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105TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. CON. RES. 200

Expressing the sense of the Congress that a series of postage stamps should

be issued in recognition of the recipients of the Congressional Medal

of Honor.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NOVEMBER 13, 1997

Mr. OBEY (for himself, Mr. BOYD, Mr. MANTON, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. GIBBONS, Mr. COOKSEY, Mr. GEKAS, Mr. JOHNSON of Wisconsin, Mr. ROMERO-BARCELO ́, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. REYES, Mr. VISCLOSKY,

Ms. CARSON, Mr. KIND, Mr. GORDON, Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin, Mr.

MCNULTY, Ms. SANCHEZ, Mr. BISHOP, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr.

FRELINGHUYSEN, and Mr. BILIRAKIS) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

Expressing the sense of the Congress that a series of postage

stamps should be issued in recognition of the recipients

of the Congressional Medal of Honor.

Whereas since July 12, 1862, the United States has recognized the individual gallantry of its soldiers, sailors, and

airmen with the Congressional Medal of Honor;

Whereas nearly 3,400 veterans have received this honor in

recognition of their valor in times of war and times of

peace, such as—
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(1) Lieutenant William Winegar, 1st New York

Dragoons, who while advancing ahead of his company at

Five Forks, Virginia, accosted a Confederate flagbearer,

and with the firing of only one shot secured the surrender of the entire opposing unit;

(2) Hospital Apprentice First Class David E. Hayden, United States Navy, of Florence, Texas, who while

serving in France during World War I braved machinegun fire sweeping an open field in an effort to save a

mortally wounded Marine corporal;

(3) Major Richard Ira Bong, United States Army

Air Corps, of Poplar, Wisconsin, the top-scoring United

States ace in World War II, whose 40 aerial victories

surpassed Eddie Rickenbacker’s World War I record;

(4) Sergeant Joseph C. Rodriguez, United States

Army, of San Bernardino, California, who led his squad

in a daring attack on a North Korean strongpoint in

which he raced 60 yards through enemy fire and singlehandedly wiped out five gun emplacements, leading to

the rout of the enemy;

(5) Private First Class Robert H. Jenkins, Jr.,

United States Marine Corps, of Interlachen, Florida,

who while serving in Vietnam sacrificed himself to save

a fellow Marine from a North Vietnamese grenade; and
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(6) the soldiers interred in the Memorial Amphitheater at Arlington National Cemetery, and those thousands that are not named;

Whereas too often the Nation allows the remarkable sacrifice

and valor of such individuals to fade from memory; and

Whereas postage stamp series have been commissioned in the

past to honor other significant elements of American culture and history: Now, therefore, be it

1 Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate

2 concurring), That it is the sense of the Congress that—

3 (1) a series of postage stamps should be issued

4 in recognition of recipients of the Congressional

5 Medal of Honor; and

6 (2) the Citizens’ Stamp Advisory Committee of

7 the United States Postal Service should recommend

8 to the Postmaster General that such a series of post9 age stamps be issued.

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