[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 351 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. CON. RES. 351

 Recognizing Heroes Plaza in the City of Pueblo, Colorado, as honoring 
                   recipients of the Medal of Honor.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 9, 2000

    Mr. McInnis (for himself and Mr. Stump) submitted the following 
  concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Armed 
                                Services

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
 Recognizing Heroes Plaza in the City of Pueblo, Colorado, as honoring 
                   recipients of the Medal of Honor.

Whereas the Medal of Honor was established by Congress in 1862 and is the 
        highest military declaration bestowed by the Nation;
Whereas the criteria for receiving the Medal of Honor are extraordinarily 
        stringent, requiring that an individual, while a member of the Armed 
        Forces, have ``distinguish[ed] himself conspicuously by gallantry and 
        intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty'' 
        while engaged in combat and that there have been at least two 
        eyewitnesses to the act;
Whereas fewer than 155 of the approximately 3,500 Americans who have been 
        awarded the Medal of Honor are alive, including two who are natives of 
        the City of Pueblo, Colorado;
Whereas the City of Pueblo, Colorado, will be the site for the September 2000 
        reunion of living recipients of the Medal of Honor; and
Whereas during that reunion, a Medal of Honor memorial, to be known as ``Heroes 
        Plaza'', will be dedicated: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That Heroes Plaza in the City of Pueblo, Colorado, is recognized, 
effective as of the September 2000 reunion of living Medal of Honor 
recipients in that city, as honoring the recipients of the Medal of 
Honor and honoring their commitment to the United States and to serving 
in the Armed Forces with courage, valor, and patriotism.
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