#aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4
 #dfdg  ,,an ,,act  ,to designate !     
m$ical c5t] ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans    
,affairs 9 ,we/ ,hav51 ,connecticut1 z !
 ,capta9 ,paul ,w4 ,bud ,bu*a ,,va      
,m$ical ,c5t]4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is    
,act may be cit$ z ! ,capta9 ,paul ,w4  
,bud ,bu*a ,,va ,m$ical ,c5t] ,act (    
#bjbe4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds !     
foll[+3  7#a7 ,paul ,w4 ,bud ,bu*a 0    
born on ,augu/ #a1 #aidc1 9 ,wa%+ton1   
,,dc4  7#b7 ,paul ,w4 ,bud ,bu*a1 a     
recipi5t ( ! ,m$al ( ,honor & an        
advocate = vet]ans1 is an ,am]ican h]o4 
7#c7 ,paul ,w4 ,bud ,bu*a1 ! son ( a    
colonel 9 ! ,army1 sp5t 8 *ildhood 9    
,cali=nia1 ,g]many1 ,indiana1 ,japan1 & 
,/4 ,l\is1 ,miss\ri4  7#d7 ,paul ,w4    
,bud ,bu*a turn$ d[n sev]al s*ol>%ips = 
bo? academics & a?letics & in/ead       
enroll$ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,milit>y      
,academy at ,we/ ,po9t1 ,new ,york4 ,he 
w5t on to be a two-"t ,all-,am]ican &   
capta9 ( ! ,we/ ,po9t swim team4 ,9     
#aife1 he graduat$ 9 ! top #e p]c5t ( 8 

class & numb] two 9 ,milit>y ,ord] (    
,m]it4  7#e7 ,paul ,w4 ,bud ,bu*a e>n$ a
 ,ma/]s ( ,bus9ess ,adm9i/ration f      
,/an=d ,univ]sity 9 #aifg1 all :ile     
complet+ ,airborne & ,rang] tra9+ betwe5
 academic ye>s4  7#f7 ,paul ,w4 ,bud    
,bu*a report$ = duty ) ! #aja/ ,airborne
 ,division at ,=t ,campbell1 ,k5tucky1  
to prep>e = deploym5t to ,vietnam z "p (
 ,op]ation ,eagle ,?ru/ 9 ,novemb]      
#aifg4  7#g7 ,paul ,w4 ,bud ,bu*a 0     
appo9t$ comm&] ( ,company ,d1 #crd      
,battalion1 #ahg? ,infantry ,regim5t4 ,8
 company 0 ! la/ rifle company to be =m$
 dur+ an ,army expansion4 ,he jok+ly    
recall$ t 8 recruits 7 m5 :o _h flunk$  
basic infantry tasks1 =m] prison]s1 &   
guys ) ma/]'s degrees 9 ,elizabe?an     
lit]ature4 ,he took pride 9 8 company1  
dubb$ ! cl]ks & j]ks4 ,!y w5t on to     
become "o ( ! mo/ decorat$ units by !   
end ( ! w>4  7#h7 ,paul ,w4 ,bud ,bu*a  
di/+ui%$ himself ) extraord9>y h]oism   
:ile lead+ #hi m5 on a reconnaissance   
mission ne> ,phuoc ,v9h1 ,vietnam1 f    

,m>* #af? ?r\gh #ah?1 #aifh4 ,z "p ( !  
,tet ,(f5sive1 8 unit 0 dropp$ by       
helicopt] & 8 m5 set out to repel       
attacks by ,nor? ,vietnamese & ,viet    
,cong =ces4 ,z ! sun set on ,m>* #ah1   
#aifh1 he & 8 m5 advanc$ into a d5se    
jungle & f\nd !mselves outgunn$ by      
approximately #a1ejj enemy troops4 ,"u  
attack1 he crawl$ #dj y>ds ?r\gh ! hail 
( fire & s+leh&$ly de/roy$ a ma*9e-gun  
bunk] ) gr5ades1 all :ile su/a9+ a      
%rapnel w\nd4 ,he !n or*e/rat$ an       
ov]night (f5sive1 direct+ 8 m5 to spread
 out1 ?r[ gr5ades1 & unlea% heavy fire4 
,he made ! enemy believe !y 7 a mu* l>g]
 =ce4 ,8 lead]%ip l$ to ! defeat ( a    
sup]ior ,vietnamese /ronghold1 leav+    
#aef enemy dead4 ,come morn+1 he guid$ !
 m$ical evacuation ( ?ree air-ambulance 
loads ( s]i\sly w\nd$ p]sonnel4  7#i7   
,presid5t ,ri*>d ,nixon pres5t$ ! ,m$al 
( ,honor to ,paul ,w4 ,bud ,bu*a 9 a    
c]emony at ! ,:ite ,h\se 9 #aigj4  7#aj7
 ,paul ,w4 ,bud ,bu*a orig9ally want$ to
 turn d[n ! ,m$al ( ,honor because he   

