,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #eehi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #bf1      
#bjbe,mr4 ,la,lota 7for himself and ,mr4
 ,lawler7 introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 ,veterans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to    
name the ,department of ,veterans       
,affairs clinic located in ,riverhead1  
,new ,york1 as the ,private ,first      
,class ,garfield ,m4 ,langhorn ,,va     
,clinic1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,findings ,congress finds the following3
 7#a7 ,garfield ,mc,connell ,langhorn   
was born on ,september #aj1 #aidh1 in   
,cumberland1 ,virginia1 and grew up in  
,riverhead1 ,new ,york1 on ,long        
,island4  7#b7 ,langhorn graduated from 
,riverside ,high ,school in #aifg1 and  
worked for ,suffolk ,county before being
 drafted into the ,united ,states ,army 
in #aifh4 ,private ,first ,class        
,langhorn was assigned as a radio       
operator with ,troop ,c1 #gth ,squadron 
7,airmobile71 #agth ,cavalry ,regiment1 

#ast ,aviation ,brigade1 and deployed to
 ,vietnam in ,november #aifh4  7#c7 ,on 
,january #ae1 #aifi1 ,langhorn's unit   
was inserted near ,plei ,djereng1       
,pleiku ,province1 to rescue downed     
,,ah-#a ,cobra helicopter pilots4 ,after
 finding both pilots deceased1 the unit 
came under heavy attack by ,north       
,vietnamese forces in heavily fortified 
positions4 ,amid intense combat and     
while surrounded1 ,langhorn radioed for 
urgent air support1 coordinating minigun
 and rocket strikes from the gunships   
above1 and provided covering fire from  
within the defensive perimeter4  7#d7   
,as darkness fell and air support became
 ineffective1 enemy soldiers began      
probing the perimeter4 ,when an enemy   
grenade landed close to wounded         
comrades1 ,langhorn unhesitatingly threw
 himself on the grenade1 scooped it     
beneath his body1 and absorbed the      
blast4 ,by sacrificing himself1 he saved
 the lives of his comrades4  7#e7       
,private ,first ,class ,langhorn's      

selfless act of valor1 in giving his    
life to save his fellow soldiers1 stands
 as a timeless example of courage and   
sacrifice that continues to inspire his 
community and our ,nation4  #b4 ,name of
 ,department of ,veterans ,affairs      
clinic1 ,bay ,shore1 ,new ,york ,the    
,department of ,veterans ,affairs clinic
 located in ,riverhead1 ,new ,york1     
shall1 after the date of the enactment  
of this ,act1 be known and designated as
 the ,private ,first ,class ,garfield   
,m4 ,langhorn ,,va ,clinic4 ,any        
reference to such clinic in any law1    
regulation1 map1 document1 record1 or   
other paper of the ,united ,states shall
 be considered to be a reference to the 
,private ,first ,class ,garfield ,m4    
,langhorn ,,va ,clinic4