#aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,s4   
#cbhe  ,,an ,,act  ,to rename the       
community-based outpatient clinic of the
 ,department of ,veterans ,affairs in   
,butte1 ,montana1 as the ,charlie ,dowd 
,,va ,clinic4  #a4 ,findings ,congress  
finds the following3 7#a7 ,charles      
,charlie ,arthur ,dowd was born on      
,december #bc1 #aibc1 in ,rochester1    
,new ,york4  7#b7 ,in ,january #aida1   
during his senior year of high school1  
,charlie enlisted for service at sea in 
the ,navy1 where he was trained as a    
radioman and later stationed at ,pearl  
,harbor1 ,hawaii4  7#c7 ,on ,december   
#g1 #aida1 just after completing a night
 shift1 ,charlie and ,united ,states    
,naval forces positioned at ,pearl      
,harbor came under attack by more than  
#cjj enemy aircraft belonging to the    
,imperial ,japanese ,navy ,air ,service4
  7#d7 ,during the attack on the heart  
of the ,united ,states ,pacific ,fleet1 
which would severely damage #ba ships   
and claim the lives of #b1djj           

,americans1 ,charlie emerged in only his
 t-shirt and trousers and sprinted from 
the barracks to the armory1 where he    
climbed to the roof with a 4#cj-jf      
,springfield rifle to fire at the       
,japanese pilots of low-flying torpedo  
bombers4  7#e7 ,following his bravery at
 ,pearl ,harbor1 ,charlie would go on to
 continue serving the ,navy in both the 
,solomon ,islands and ,new ,guinea1     
where his fellow shipmates would give   
him the nickname of ,devil ,dog ,dowd1  
for his unwavering willingness to       
volunteer for the most dangerous mission
 assignments4  7#f7 ,during the course  
of his service in the ,navy1 ,charlie   
was awarded seven ,bronze ,star ,medals4
  7#g7 ,after ,charlie received an      
honorable discharge from the ,navy1 he  
returned to the ,united ,states1 where  
he worked in masonry and carpentry      
construction1 before completing his     
degree at the ,university of ,florida4  
,upon graduation1 he spent the next #ah 
years passing on his knowledge of       

industrial arts and drafting to high    
school students4  7#h7 ,in #aihd1 as an 
avid sportsman with a passion for the   
outdoors1 ,charlie later relocated to   
,anaconda1 ,montana4  7#i7 ,charlie was 
a vibrant and cherished member of the   
local community in ,anaconda1 where he  
became the ,secretary of the ,anaconda  
,sportsmen's ,club and the ,outdoor     
,writer for the ,anaconda ,leader       
newspaper4  7#aj7 ,charlie was forever  
an advocate for his fellow veterans and 
dedicated to preserving the memory of   
the events of ,world ,war ,,ii and those
 who paid the ultimate sacrifice for    
their country4 ,until his dying days1   
,charlie was an active member of the    
,pearl ,harbor ,survivors ,association  
and loved speaking for civic groups and 
museums across ,montana4  #b4           
,designation of ,charlie ,dowd ,,va     
,clinic  7a7 ,designation ,the          
community-based outpatient clinic of the
 ,department of ,veterans ,affairs in   
,butte1 ,montana1 shall after the date  

of the enactment of this ,act be known  
and designated as the ,charlie ,dowd    
,department of ,veterans ,affairs       
,clinic or the ,charlie ,dowd ,,va      
,clinic4  7b7 ,reference ,any reference 
in any law1 regulation1 map1 document1  
paper1 or other record of the ,united   
,states to the community-based          
outpatient clinic referred to in        
subsection 7a7 shall be considered to be
 a reference to the ,charlie ,dowd ,,va 
,clinic4  ,passed the ,senate ,may #b1  
#bjbd4,secretary