,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dfhi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #bc1 #bjbe,mr4  
,la,hood 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,jackson (    
,ill9ois1 ,ms4 ,kelly ( ,ill9ois1 ,mrs4 
,ramirez1 ,mr4 ,g>ca ( ,ill9ois1 ,mr4   
,quigley1 ,mr4 ,ca/51 ,mr4 ,davis (     
,ill9ois1 ,mr4 ,kri%namoor?i1 ,ms4      
,s*ak[sky1 ,mr4 ,s*neid]1 ,mr4 ,fo/]1   
,mr4 ,bo/1 ,ms4 ,budz9ski1 ,ms4         
,und]wood1 ,mrs4 ,mill] ( ,ill9ois1 &   
,mr4 ,sor5s57 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        
,bloom+ton1 ,ill9ois1 z ! ,&rew ,jackson
 ,smi? ,m$al ( ,honor ,dep>tm5t (       
,vet]ans ,affairs ,cl9ic4  #a4 ,f9d+s   
,congress makes ! foll[+ f9d+s3 7#a7    
,color ,s]geant ,&rew ,jackson ,smi? ( !
 #ee? ,massa*usetts ,infantry ,regim5t1 
=m]ly ( ! #da/ ,ill9ois ,infantry       
,regim5t1 0 po/hum\sly aw>d$ ! ,m$al (  
,honor = 8 h]oic actions 9 ! ,civil ,w>4

  7#b7 ,8 ,m$al ( ,honor citation reads 
,corporal ,&rew ,jackson ,smi?1 (       
,cl9ton1 ,ill9ois1 a memb] ( ! #ee?     
,massa*usetts ,volunt>y ,infantry1      
di/+ui%$ himself on #cj ,novemb] #ahfd  
by sav+ 8 regim5tal colors1 aft] ! color
 be>] 0 kill$ dur+ a bloody *>ge at !   
,battle ( ,honey ,hill1 ,s\? ,c>ol9a4 ,9
 ! late aft]noon1 z ! #ee? ,regim5t     
pursu$ enemy skirmi%]s & conduct$ a     
runn+ fight1 !y ran into a swampy area  
back$ by a rise :]e ! ,conf$]ate ,army  
await$4 ,! surr\nd+ woods & ?ick        
und]bru% imp$$ infantry movem5t &       
artill]y support4 ,! #ee? & #ed?        
regim5ts =m$ columns to advance to !    
enemy position 9 a flank+ movem5t4 ,z ! 
,conf$]ates repell$ o!r units1 ! #ee? & 
#ed? regim5ts cont9u$ to move into      
flank+ positions4 ,=c$ into a n>r[ gorge
 cross+ a swamp 9 ! face ( ! enemy      
positions1 ! #ee?'s ,color-,s]geant 0   
kill$ by an explod+ %ell1 & ,corporal   
,smi? took ! ,regim5tal ,colors f 8 h& &
 c>ri$ !m ?r\gh heavy grape & cani/]    

fire4 ,al?\gh half ( ! (fic]s & a ?ird (
 ! enli/$ m5 engag$ 9 ! fight 7 kill$ or
 w\nd$1 ,corporal ,smi? cont9u$ to      
expose himself to ! enemy fire by c>ry+ 
! colors ?r\gh\t ! battle4 ,?r\gh 8     
actions1 ! ,regim5tal ,colors ( ! #ee?  
,infantry ,regim5t 7 n lo/ to ! enemy4  
,corporal ,&rew ,jackson ,smi?'s        
extraord9>y valor 9 ! face ( deadly     
enemy fire is 9 keep+ ) ! highe/        
traditions ( milit>y s]vice & reflect   
great cr$it ^u him1 ! #ee? ,regim5t1 & !
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,army44  #b4 ,"n (       
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs           
community-bas$ outpati5t cl9ic1         
,bloom+ton1 ,ill9ois ,! ,dep>tm5t (     
,vet]ans ,affairs community-bas$        
outpati5t cl9ic locat$ at #bjg ,hamilton
 ,road1 ,bloom+ton1 ,ill9ois1 %all aft] 
! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act be kn[n &  
designat$ z ! ,&rew ,jackson ,smi? ,m$al
 ( ,honor ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs 
,cl9ic4 ,any ref]5ce to su* cl9ic 9 any 
law1 regulation1 map1 docum5t1 record1  
or o!r pap] ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates %all be   

consid]$ to be a ref]5ce to ! ,&rew     
,jackson ,smi? ,m$al ( ,honor ,dep>tm5t 
( ,vet]ans ,affairs ,cl9ic4