{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://dennisross.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=364781", "Ross Presented Bronze Star Medal and Combat Infantryman Badge to Bartow Constituent", "2013-12-18", "2013", "2013-12", "Republican", "House", "FL", "Dennis Ross", "R000593", "dennisross.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "U.S. Rep. Dennis Ross (FL-15) presented the Bronze Star Medal and Combat Infantryman Badge to Douglas Ackerman this morning. Ackerman served in the Florida Army National Guard and was stationed in Afghanistan as an Embedded Tactical Trainer for the Afghan National Police. Ackerman currently resides in Bartow, Fla. \u201cOne of my greatest honors is to help constituents, like Douglas, receive their medals for their service to our country,\u201d said Ross. \u201cWe are so thankful for his willingness to serve and are forever indebted to him for his sacrifice.\u201d Background on Bronze Star Medal, per the Department of Defense Manual: The BSM is governed by E.O. 11046 (Reference (n)), which authorizes the Secretary of a Military Department to award the BSM to any person who, while serving in any capacity with the U.S. Armed Forces, distinguishes himself or herself by heroic or meritorious achievement or service, not involving participation in aerial flight; while engaged in an action against an enemy of the United States; while engaged in military operations involving conflict with an opposing foreign force; or while serving with friendly foreign forces engaged in an armed conflict against an opposing armed force in which the United States is not a belligerent party. ###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["http://dennisross.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=364781"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.6752940826117992, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}