[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 54 (Monday, March 22, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13781-13782]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-6923]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army


Army Invites Public Submissions for Medal of Honor Award 
Recommendation for Theodore Roosevelt

AGENCY: Army, DoD.

ACTION: Notice (Request for Public Comments).

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SUMMARY: Beginning on April 1 and ending on May 31, 1999, the U.S. Army 
invites the public to submit information about Theodore Roosevelt's 
battlefield courage in the attack on San Juan

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Heights during the Spanish-American War.

DATES: Comments must reach the Center of Military History no later than 
May 31, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Persons interested in providing their written comments may 
submit them to: Roosevelt MOH Panel, U.S. Army Center of Military 
History, 103 Third Avenue, Building 35, Fort Lesley J. McNair, DC 
20319-5058. Public submissions received after May 31, 1999 will not be 
considered.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Graham A. Cosmas, (202) 685-2065, 
or e-mail to [email protected] .

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This announces the invitation of public 
submissions of information about Theodore Roosevelt's battlefield 
courage in the attack on San Juan Heights during the Spanish-American 
War. Public comment will be accepted by the U.S. Army Center of 
Military History beginning on April 1, 1999 and ending on May 31, 1999.
    The U.S. Army is reviewing then-Colonel Roosevelt's record of valor 
in the Spanish-American War at the request of Congress. The 60-day 
public comment period is part of the Army's effort to comply with 
congressional intent with regard to Pub. L. 105-371, which is a bill 
authorizing and requesting the President to award the Congressional 
Medal of Honor posthumously to Theodore Roosevelt.
    An independent panel of historians will review the public 
submissions and then provide a formal report of Roosevelt's valor. 
Following the review process, the Army will advise the President on 
whether Roosevelt should be awarded the Medal of Honor.
Gregory D. Showalter,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 99-6923 Filed 3-19-99; 8:45 am]
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