H. Con. Res. 26 (Introduced in House) — Recommending the posthumous award of the Medal of Honor to Sergeant Rafael Peralta.

That Congress—

(1)

honors Sergeant Rafael Peralta, as a Mexican-American who joined the Marine Corps on the same day he received his permanent residence status, for his dedication to the Marine Corps and the United States and for upholding the highest standards of military service;

(2)

recognizes that Sergeant Peralta’s courageous and selfless actions in combat saved the lives of his fellow Marines;

(3)

concurs with the Marine Corps and the Department of the Navy that Sergeant Peralta’s actions are in the spirit and tradition of the Medal of Honor;

(4)

maintains that, consistent with previous Medal of Honor awards, the eyewitness accounts confirm that Sergeant Peralta deliberately pulled the grenade into his body and the eyewitness accounts should be the leading and deciding factor in evaluating Sergeant Peralta’s Medal of Honor nomination; and

(5)

recommends that Sergeant Peralta be posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor.

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Mar 19, 2013viewing Introduced in House Mr. Hunter (for himself, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Valadao, Mr. Turner, Mr. Jones, Mr. Grimm, Mr. Cárdenas, Mr. Vargas, Mr. Peters of California, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Cook, Mr. Kinzinger of Illinois, Mr. Gallego, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Guthrie, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Murphy of Pennsylvania, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Southerland, Mr. Denham, Mr. Amodei, Mr. Issa, Mrs. Roby, Mr. Runyan, and Mrs. Davis of California) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

Recommending the posthumous award of the Medal of Honor to Sergeant Rafael Peralta.

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