S.Amdt. 2986

SA 2986. Mr. CORNYN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill S. 4638, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2025 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy,
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle C of title X, add the following:

SEC. 1027. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING NAMING OF NAVAL VESSEL
IN HONOR OF LIEUTENANT GENERAL RICHARD E.
CAREY.

(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that
the Secretary of the Navy should name the Spearhead-class
expeditionary fast transport vessel of the United States Navy
that has been ordered (Hull Number T-EPF-16) in honor of
Lieutenant General Richard E. Carey for the acts of valor
described in subsection (b).
(b) Acts of Valor.--The acts of valor described in this
subsection are as follows:
(1) In September 1950 in Korea, Lieutenant General Richard
E. Carey participated in the Inchon Landing, captured
communist forces, and led his rifle platoon to Seoul. Three
months later, on East Hill at the Chosin Reservoir, Carey
hurled grenades at Chinese forces. Carey and his fellow
Marines were outnumbered eight to one. They held their ground
and broke through the Chinese trap to the sea.
(2) Carey remained in the fight until March 1951. While
commanding a platoon of machine gunners, Carey was badly
wounded. He continued leading his troops and initially
refused to get aid for his injuries. Carey's wounds required
hospitalization. During 189 days in Korea, Carey had seven
near-death experiences. As a result of his actions in Korea,
Carey received the Silver Star, the Bronze Star, and the
Purple Heart.
(3) Returning to the United States, Carey earned a flight
training slot and became a fighter pilot. In the early 1960s,
Carey scouted Marine Corps airfield sites in Vietnam. He
returned to Vietnam in the summer of 1967 and served during
the Tet Offensive. Carey flew 204 combat sorties, earning the
Distinguished Flying Cross and 16 Air Medals.
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