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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 960 

To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs community based outpatient 

clinic in Newark, Ohio, as the Daniel L. Kinnard Department of Veterans 

Affairs Community Based Outpatient Clinic. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 12, 2015 

Mr. TIBERI (for himself, Mrs. BEATTY, Mr. JORDAN, Mr. LATTA, Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, Mr. GIBBS, Mr. TURNER, Ms. FUDGE, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, 

Mr. JOYCE, Mr. STIVERS, Mr. RENACCI, and Mr. CHABOT) introduced 

the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 

A BILL 

To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs community 

based outpatient clinic in Newark, Ohio, as the Daniel 

L. Kinnard Department of Veterans Affairs Community 

Based Outpatient Clinic. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. FINDINGS. 

4 Congress finds the following: 

5 (1) Daniel L. Kinnard was born on October 21, 

6 1949, in Mount Vernon, Ohio. 


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1 (2) While residing in Newark, Ohio, Daniel L. 

2 Kinnard enlisted in the Army at Fort Hayes, Ohio, 

3 on November 14, 1966, and served as a Specialist 

4 Fourth Class in the 101st Airborne Division. 

5 (3) Specialist Kinnard was awarded the Na6 tional Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service 

7 Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal, Parachutist 

8 Badge, Sharpshooter Badge with Rifle Bar, Bronze 

9 Star for Valor, Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, 

10 and the Combat Medical Badge. 

11 (4) Specialist Kinnard’s citation for the Bronze 

12 Star said, ‘‘For heroism in combat against a hostile 

13 force in the Republic of Vietnam on 17 February 

14 1968. Specialist Four Kinnard distinguished himself 

15 while attached as a medic on a combat operation 

16 near Quang Tri, Republic of Vietnam. The point 

17 platoon made contact with enemy positions in a 

18 hedgerow and two of the point men were seriously 

19 wounded. Without hesitation, Specialist Kinnard 

20 rushed through the heavy volume of enemy fire to 

21 reach the wounded men. With complete disregard for 

22 his own personal safety, Specialist Kinnard remained 

23 exposed to enemy fire while he treated the wounded 

24 men. Once he administered first aid to the wounded, 

25 Specialist Kinnard organized their evacuation under 


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1 fire. His personal bravery and devotion to duty were 

2 in keeping with the highest traditions of the military 

3 service and reflect great credit upon himself, his 

4 unit, and United States Army.’’. 

5 (5) Specialist Kinnard was killed in action on 

6 March 9, 1968, while rendering aid to his fellow 

7 paratroopers. 

8 SEC. 2. DANIEL L. KINNARD DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

9 AFFAIRS COMMUNITY BASED OUTPATIENT 

10 CLINIC. 

11 (a) DESIGNATION.—The Department of Veterans Af12 fairs community based outpatient clinic located in New13 ark, Ohio, shall after the date of the enactment of this 

14 Act be known and designated as the ‘‘Daniel L. Kinnard 

15 Department of Veterans Affairs Community Based Out16 patient Clinic’’. 

17 (b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg18 ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 

19 States to the Department of Veterans Affairs community 

20 based outpatient clinic referred to in subsection (a) shall 

21 be deemed to be a reference to the Daniel L. Kinnard De22 partment of Veterans Affairs Community Based Out23 patient Clinic. 

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