To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to Ret. Col. Robert J. Graham for acts of valor while as a member of the Air Force during the Vietnam War.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 5293 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5293 To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to Ret. Col. Robert J. Graham for acts of valor while as a member of the Air Force during the Vietnam War. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 10, 2025 Mr. Bresnahan introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to Ret. Col. Robert J. Graham for acts of valor while as a member of the Air Force during the Vietnam War. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) On May 1, 1966, during Operation Birmingham in the Vietnam War, then-Captain Robert J. Graham launched his F-100 Super Sabre from an alert pad at Bien Hoa Air Base, despite being grounded due to driving monsoon conditions. Alongside his flight leader, he provided close air support to an Army fire base which was under heavy attack by enemy forces. (2) During the first strike pass, Capt. Graham's plane sustained severe damage from enemy anti-aircraft artillery (AAA) to the fuel boost pumps. Despite the loss, he skillfully kept his engine running by relying solely on gravity fuel flow, forcing him to fly barely above stall speed in hazardous weather. (3) As Capt. Graham attempted to return to base with his crippled plane, an urgent request came in for support at another army base, which was being attacked by over 4,000 North Vietnamese troops, with the enemy about to breach the concertina wire perimeter. (4) Despite his battle-damaged plane and his own survival highly unlikely, Captain Graham carried on and executed strikes against