,v  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dehj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #ba1 #bjbe,mr4  
,c>bajal introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices
  ,a ,,bill  ,to au?orize ! ,presid5t to
 aw>d ! ,m$al ( ,honor to retir$        
,colonel ,philip ,j4 ,conran = acts (   
valor 9 ,laos z a memb] ( ! ,air ,=ce   
dur+ ! ,vietnam ,w>4  #a4 ,au?ority to  
aw>d ! ,m$al ( ,honor to retir$ ,colonel
 ,philip ,j4 ,conran = acts ( valor 9   
,laos dur+ ! ,vietnam w>  7a7 ,f9d+s    
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,:ile a   
,major 9 ! ,air ,=ce1 ,philip ,j4       
,conran demon/rat$ extraord9>y h]oism 9 
milit>y op]ations aga9/ an oppos+ arm$  
=ce z ,aircraft ,comm&] ( a ,,*-#c;,e   
helicopt] ( ! #ba/ ,special ,op]ations  
,squadron1 #ef? ,special ,op]ations ,w+1
 ,nakhon ,phanom ,royal ,?ai ,air ,base1
 ,?ail&1 9 action 9 ,laos on ,octob] #f1
 #aifi4  7#b7 ,! milit>y ref]r$ to ,laos
 z a classifi$ location 9 ,s\!a/ ,asia  
until decades aft] ! ,vietnam ,w> end$  

:5 ! role ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 9 ,laos 0   
declassifi$4  7#c7 ,:ile attempt+ to    
rescue ! crew ( a d[n$ helicopt]1 ,major
 ,conran's aircraft 0 hit by int5se     
ho/ile gr\nd fire1 yet despite ! ho/ile 
gr\nd fire1 ,major ,conran cont9u$ !    
rescue op]ation & l&$ 9 ! vic9ity ( !   
d[n$ crewm54  7#d7 ,once on ! gr\nd1 he 
successfully evacuat$ 8 aircraft &      
assum$ a major role 9 def5d+ ! cra% site
 aga9/ an ov]:elm+ ho/ile =ce until     
rescue 0 possible six h\rs lat]4  7#e7  
,major ,conran repeat$ly expos$ himself 
to heavy b>rages ( enemy automatic      
weapons fire to extract ess5tial        
equipm5t f ! d[n$ helicopt]s4  7#f7 ,9  
spite ( receiv+ a sev]e leg w\nd :ile   
expos$ to enemy fire & try+ to /r5g!n _!
 position1 ,major ,conran cont9u$ to    
enc\rage ! o!rs & did n m5tion 8 w\nd   
until he _h lo/ all feel+ 9 8 leg4  7#g7
 ,major ,conran's decision to come to ! 
aid ( 8 d[n$ comrades1 8 h]oic actions  
above & beyond ! call ( duty :ile "u    
sev]e ho/ile fire1 & 8 positive attitude

 ?r\gh\t ! ordeal 7 in/rum5tal 9 enabl+ 
! two helicopt] crews & #dd fri5dly     
troops to )/& sup]ior odds until a      
rescue c\ld be made4  7b7 ,au?orization 
,not)/&+ ! "t limitations specifi$ 9    
section #ibgd ( 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 is au?oriz$ to aw>d ! ,m$al ( 
,honor "u section #ibga ( su* title to  
retir$ ,colonel ,philip ,j4 ,conran = ! 
acts ( valor 9 ,laos describ$ 9         
subsection 7a7 = :i* he 0 previ\sly     
aw>d$ ! ,air ,=ce ,cross4