I recommend that the Congress provide a special medal of honor for the volunteers, regulars, sailors, and marines on duty in the Philippines who voluntarily remained in the service after their terms of enlistment had expired.
McKinley advocates for a special honor to recognize military personnel who served beyond their enlistment in the Philippines.
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