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Awesome Post for National POW/MIA Recognition Day! I would add that everyone should make a point to visit the POW/MIA Museum at Jefferson Barracks if you want to learn about POW/MIA. There is so many displays and the staff and Museum Board is very knowledgeable and friendly. I did not schedule nearly enough time for my visit so will be going back Every City should strive to become a POW/MIA City as well as Schools and Counties can participate in this program as well.

Thank you for all that you do at JB!

www.change.org/p/119thcongress-cosponsor-cgmedals4ww2nurses Urging U.S. Congress Members to Co Sponsor S 2195 and HR 4901 Bills “WWII Nurses Congressional Gold Medal Act” To award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to the brave women who served in World War II as members of the U.S. Army Nurse Corps and U.S. Navy Nurse Corps 1).We, the undersigned, urge the Senators and House members to co sponsor the bicameral, bipartisan S. 2195 and HR 4901 bills currently filed in the 119th Congress S. 2195 has been re-introduced to the Senate on June 26, 2025 by Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI] with eight co sponsors (67 are needed) and HR 4901 was re-introduced to the House on August 5, 2025 by Rep. Elise M. Stefanik [R-NY-21] with two co sponsors (290 are needed) the other bills in the 117th and 118th Congress failed to pass because of lack of sufficient co sponsors 118th Congress Text: www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/1558/text www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/3272/text 117th Congress Text: www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/4193/text www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7759/text Both current bills included the Filipino, Chinese, Chinese Americans nurses after their omission was brought to the attention of Sen Baldwin by Executive Director, Cecilia Gaerlan of the Bataan Legacy Historical Society www.bataanlegacy.org/index.html 119th Congress Text www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2195/text www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4901/text 2) We, the undersigned, submit this petition with URGENCY because we would like to honor the following five nurses still with us: Elsie of Wash D.C. will be 107 yrs old this coming September 14 Kay of Nebraska and Bennie of Rhode Island are both 102 yrs old Alice of California, 106 yrs old; Betty also of California, 104 yrs old (this list will be updated as we received new information from the community) 3) We, the undersigned, submit this petition with the belief that these bills if enacted into law will not cause financial burden to the federal government because sales of bronze duplicates will be sufficient to cover the costs of the medals, including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, and overhead expenses, also amounts received from the sale shall be deposited into the United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2195/text 4) We, the undersigned, submit this petition with the belief that the nurses deserve this recognition and that the awarding of the Congressional Gold Medal, should have been done years ago S 2195 and HR 4901 both acknowledged that the nurses served under fire, that several were killed in action, that some were captured as prisoners of war while others worked as flight nurses on medical transport planes to retrieve the wounded soldiers. Undoubtedly, there are fewer war casualties because the nurses took care of them during the critical periods of the war Please be mindful that every addition in co sponsorship will lead to a pathway of these bills becoming into law Thank you for your attention to this matter Sincerely, Organizer: Maria Elizabeth Del Valle Embry 76 yrs old retired Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) E-mail: embrymaria196@gmail.com facebook Hashtag #cgmedals4ww2nurseheroes