Bill 4677

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                    4677
Type of Legislation:            Concurrent Resolution CR
Introducing Body:               House
Introduced Date:                19980224
Primary Sponsor:                Barfield 
All Sponsors:                   Barfield 
Drafted Document Number:        psd\7213ac.98
Date Bill Passed both Bodies:   19980331
Subject:                        Colonel Logan E. Weston,
                                Resolutions

Body    Date      Action Description                       Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  _______________________________________  _______ ____________

House   19980331  Received from Senate
Senate  19980327  Adopted, returned to House
                  with concurrence
Senate  19980327  Recalled from Committee                  08 SG
Senate  19980325  Introduced, referred to Committee        08 SG
House   19980324  Adopted, sent to Senate
House   19980319  Committee report: Favorable              24 HIMR
House   19980224  Introduced, referred to Committee        24 HIMR

COMMITTEE REPORT

March 19, 1998

H. 4677

S. Printed 3/19/98--H.

Read the first time February 24, 1998.

To whom was referred a Concurrent Resolution (H. 4677), urging the South Carolina Congressional Delegation, etc., respectfully

That they have duly and carefully considered the same, and recommend that the same do pass:

RICHARD M. QUINN, JR., for Committee.

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

URGING THE SOUTH CAROLINA CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION AND SPECIFICALLY THE HONORABLE STROM THURMOND AND THE HONORABLE FLOYD SPENCE TO SUPPORT AND EXPEDITE THE UPGRADE OF COLONEL LOGAN E. WESTON'S DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS TO THE CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR.

Whereas, Colonel Logan E. Weston, of Fort Mill, South Carolina, United States Army (Retired), is a veteran of three wars: World War II, Korea, and Vietnam; and

Whereas, Colonel Logan E. Weston's unwavering devotion to his country and to his faith have earned him a larger-than-life reputation and undying devotion from his men even to this day; and

Whereas, Colonel Logan E. Weston is considered one of the most heavily decorated soldiers in American history; and

Whereas, Colonel Logan E. Weston has received over four hundred medals and awards, among them two Distinguished Service Crosses, five Silver Stars, six Bronze Stars, six Purple Hearts, and a Legion of Merit; and

Whereas, a book has been written recently on the life of Colonel Logan E. Weston entitled The Fightin' Preacher; and

Whereas, the Americans for America Foundation has established the Logan E. Weston Award for outstanding integrity and morality, honesty, leadership capabilities, vision, unquestionable patriotism and service to God, family, and country; and

Whereas, past recipients of the Logan E. Weston Award include the Honorable Robert J. Dole, Dr. James E. T. Hopkins, and Larry Wayne Gatlin; and

Whereas, the United States Department of Defense, Pentagon, through the United States Total Army Personnel Command, has determined that there is merit that one of Colonel Logan E. Weston's Distinguished Service Crosses be upgraded to the Congressional Medal of Honor and has recommended that it be further processed; and

Whereas, the Department of the Army, Military Awards Branch, has forwarded the Congressional Medal of Honor Award recommendation to the Army Decorations Board, along with all supporting documentation, for their determination to the Secretary of the Army; and

Whereas, Colonel Logan E. Weston's health has declined in recent years. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring, that the members of the South Carolina General Assembly, by this resolution, call upon South Carolina's United States Congressional Delegation to support the deserved and long overdue upgrade of the Distinguished Service Cross to the Congressional Medal of Honor to South Carolina's own, "The Fightin' Preacher", Colonel Logan E. Weston.

Be it further resolved that the members of the South Carolina General Assembly specifically call upon Senator Strom Thurmond, Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and Congressman Floyd Spence, Chairman of the House National Security Committee, to work with the Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of Defense to ensure that this upgrading process does not get mired down in Pentagon bureaucracy, so that Colonel Logan E. Weston's countless family and friends here in South Carolina can see that correct action can finally be taken by the United States Defense Department in the awarding of the Congressional Medal of Honor to Colonel Logan E. Weston, while Colonel Logan E. Weston is still alive.