House
Jul 26, 2012To authorize the Secretaries of the military departments to provide an exception to the standards for awarding the Purple Heart for veterans of World War II whose service records are incomplete because of damage to the permanent record.
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Morris Soskil Path to the Purple Heart Act - Requires the Secretary of the military department concerned, in the case of an individual who served as a member of the Armed Forces during World War II and whose service records are incomplete because of damage while in the possession of the Department of Defense (DOD), to provide an exception to the standards for awarding the Purple Heart and...
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Introduced(7/10/12)
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Mr. Deutch
(D) FL – 22
Cosponsors (24)
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Jul 26, 2012