,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bagj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #ah1 #bjbe,mr4   
,smi? ( ,new ,j]sey 7= himself1 ,mr4    
,norcross1 ,mr4 ,van ,drew1 ,mr4        
,conaway1 ,mr4 ,got!im]1 ,mr4 ,pallone1 
,mr4 ,kean1 ,mr4 ,m55dez1 ,ms4 ,p\1     
,mrs4 ,mc,iver1 ,ms4 ,%]rill1 & ,mrs4   
,watson ,coleman7 introduc$ ! foll[+    
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to "n ! 
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs           
community-bas$ outpati5t cl9ic 9 ,toms  
,riv]1 ,new ,j]sey1 ! ,leon>d ,g4 ',bud'
 ,lomell1 ,,va ,cl9ic1 & = o!r purposes4
  #a4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3   
7#a7 ,! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs   
outpati5t cl9ic1 a /ate-(-!-art facility
 s]v+ ! region's l>ge/ vet]an           
population1 locat$ at #ajee ,hoop]      
,av5ue1 rec5tly op5$ 9 ! ,t[n%ip ( ,toms
 ,riv]1 ,ocean ,c\nty1 ,new ,j]sey1 9 ! 
,f\r? ,congressional ,di/rict4  7#b7 ,! 
local community1 includ+ vet]ans1       
believe t ?is facility des]ves to be    

nam$ 9 honor ( ,second ,lieut5ant       
,leon>d ,g4 ,bud ,lomell1 a long "t     
,toms ,riv] & ,ocean ,c\nty resid5t1 :o 
s]v$ c\rage\sly & h]oically dur+ ,_w ,w>
 ,,ii4  7#c7 ,second ,lieut5ant ,lomell 
0 born 9 #aibj1 ! adopt$ son (          
,sc&9avian immigrant p>5ts liv+ 9       
,brooklyn1 ,new ,york1 & 8 family       
ev5tually mov$ to ,po9t ,pleasant ,bea*1
 ,new ,j]sey4  7#d7 ,aft] graduat+ f    
,t5nessee ,wesleyan ,college1 ,second   
,lieut5ant ,lomell 0 draft$ into !      
,army1 s]v+ fir/ ) ! #gf? 7,lib]ty      
,bell7 ,infantry ,division4 ,:5 ! #bnd  
,rang] ,battalion 0 =m$ 9 ,april #aidc1 
,leon>d ,lomell 0 invit$ to be ! ,fir/  
,s]geant ( ,d ,company4  7#e7 ,on       
,d-,day1 ,june #f1 #aidd1 ,fir/ ,s]geant
 ,lomell's platoon l&$ at ,po9te du     
,hoc1 ,norm&y1 ,france1 successfully    
scal+ ! cliffs1 despite a )]+ ,g]man    
def5sive b>rage4  7#f7 ,po9te du ,hoc1 a
 rugg$ #ajj-;foot-high coa/al prom5ade  
along ! ,engli% ,*annel 0 locat$ betwe5 
! ,am]ican l&+ bea*es1 ,omaha & ,utah4  

,x 0 heavily def5d$ by ! ,g]mans & !    
mission ( ,colonel ,james ,e>l ,rudd]'s 
#bbe ,rang]s 0 to disable five          
#aee-millimet] artill]y guns1 :i* c\ld h
 ra9$ artill]y fire on ! ,am]ican =ces  
l&+ on ei!r bea*1 jeop>diz+ ! invasion4 
7#g7 ,unkn[n to ! ,am]ican =ces1 ! guns 
_h be5 mov$ f ! tip ( ! ,po9te & hidd51 
po9t$ 9 ! direction ( ,utah ,bea*1 9 an 
inl& apple or*>d ne>ly a mile f ! coa/al
 batt]ies4  7#h7 ,fir/ ,s]geant ,lomell 
& ano!r ,rang]1 ,s]geant ,jack ,kuhn1   
f\nd ! guns undef5d$1 &1 ) ,kuhn provid+
 cov]1 ,lomell de/roy$ ! weapons )      
!rmite gr5ades & us$ 8 rifle butt to    
sma% ! sights ( ! guns4  7#i7 ,fir/     
,s]geant ,lomell subsequ5tly receiv$ a  
battlefield promotion to ,second        
,lieut5ant1 & 0 aw>d$ "s ( ! ,army's    
highe/ honors1 includ+ ! ,di/+ui%$      
,s]vice ,cross1 ,purple ,he>t1 & ,silv] 
,/>4  7#aj7 ,r5[n$ hi/orian ,/ev5       
,ambrose reg>d$ ,fir/ ,s]geant ,lomell's
 valiant acts along ) ,g5]al ,eis5h[]'s 
decision to invade on ,june #f1 #aidd1 z

