[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 120 (Thursday, July 13, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S2962]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 HIROSHI ``HERSHEY'' MIYAMURA VA CLINIC

  Mr. CARDIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
Committee on Veterans' Affairs be discharged and the Senate proceed to 
the immediate consideration of S. 475.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The clerk will report the bill by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 475) to designate the clinic of the Department 
     of Veterans Affairs in Gallup, New Mexico, as the Hiroshi 
     ``Hershey'' Miyamura VA Clinic.

  There being no objection, the committee was discharged, and the 
Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
  Mr. CARDIN. I further ask that the bill be considered read a third 
time and passed and the motion to reconsider be considered made and 
laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The bill (S. 475) was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, 
was read the third time, and passed.

                                 S. 475

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,

     SECTION 1. DESIGNATION OF HIROSHI ``HERSHEY'' MIYAMURA 
                   DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS CLINIC.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) Hiroshi ``Hershey'' Miyamura was born on October 6, 
     1925, in Gallup, New Mexico.
       (2) A second generation Japanese American, Hershey Miyamura 
     first served in the United States Army near the end of World 
     War II.
       (3) Hershey Miyamura served in the Army at a time when many 
     of his fellow Japanese Americans, and that includes his 
     future wife, were detained in internment camps in the United 
     States.
       (4) Hershey Miyamura served in the storied 442nd Infantry 
     Regiment, which was composed of soldiers with Japanese 
     ancestry and became one of the most decorated units in the 
     history of the United States military.
       (5) Following the start of the Korean War in 1950, the Army 
     recalled Hershey Miyamura, who had remained as a member of 
     the reserve components of the Army, back into active duty.
       (6) During an overnight firefight from April 24 to April 
     25, 1951, then-Corporal Miyamura covered the withdrawal of 
     his entire company from advancing enemy forces as a machine 
     gun squad leader.
       (7) The selfless actions by Hershey Miyamura that night 
     allowed all 16 of his men to withdraw safely before he was 
     severely wounded and captured as a prisoner of war.
       (8) Nearly 2\1/2\ years later, following his release and 
     return to the United States, President Eisenhower presented 
     Hershey Miyamura with the Congressional Medal of Honor in a 
     ceremony at the White House.
       (9) The lifelong dedication of Hershey Miyamura to the 
     United States never ceased. It continued long after his 
     decorated military service ended.
       (10) After he received his honorable discharge from the 
     Army, Hershey Miyamura opened a service station along Route 
     66 in his hometown of Gallup, New Mexico.
       (11) Hershey Miyamura remained active in his community 
     until his dying days, advocating for his fellow veterans and 
     inspiring young people with lectures on patriotism, faith, 
     and service.
       (b) Designation.--The clinic of the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs located at 2075 South NM Highway 602, Gallup, New 
     Mexico, shall after the date of the enactment of this Act be 
     known and designated as the ``Hiroshi `Hershey' Miyamura 
     Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic'' or the ``Hiroshi 
     `Hershey' Miyamura VA Clinic''.
       (c) References.--Any reference in any law, regulation, map, 
     document, paper, or other record of the United States to the 
     clinic referred to in subsection (b) shall be considered to 
     be a reference to the ``Hiroshi `Hershey' Miyamura VA 
     Clinic''.

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