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118TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
S. 1794
To waive time limitations in order to allow the Medal of Honor to be
awarded to Gary Lee McKiddy, of Miamisburg, Ohio, for acts of valor
while a helicopter crew chief and door gunner with the 1st Cavalry
Division during the Vietnam War.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
JUNE 1, 2023
Mr. BROWN (for himself, Ms. STABENOW, Mr. VANCE, and Mr. PETERS) in-
troduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Com-
mittee on Armed Services
A BILL
To waive time limitations in order to allow the Medal of
Honor to be awarded to Gary Lee McKiddy, of
Miamisburg, Ohio, for acts of valor while a helicopter
crew chief and door gunner with the 1st Cavalry Division
during the Vietnam War.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. AUTHORITY TO AWARD MEDAL OF HONOR TO
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GARY LEE MCKIDDY FOR VALOR DURING THE
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VIETNAM WAR.
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(a) WAIVER
OF
TIME
LIMITATIONS.—Notwith-
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standing the time limitations in section 7274(b) of title
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•S 1794 IS
10, United States Code, or any other time limitation, the
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President is authorized and requested to award the Medal
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of Honor under section 7271 of such title to Gary Lee
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McKiddy, of Miamisburg, Ohio, for the acts of valor re-
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ferred to in subsection (b).
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(b) ACTION DESCRIBED.—The acts of valor referred
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to in subsection (a) are the conspicuous acts of gallantry
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and intrepidity at the risk of his life and beyond the call
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of duty of Gary Lee McKiddy, between October 25, 1969,
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and May 6, 1970, and particularly on May 6, 1970, the
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day he died during a combat operation in Cambodia while
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serving as a Specialist Four in the 1st Cavalry Division
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of the United States Army.
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(c) POSTHUMOUS AWARD.—The Medal of Honor may
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be awarded under this section posthumously as provided
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in section 7282 of title 10, United States Code.
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