National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010/Division A/Title V/Subtitle F

SUBTITLE F — DECORATIONS AND AWARDS

Sec. 551. Authorization and request for award of Medal of Honor to Anthony T. Kaho'ohanohano for acts of valor during the Korean War.

(a) Authorization.—Notwithstanding the time limitations specified in section 3744 of title 10, United States Code, or any other time limitation with respect to the awarding of certain medals to persons who served in the Armed Forces, the President is authorized and requested to award the Medal of Honor under section 3741 of such title to former Private First Class Anthony T. Kaho'ohanohano for the acts of valor during the Korean War described in subsection (b).

(b) Acts of Valor Described.—The acts of valor referred to in subsection (a) are the actions of then Private First Class Anthony T. Kaho'ohanohano of Company H of the 17th Infantry Regiment of the 7th Infantry Division on September 1, 1951 during the Korean War for which he was originally awarded the Distinguished-Service Cross.

Sec. 552. Authorization and request for award of Distinguished-Service Cross to Jack T. Stewart for acts of valor during the Vietnam War.

(a) Authorization.—Notwithstanding the time limitations specified in section 3744 of title 10, United States Code, or any other time limitation with respect to the awarding of certain medals to persons who served in the Armed Forces, the Secretary of the Army is authorized and requested to award the Distinguished-Service Cross under section 3742 of such title to former Captain Jack T. Stewart of the United States Army for the acts of valor during the Vietnam War described in subsection (b).

(b) Acts of Valor Described.—The acts of valor referred to in subsection (a) are the actions of Captain Jack T. Stewart as commander of a two-platoon Special Forces Mike Force element in combat with two battalions of the North Vietnamese Army on March 24, 1967, during the Vietnam War.

Sec. 553. Authorization and request for award of Distinguished-Service Cross to William T. Miles, Jr., for acts of valor during the Korean War.

(a) Authorization.—Notwithstanding the time limitations specified in section 3744 of title 10, United States Code, or any other time limitation with respect to the awarding of certain medals to persons who served in the Armed Forces, the Secretary of the Army is authorized and requested to award the Distinguished-Service Cross under section 3742 of such title to former Sergeant First Class William T. Miles, Jr., of the United States Army for the acts of valor during the Korean War described in subsection (b).

(b) Acts of Valor Described.—The acts of valor referred to in subsection (a) are the actions of Sergeant First Class William T. Miles, Jr., as a member of United States Special Forces from June 18, 1951, to July 6, 1951, during the Korean War, when he fought a delaying action against enemy forces in order to allow other members of his squad to escape an ambush.