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        <text>Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.</text>
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        <fullName>Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51]</fullName>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p>In Memory Medal For Forgotten Veterans Act - Establishes the &quot;Jesus (Chuchi) Salgado Medal&quot; to be issued by the Secretary of Defense to a qualifying veteran who died after serving in the Vietnam War but whose death is determined to be a direct result of such service and whose name is not eligible for placement on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.</p>]]></text>
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    <title>In Memory Medal For Forgotten Veterans Act</title>
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        <title>To direct the Secretary of Defense to issue a medal to certain veterans who died after their service in the Vietnam War as a direct result of that service.</title>
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