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Recognizes Captain Gary Michael Rose, a Huntsville, Alabama resident, for receiving the Medal of Honor in 2017 from President Donald Trump, the United States military's highest decoration.

Honors Rose's valor during Operation Tailwind in 1970, when he served as the only Green Beret medic among 16 Green Berets and 120 indigenous troops on a four-day mission deep into Laos.

Acknowledges Rose's actions keeping wounded soldiers alive, including three critically wounded indigenous soldiers, while suffering serious wounds to his own foot, arm, hand, and back, and maintaining secrecy about the mission for over 20 years.

Notes Rose's retirement from the Army in 1987 and expresses the state's gratitude for his sacrifices in preserving freedom.

Directs the Alabama Legislature to highly honor and commend Captain Gary Michael Rose for his valorous service.