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Sense of Congress regarding award of Medal of Honor to retired Colonel Philip J. Conran for acts of valor in Laos during the Vietnam war

Division A · Title V: MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY · Subtitle I: Decorations and Awards

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Congress expresses the view that the Secretary of Defense should review the heroic actions of Philip J. Conran during a 1969 combat mission in Laos to decide if he should be recommended for the Medal of Honor. If recommended and legal time limits are waived, the President should award him the Medal of Honor for those actions.

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Section Text · Sec. 589A.

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(1)

the Secretary of Defense should review the acts of valor of Philip J. Conran on October 6, 1969, as a member of the Air Force, during a combat mission in the Savannakhet Province of Laos to determine whether to recommend to the President to award Philip J. Conran the Medal of Honor for such acts of valor; and

(2)

subject to the enactment of legislation to waive the time limitations specified in section 9274 of title 10, United States Code, the President should award the Medal of Honor to Philip J. Conran for such acts of valor if the Secretary so recommends.