,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
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,,repres5tatives  ,july #f1 #bjbf,mr4   
,h]nndez 7= himself & ,ms4 ,velzquez7   
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices  ,a     
,,bill  ,to au?orize ! ,presid5t to     
po/hum\sly aw>d ! ,m$al ( ,honor to     
,s]geant ,fir/ ,class ,jorge ,ot]o      
,b>reto = acts ( valor z a memb] ( !    
,army dur+ ! ,vietnam ,w>4  #a4 ,%ort   
title  ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !        
,s]geant ,fir/ ,class ,jorge ,ot]o      
,b>reto ,m$al ( ,honor ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s
 ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,s]geant 
,fir/ ,class ,jorge ,ot]o ,b>reto ( !   
,unit$ ,/ates ,army1 born 9 ,vega ,baja1
 ,pu]to ,rico1 s]v$ ! ,unit$ ,/ates )   
extraord9>y di/9ction1 unwav]+ c\rage1 &
 unp>allel$ d$ication ?r\gh\t 8 milit>y 
c>e] f #aiei to #aigj4  7#b7 ,s]geant   
,fir/ ,class ,jorge ,ot]o ,b>reto       
di/+ui%$ himself z ! fir/ ,pu]to ,rican 
graduate ( ! ,army ,air ,assault ,s*ool 
& w5t on to s]ve five consecutive       

volunt>y t\rs ( duty 9 ! ,republic (    
,vietnam1 reflect+ exceptional c\rage1  
sacrifice1 & devotion to ! ,unit$       
,/ates4  7#c7 ,?r\gh\t 8 five combat    
t\rs1 ,s]geant ,fir/ ,class ,jorge ,ot]o
 ,b>reto p>ticipat$ 9 m ?an #bjj combat 
& a]ial missions1 demon/rat+ extraord9>y
 c\rage & resili5ce "u fire :ile        
protect+ 8 fell[ soldi]s & c>ry+ out    
missions ) di/9ction z a memb] ( ! #aja/
 ,airborne ,division & ! #hbnd ,airborne
 ,division4  7#d7 ,s]geant ,fir/ ,class 
,jorge ,ot]o ,b>reto e>n$ #ch milit>y   
decorations 9 recognition ( 8           
extraord9>y valor1 s]vice1 & sacrifice  
dur+ ! ,vietnam ,w>1 includ+ two ,silv] 
,/>s1 five ,bronze ,/> ,m$als ) ,v      
,device = valor1 five ,purple ,he>ts    
aw>d$ = w\nds su/a9$ 9 combat1 & sev5   
,air ,m$als4  7#e7 ,on ,may #a1 #aifh1  
dur+ ,op]ation ,c>5tan ,,ii ne> ,hu1    
,s]geant ,fir/ ,class ,jorge ,ot]o      
,b>reto's platoon 0 subject$ to a fi]ce1
 multi-wave assault by an ov]:elm+ ,nor?
 ,vietnamese ,army =ce4 ,s]geant ,fir/  

,class ,ot]o ,b>reto s+le-h&$ly         
neutraliz$ a =tifi$ enemy ma*9e gun     
emplacem5t & its ?ree-man crew1 !n l$ 8 
squad 9 cle>+ ?ree additional enemy     
bunk]s1 sav+ ! lives ( 8 fell[ soldi]s4 
7#f7 ,s]geant ,fir/ ,class ,jorge ,ot]o 
,b>reto pass$ away on ,octob] #ad1      
#bjbd1 at ! age ( #hg1 leav+ beh9d an   
endur+ legacy ( s]vice t ext5d$ f>      
beyond ! battlefield1 includ+ decades ( 
"w z a vet]ans' c\nselor help+ fell[    
vet]ans ov]come po/-traumatic /ress &   
sub/ance abuse4  7#g7 ,! extraord9>y    
h]oism1 gallantry1 & selflessness       
demon/rat$ by ,s]geant ,fir/ ,class     
,jorge ,ot]o ,b>reto m]it ! highe/ honor
 t ! ,unit$ ,/ates c be/[ ^u a memb] ( !
 ,arm$ ,=ces4  #c4  ,au?orization =     
po/hum\s aw>d ( ,m$al ( ,honor to       
,s]geant ,fir/ ,class ,jorge ,ot]o      
,b>reto = acts ( valor z a memb] ( !    
,army dur+ ! ,vietnam ,w>  ,not)/&+ ! "t
 limitations specifi$ 9 section #gbgd ( 
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      
po/hum\sly aw>d ! ,m$al ( ,honor1 "u    
section #gbga ( su* title1 to ,s]geant  
,fir/ ,class ,jorge ,ot]o ,b>reto = acts
 ( valor z a memb] ( ! ,army dur+ !     
,vietnam ,w>4