#aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,s4   
#dge  ,,an ,,act  ,to designate the     
clinic of the ,department of ,veterans  
,affairs in ,gallup1 ,new ,mexico1 as   
the ,hiroshi ,hershey ,miyamura ,,va    
,clinic4  #a4 ,designation of ,hiroshi  
,hershey ,miyamura ,department of       
,veterans ,affairs ,clinic  7a7         
,findings ,congress finds the following3
 7#a7 ,hiroshi ,hershey ,miyamura was   
born on ,october #f1 #aibe1 in ,gallup1 
,new ,mexico4  7#b7 ,a second generation
 ,japanese ,american1 ,hershey ,miyamura
 first served in the ,united ,states    
,army near the end of ,world ,war ,,ii4 
7#c7 ,hershey ,miyamura served in the   
,army at a time when many of his fellow 
,japanese ,americans1 and that includes 
his future wife1 were detained in       
internment camps in the ,united ,states4
  7#d7 ,hershey ,miyamura served in the 
storied #ddbnd ,infantry ,regiment1     
which was composed of soldiers with     
,japanese ancestry and became one of the
 most decorated units in the history of 

the ,united ,states military4  7#e7     
,following the start of the ,korean ,war
 in #aiej1 the ,army recalled ,hershey  
,miyamura1 who had remained as a member 
of the reserve components of the ,army1 
back into active duty4  7#f7 ,during an 
overnight firefight from ,april #bd to  
,april #be1 #aiea1 then-,corporal       
,miyamura covered the withdrawal of his 
entire company from advancing enemy     
forces as a machine gun squad leader4   
7#g7 ,the selfless actions by ,hershey  
,miyamura that night allowed all #af of 
his men to withdraw safely before he was
 severely wounded and captured as a     
prisoner of war4  7#h7 ,nearly #b years 
later1 following his release and return 
to the ,united ,states1 ,president      
,eisenhower presented ,hershey ,miyamura
 with the ,congressional ,medal of      
,honor in a ceremony at the ,white      
,house4  7#i7 ,the lifelong dedication  
of ,hershey ,miyamura to the ,united    
,states never ceased4 ,it continued long
 after his decorated military service   

ended4  7#aj7 ,after he received his    
honorable discharge from the ,army1     
,hershey ,miyamura opened a service     
station along ,route #ff in his hometown
 of ,gallup1 ,new ,mexico4  7#aa7       
,hershey ,miyamura remained active in   
his community until his dying days1     
advocating for his fellow veterans and  
inspiring young people with lectures on 
patriotism1 faith1 and service4  7b7    
,designation ,the clinic of the         
,department of ,veterans ,affairs       
located at #bjge ,south ,,nm ,highway   
#fjb1 ,gallup1 ,new ,mexico1 shall after
 the date of the enactment of this ,act 
be known and designated as the ,hiroshi 
,hershey ,miyamura ,department of       
,veterans ,affairs ,clinic or the       
,hiroshi ,hershey ,miyamura ,,va        
,clinic4  7c7 ,references ,any reference
 in any law1 regulation1 map1 document1 
paper1 or other record of the ,united   
,states to the clinic referred to in    
subsection 7b7 shall be considered to be
 a reference to the ,hiroshi ,hershey   

,miyamura ,,va ,clinic4  ,passed the    
,senate ,july #ac1 #bjbc4,secretary