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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5589 
To name the Department of Veterans Affairs clinic located in Riverhead, 
New York, as the ‘‘Private First Class Garfield M. Langhorn VA Clinic’’, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 26, 2025 
Mr. LALOTA (for himself and Mr. LAWLER) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To name the Department of Veterans Affairs clinic located 
in Riverhead, New York, as the ‘‘Private First Class 
Garfield M. Langhorn VA Clinic’’, and for other pur-
poses. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) Garfield McConnell Langhorn was born on 
September 10, 1948, in Cumberland, Virginia, and 
grew up in Riverhead, New York, on Long Island. 
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(2) Langhorn graduated from Riverside High 
School in 1967, and worked for Suffolk County be-
fore being drafted into the United States Army in 
1968. Private First Class Langhorn was assigned as 
a radio operator with Troop C, 7th Squadron (Air-
mobile), 17th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Aviation Bri-
gade, and deployed to Vietnam in November 1968. 
(3) On January 15, 1969, Langhorn’s unit was 
inserted near Plei Djereng, Pleiku Province, to res-
cue downed AH–1 Cobra helicopter pilots. After 
finding both pilots deceased, the unit came under 
heavy attack by North Vietnamese forces in heavily 
fortified positions. Amid intense combat and while 
surrounded, Langhorn radioed for urgent air sup-
port, coordinating minigun and rocket strikes from 
the gunships above, and provided covering fire from 
within the defensive perimeter. 
(4) As darkness fell and air support became in-
effective, enemy soldiers began probing the perim-
eter. When an enemy grenade landed close to 
wounded comrades, Langhorn unhesitatingly threw 
himself on the grenade, scooped it beneath his body, 
and absorbed the blast. By sacrificing himself, he 
saved the lives of his comrades. 
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(5) Private First Class Langhorn’s selfless act 
of valor, in giving his life to save his fellow soldiers, 
stands as a timeless example of courage and sac-
rifice that continues to inspire his community and 
our Nation. 
SEC. 2. NAME OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 
CLINIC, BAY SHORE, NEW YORK. 
The Department of Veterans Affairs clinic located in 
Riverhead, New York, shall, after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, be known and designated as the ‘‘Private 
First Class Garfield M. Langhorn VA Clinic’’. Any ref-
erence to such clinic in any law, regulation, map, docu-
ment, record, or other paper of the United States shall 
be considered to be a reference to the ‘‘Private First Class 
Garfield M. Langhorn VA Clinic’’. 
Æ 
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