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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1325 

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 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 13, 2015 

Mr. PORTMAN (for himself and Mr. BROWN) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and 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. 

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

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


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

2 Fourth Class in the 101st Airborne Division. 

3 (3) Specialist Kinnard was awarded the Na4 tional Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service 

5 Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal, Parachutist 

6 Badge, Sharpshooter Badge with Rifle Bar, Bronze 

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

8 and the Combat Medical Badge. 

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

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

11 force in the Republic of Vietnam on 17 February 

12 1968. Specialist Four Kinnard distinguished himself 

13 while attached as a medic on a combat operation 

14 near Quang Tri, Republic of Vietnam. The point 

15 platoon made contact with enemy positions in a 

16 hedgerow and two of the point men were seriously 

17 wounded. Without hesitation, Specialist Kinnard 

18 rushed through the heavy volume of enemy fire to 

19 reach the wounded men. With complete disregard for 

20 his own personal safety, Specialist Kinnard remained 

21 exposed to enemy fire while he treated the wounded 

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

23 Specialist Kinnard organized their evacuation under 

24 fire. His personal bravery and devotion to duty were 

25 in keeping with the highest traditions of the military 


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1 service and reflect great credit upon himself, his 

2 unit, and United States Army.’’. 

3 (5) Specialist Kinnard was killed in action on 

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

5 paratroopers. 

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

7 AFFAIRS COMMUNITY BASED OUTPATIENT 

8 CLINIC. 

9 (a) DESIGNATION.—The community based outpatient 

10 clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs located in 

11 Newark, Ohio, shall after the date of the enactment of 

12 this Act be known and designated as the ‘‘Daniel L. 

13 Kinnard Department of Veterans Affairs Community 

14 Based Outpatient Clinic’’. 

15 (b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in any law, regula16 tion, map, document, paper, or other record of the United 

17 States to the community based outpatient clinic of the De18 partment of Veterans Affairs referred to in subsection (a) 

19 shall be deemed to be a reference to the Daniel L. Kinnard 

20 Department of Veterans Affairs Community Based Out21 patient Clinic. 

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