did n feel des]v+4 ,9 ,vietnam1 he ask$ 
8 m5 to tru/ him &1 9 turn1 promis$ to  
br+ !m home safe4 #aj ( 8 m5 7 kill$ on 
! night ( ,m>* #ah1 #aifh4 ,paul ,w4    
,bud ,bu*a ultimately accept$ ! ,m$al ( 
,honor 9 _! memory1 say+ x belongs to 8 
m54  7#aa7 ,paul ,w4 ,bud ,bu*a resign$ 
8 ,army commission 9 #aigb4  7#ab7 ,paul
 ,w4 ,bud ,bu*a 0 an active memb] (     
sev]al vet]ans s]vice organizations     
7commonly ref]r$ to z ,v,s,os71 includ+ 
! ,am]ican ,legion1 ,vet]ans ( ,=eign   
,w>s1 ,disabl$ ,am]ican ,vet]ans1 & !   
,vietnam ,vet]ans ( ,am]ica4 ,he g5]\sly
 s]v$ on ! bo>d ( directors ( ,homes =  
,our ,troops1 a ,,vso t builds specially
 adapt$ cu/om homes = sev]ely injur$    
vet]ans4 ,he also s]v$ z ,*airman ( !   
,advisory ,committee on ,vet]ans        
,employm5t & ,tra9+ ,s]vices at !       
,dep>tm5t ( ,labor4  7#ac7 ,paul ,w4    
,bud ,bu*a us$ 8 voice = vet]ans /ruggl+
 ) m5tal heal?4 ,he believ$ t all       
vet]ans1 :e!r !y h #d />s or no /ripes1 
man or woman1 w\ld be t\*$ by           

po/-traumatic /ress4 ,he us$ ! t]m      
po/-traumatic /ress to ackn[l$ge !      
impact ( combat exp]i5ces on ! m5tal    
heal? ( vet]ans & he int5tionally left  
out ! ^w disord] to help de/igmatize _! 
/ruggle4  7#ad7 ,paul ,w4 ,bud ,bu*a    
battl$ po/-traumatic /ress on 8 own =   
#db ye>s be=e c\rage\sly seek+ help at !
 m$ical c5t] ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans   
,affairs 9 ,we/ ,hav51 ,connecticut4 ,9 
! f9al ye>s ( 8 life1 ,paul ,w4 ,bud    
,bu*a also receiv$ neurological c>e at t
 m$ical c5t]4 ,8 family express$ deep   
gratitude = ! compassionate & skill$ c>e
 he receiv$1 especially recogniz+ !     
lead]%ip ( ,dr4 ,hun$ ,patwa1 ,*ief (   
,/aff1 & ,dr4 ,becky ,rhoads1 ,executive
 ,director4 ,8 family also comm5d$ !    
d$icat$ neurologi/s1 psy*iatri/s1 &     
oncologi/s :o support$ him z 8 heal?    
decl9$4  7#ae7 ,paul ,w4 ,bud ,bu*a sp5t
 ! la/ two weeks ( 8 life at ! m$ical   
c5t] ( ! ,dep>tm5t 9 ,we/ ,hav51        
,connecticut1 & pass$ away f            
complications ( ,alzheim]'s disease on  

,july #ca1 #bjbd4 ,9 8 f9al act ( c\rage
 & s]vice1 he donat$ 8 bra9 to ! ,c5t] =
 ,human ,bra9 ,discov]y at ,yale        
,univ]sity4  #c4 ,designation ( ,capta9 
,paul ,w4 ,bud ,bu*a ,,va ,m$ical ,c5t] 
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! m$ical c5t] ( !         
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs 9 ,we/    
,hav51 ,connecticut1 or any successor   
location = su* m$ical c5t]1 %all aft] ! 
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act be kn[n &  
designat$ z ! ,capta9 ,paul ,w4 ,bud    
,bu*a ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs     
,m$ical ,c5t] or ! ,capta9 ,paul ,w4    
,bud ,bu*a ,,va ,m$ical ,c5t]4  7b7     
,ref]5ce ,any ref]5ce 9 any law1        
regulation1 map1 docum5t1 pap]1 or o!r  
record ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to ! m$ical    
c5t] ref]r$ to 9 subsection 7a7 %all be 
consid]$ to be a ref]5ce to ! ,capta9   
,paul ,w4 ,bud ,bu*a ,,va ,m$ical ,c5t]4
  ,pass$ ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives ,july
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