ( !      
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs 9         
,monroeville1 ,p5nsylvania1 z ! ,h5ry   
,p>ham ,,va ,cl9ic4  #a4 ,f9d+s         
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,h5ry     
,p>ham 0 born 9 ,emporia1 ,virg9ia1 9   
,novemb] #aiba4  7#b7 ,at age #ba1 ,h5ry
 ,p>ham 0 draft$ into ! ,army & %ipp$   
out to ,engl& 9 #aidc ) ! #cbj? ,b>rage 
,balloon ,battalion 9 prep>ation = !    
,d-,day invasions4  7#c7 ,! #cbj?       
,b>rage ,balloon ,battalion1 a segregat$
 ,army unit1 consi/$ ( approximately    
#gjj ,african-,am]ican soldi]s ) !      
mission ( hoi/+ b>rage balloons design$ 
to entangle incom+ ,g]man planes &      
prev5t !m f conduct+ /raf+ runs on gr\nd
 troops4  7#d7 ,on ,june #f1 #aidd1     

,private ,fir/ ,class ,h5ry ,p>ham & 8  
section ( ! #cbj? ,b>rage ,balloon      
,battalion l&$ at ,omaha ,bea*4 ,) !    
?reat ( enemy snip] & rifle fire ev]    
pres5t1 ,,pfc ,p>ham's unit p]=m$ _!    
duties1 hoi/+ _! b>rage balloons #b1jjj 
feet into ! air ov] ! bea*head 9        
,norm&y4  7#e7 ,= two mon?s1 ,private   
,fir/ ,class ,h5ry ,p>ham & ! #cbj?     
,b>rage ,balloon ,battalion /ood wat* at
 ,omaha ,bea*1 keep+ ! pipel9e ( incom+ 
supplies & ,alli$ troops secure be=e    
return+ to ! ,unit$ ,/ates 9 ,septemb]  
#aidd4  7#f7 ,aft] 8 s]vice1 ,h5ry      
,p>ham mov$ to ,wilk9sburg1             
,p5nsylvania1 :]e he liv$ & work$ z a   
heavy equipm5t op]ator until #aihf4     
,!re1 he met & m>ri$ 8 wife1 ,e!l       
,p>ham1 to :om he 0 m>ri$ = m ?an #de   
ye>s4  7#g7 ,h5ry ,p>ham di$ on ,july   
#d1 #bjba1 9 ,pittsburgh1 ,p5nsylvania1 
at ! age ( #ii4 ,he 0 surviv$ by 8 wife1
 ,e!l1 bo? ( :om s]v$ = decades z       
volunte]s at ! m$ical c5t] ( ! ,dep>tm5t
 ( ,vet]ans ,affairs 9 ,pittsburgh1     

,p5nsylvania1 & local *apt]s ( vet]ans  
s]vice organizations4  7#h7 ,h5ry ,p>ham
 0 ! la/ surviv+ ,african-,am]ican      
combat vet]an :o took "p 9 ! ,d-,day    
l&+s on ,june #f1 #aidd4  #b4           
,designation ( ,h5ry ,p>ham ,dep>tm5t ( 
,vet]ans ,affairs ,cl9ic  7a7           
,designation ,! community-bas$ outpati5t
 cl9ic ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs
 9 ,monroeville1 ,p5nsylvania1 %all aft]
 ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act be kn[n 
& designat$ z ! ,h5ry ,p>ham ,dep>tm5t (
 ,vet]ans ,affairs ,cl9ic or ! ,h5ry    
,p>ham ,,va ,cl9ic4  7b7 ,ref]5ce ,any  
ref]5ce 9 any law1 regulation1 map1     
docum5t1 pap]1 or o!r record ( ! ,unit$ 
,/ates to ! community-bas$ outpati5t    
cl9ic ref]r$ to 9 subsection 7a7 %all be
 consid]$ to be a ref]5ce to ! ,h5ry    
,p>ham ,,va ,cl9ic4