H.Res.325 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should award the Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously to Glen Doherty and Tyrone Woods, both of whom died from enemy action during the attack on United States facilities in Benghazi, Libya, on the night of September 11-12, 2012.113th Congress (2013-2014)
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Shown Here: Introduced in House (08/01/2013)
113th CONGRESS 1st Session
H. RES. 325
Expressing the sense of the House of
Representatives that the President should award the Presidential Medal of
Freedom posthumously to Glen Doherty and Tyrone Woods, both of whom died from
enemy action during the attack on United States facilities in Benghazi, Libya,
on the night of September 11–12, 2012.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
August 1, 2013
Mr. Rohrabacher (for
himself, Mr. LaMalfa,
Mr. Gohmert,
Mr. Stockman,
Mr. Calvert,
Mr. Hall, Mr. Gary G. Miller of California,
Mr. Cook, Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. Duncan of Tennessee,
Mr. Broun of Georgia,
Mrs. Bachmann,
Mr. Cartwright,
Mr. Grayson, and
Mr. McCarthy of California) submitted
the following resolution; which was referred to the
Committee on Oversight and Government
Reform
RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of the House of
Representatives that the President should award the Presidential Medal of
Freedom posthumously to Glen Doherty and Tyrone Woods, both of whom died from
enemy action during the attack on United States facilities in Benghazi, Libya,
on the night of September 11–12, 2012.
Whereas on September 11, 2012, United States facilities
and personnel in Benghazi, Libya, were attacked by militants with ties to
Islamist terrorist groups;
Whereas four Americans were killed in the attack:
Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens, Sean Smith, Glen Doherty, and Tyrone
Woods;
Whereas Glen Doherty and Tyrone Woods were former Navy
SEALs serving as security personnel in Libya who, as the attack unfolded,
fought valiently to defend American property and protect United States
personnel;
Whereas their small security team was thrown into action
in the face of enemies who were better armed with heavier weapons and who
greatly outnumbered the Americans, and in ensuing combat, Woods and Doherty
sacrificed their own lives in the effort to save the lives of others;
Whereas according to Executive Order 1086, signed by
President John F. Kennedy on February 22, 1963, the first listed criterion for
the award of the Medal of Freedom by the President is to “any person who
has made an especially meritorious contribution to … the security or national
interests of the United States”, which is a description that clearly
fits both Glen Doherty and Tyrone Woods: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of
Representatives that the President should award the Presidential Medal of
Freedom posthumously to Glen Doherty and Tyrone Woods for their selfless
dedication, courage, and sacrifice during the battle in Benghazi, Libya, during
the night of September 11–12, 2012.