V 
119TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7194 
To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to Kareem N. 
Dockery for acts of valor as a member of the Army while serving 
in Afghanistan. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 21, 2026 
Mr. BAIRD introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor 
to Kareem N. Dockery for acts of valor as a member 
of the Army while serving in Afghanistan. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Kareem N. Dockery 
Medal of Honor Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) On October 2, 2012, then 2nd Lieutenant 
Kareem N. Dockery was serving as an Infantry Rifle 
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Platoon Leader with the 2nd Battalion, 12th Infan-
try Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Light), 
4th Infantry Division, in support of Operation EN-
DURING FREEDOM. 
(2) Dockery’s platoon and accompanying Af-
ghan and ITS forces were conducting combat oper-
ations in Kapisa Province, Afghanistan when they 
were ambushed with rifle, machine gun, and rocket- 
propelled grenade (RPG) fire by a large group of 
Taliban fighters. 
(3) During the ambush, Dockery moved be-
tween Afghan units with his own small element, at-
tempting to rally and reinforce partner forces with 
his own small element. 
(4) Hearing that one of his soldiers was wound-
ed, Lieutenant Dockery moved inside a courtyard to 
defend the small, isolated group of United States 
soldiers. 
(5) He assaulted into the next room to kill 1 
enemy fighter with his carbine. 
(6) Surrounded by more enemy fighters, 
Dockery rallied the remaining 4 United States sol-
diers to continue to defend the courtyard. 
(7) As the enemy continued its assault, addi-
tional RPG and grenade blasts suppressed the fire 
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team. Attempting to regain the momentum, Dockery 
led a counterattack to clear the courtyard, at one 
point using his body to shield a soldier from an 
enemy grenade explosion. 
(8) The enemy again counter-attacked the com-
pound with 10 additional fighters. RPG fire and gre-
nades wounded the entire element and destroyed the 
last covered position of Lieutenant Dockery’s team. 
(9) Noticing that one of his NCOs was missing, 
Lieutenant Dockery moved into a nearby alley and 
found 2 enemy fighters dragging away an uncon-
scious United States soldier. Lieutenant Dockery as-
saulted the 2 fighters and killed them both in close 
combat. 
(10) Dockery then administered CPR and first 
aid to the soldier, saving his life. 
(11) To mark the element’s position for friendly 
helicopter gunships to suppress the remaining em-
bassy, Dockery then moved to the roof of the com-
pound, still under enemy fire, and fired smoke gre-
nades. 
(12) In recognition of his actions, Kareem N. 
Dockery received the Silver Star for conspicuous gal-
lantry and intrepidity in action against the enemy, 
demonstrating heroism and selflessness above and 
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beyond the call of duty at the risk of life, keeping 
with the highest traditions of military service and re-
flect credit upon himself, ?4th Infantry Brigade, 4th 
Infantry Division and the United States Army. 
(13) Kareem N. Dockery deserves the Medal of 
Honor for his extraordinary heroism and selflessness 
as he successfully protected his element from an 
enemy ambush and killed 3 enemy fighters, while re-
peatedly putting his life in danger for the safety of 
his fellow soldiers. 
SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION FOR AWARD OF MEDAL OF HONOR 
TO KAREEM N. DOCKERY FOR ACTS OF 
VALOR AS A MEMBER OF THE ARMY WHILE 
SERVING IN AFGHANISTAN. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—Notwithstanding the time lim-
itations specified in section 7274 of title 10, United States 
Code, or any other time limitation with respect to the 
awarding of certain medals to persons who served in the 
Armed Forces, the President is authorized to award the 
Medal of Honor, under section 7271 of such title, to 
Kareem N. Dockery for the acts of valor described in sub-
section (b). 
(b) ACTS OF VALOR DESCRIBED.—The acts of valor 
described in section 2 of this Act are the actions of 
Kareem N. Dockery, as a member of the Army, on Octo-
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ber 2, 2012, while serving in Afghanistan, for which he 
was previously awarded the Silver Star. 
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