 ! mo/ significant actions ensur+ !     
,alli$ victory on ,d-,day4  7#aa7       
,foll[+ ,_w ,w> ,,ii1 ,second ,lieut5ant
 ,lomell 0 appo9t$ z ! ,fir/ ,director (
 ! newly organiz$ ,ocean ,c\nty         
,vet]an's ,s]vice ,bureau1 s]v+ f #aidf 
until #aidh1 be=e he att5d$ law s*ool on
 ! ,g4,i4 ,bill4  7#ab7 ,leon>d ,lomell 
& 8 wife1 ,*>lotte ,ew>t ,lomell1 settl$
 _! gr[+ family 9 ,toms ,riv]1 :]e1 9   
#aieg1 ,leon>d e/abli%$ 8 own law firm1 
:i* grew to become "o ( ,ocean ,c\nty's 
l>ge/ firms4  7#ac7 ,leon>d ,lomell 0   
involv$ 9 num]\s local civic1 bus9ess1 &
 *>itable organizations1 includ+ s]v+ z 
presid5t ( ! ,ocean ,c\nty ,b>          
,association1 a director ( ! ,fir/      
,national ,bank ( ,toms ,riv]1 a memb] (
 ! ,dov] ,t[n%ip ,bo>d ( ,education1 & a
 co-f\nd] ( ! ,g>d5 ,/ate ,philh>monic4 
,he 0 also ,national ,comm&] ( ! ,legion
 ( ,valor 7#aifd-aife7 & ,presid5t ( !  
,rang] ,battalion ,association ( ,_w ,w>
 ,,ii 7#aifg7 & s]v$ on ! ,fr5*         
,committee ( ,po9te du ,hoc4  7#ad7     

,second ,lieut5ant ,lomell is pr(il$ 9  
,! ,greate/ ,g5]ation1 =m] ,,nbc news   
,an*or ,tom ,brokaw's te/am5t to ! h]oes
 ( ,_w ,w> ,,ii1 & ,l5 ,lomell3 ,d-,day 
,h]o1 ,/ev5 ,m4 ,gillon's entry 9 !     
,am]ican ,w> ,h]oes ,s]ies4  7#ae7 ,z a 
decorat$ w> h]o1 model citiz51 & d$icat$
 husb& & fa!r1 ,second ,lieut5ant       
,lomell is exce$+ly des]v+ ( ! po/hum\s 
honor ( hav+ a new & long-await$ ,toms  
,riv]-bas$ ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs
 outpati5t cl9ic nam$ 9 8 honor4  #b4   
,"n ( ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs     
community-bas$ outpati5t cl9ic1 ,toms   
,riv]1 ,new ,j]sey ,! community-bas$    
outpati5t cl9ic ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans
 ,affairs 9 ,toms ,riv]1 ,new ,j]sey1   
%all1 aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is    
,act1 be kn[n & designat$ z ! ,leon>d   
,g4 ,bud ,lomell ,,va ,cl9ic4 ,any      
ref]5ce to su* cl9ic 9 any law1         
regulation1 map1 docum5t1 record1 or o!r
 pap] ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates %all be consid]$
 to be a ref]5ce to ! ,leon>d ,g4 ,bud  
,lomell ,,va ,cl9ic4