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SR 1138 In Committee

Urges President Trump to issue a proclamation designating a state funeral for the last Medal of Honor recipient from World War II

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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 1138

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Whereas, the Medal of Honor is the highest award for valor in action against an enemy force that

can be bestowed upon an individual serving in the Armed Services of the United States; and

Whereas, only 3,497 recipients in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard have

been awarded this acknowledgment of extraordinary achievement in military service since its creation in

1861; and

Whereas, 473 Americans received the Medal of Honor for their service during World War II; and

Whereas, only four of these recipients are still living today; and

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