,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #eehi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #bf1        
#bjbe,mr4 ,la,lota 7= himself & ,mr4    
,lawl]7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'     
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to "n ! ,dep>tm5t 
( ,vet]ans ,affairs cl9ic locat$ 9      
,riv]head1 ,new ,york1 z ! ,private     
,fir/ ,class ,g>field ,m4 ,langhorn ,,va
 ,cl9ic1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,f9d+s  
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,g>field  
,mc,connell ,langhorn 0 born on         
,septemb] #aj1 #aidh1 9 ,cumb]l&1       
,virg9ia1 & grew up 9 ,riv]head1 ,new   
,york1 on ,long ,isl&4  7#b7 ,langhorn  
graduat$ f ,riv]side ,high ,s*ool 9     
#aifg1 & work$ = ,suffolk ,c\nty be=e   
be+ draft$ into ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,army 9 
#aifh4 ,private ,fir/ ,class ,langhorn 0
 assign$ z a radio op]ator ) ,troop ,c1 
#g? ,squadron 7,airmobile71 #ag?        
,cavalry ,regim5t1 #a/ ,aviation        
,brigade1 & deploy$ to ,vietnam 9       
,novemb] #aifh4  7#c7 ,on ,janu>y #ae1  

#aifi1 ,langhorn's unit 0 ins]t$ ne>    
,plei ,dj]5g1 ,pleiku ,prov9ce1 to      
rescue d[n$ ,,ah-#a ,cobra helicopt]    
pilots4 ,aft] f9d+ bo? pilots deceas$1 !
 unit came "u heavy attack by ,nor?     
,vietnamese =ces 9 heavily =tifi$       
positions4 ,amid int5se combat & :ile   
surr\nd$1 ,langhorn radio$ = urg5t air  
support1 coord9at+ m9igun & rocket      
/rikes f ! gun%ips above1 & provid$     
cov]+ fire f )9 ! def5sive p]imet]4     
7#d7 ,z d>kness fell & air support      
became ineffective1 enemy soldi]s began 
prob+ ! p]imet]4 ,:5 an enemy gr5ade l&$
 close to w\nd$ comrades1 ,langhorn     
unhesitat+ly ?rew himself on ! gr5ade1  
scoop$ x b5ea? 8 body1 & absorb$ ! bla/4
 ,by sacrific+ himself1 he sav$ ! lives 
( 8 comrades4  7#e7 ,private ,fir/      
,class ,langhorn's selfless act ( valor1
 9 giv+ 8 life to save 8 fell[ soldi]s1 
/&s z a timeless example ( c\rage &     
sacrifice t cont9ues to inspire 8       
community & our ,nation4  #b4 ,"n (     
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs cl9ic1    

,bay ,%ore1 ,new ,york ,! ,dep>tm5t (   
,vet]ans ,affairs cl9ic locat$ 9        
,riv]head1 ,new ,york1 %all1 aft] ! date
 ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 be kn[n &     
designat$ z ! ,private ,fir/ ,class     
,g>field ,m4 ,langhorn ,,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 ! ,private ,fir/    
,class ,g>field ,m4 ,langhorn ,,va      
,cl9ic4