RELEASE: Congressman Cloud Introduces Bill to Rename Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic in Honor of Master Sergeant Roy P. Benavidez.

Resources / Press Share on RELEASE: Congressman Cloud Introduces Bill to Rename Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic in Honor of Master Sergeant Roy P. Benavidez. Nov 11, 2026 Press WASHINGTON, D.C – Congressman Michael Cloud introduced legislation designating the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic located in Victoria, Texas, as the “Master Sergeant Roy P. Benavidez Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic”, honoring the Medal of Honor recipient’s exceptional valor and lifetime of service to the United States. Master Sergeant Roy P. Benavidez was born on August 5, 1935, in Cuero, Texas. On May 2, 1968, near Loc Ninh, South Vietnam, he voluntarily entered a fierce firefight to rescue a 12-man Special Forces team pinned down by enemy fire. Wounded numerous times and refusing to stop, he saved the lives of his fellow soldiers against overwhelming odds. President Ronald Reagan awarded him the Medal of Honor on February 24, 1981. After a lifetime dedicated to serving the United States of America, he retired to El Campo, Texas, where he devoted the rest of his life to mentoring young Americans until he died in 1998. “While many people remember my father as a Medal of Honor recipient, I remember him as a man who never forgot the people he served alongside or the community, he came from. Our family is deeply honored that his legacy will continue through a facility dedicated to caring for those who served our nation,” said Noel Benavidez. “Master Sergeant Roy Benavidez embodied the courage and selflessness that define our nation’s heroes,” said Rep. Cloud. “Renaming this clinic in his honor will be a fitting tribute to his legacy of service as well as that of the veterans who pass through its doors every day,” Rep. Cloud concluded. The clinic, located at 311 Spring Green Boulevard in Victoria, Texas, serves veterans throughout the surrounding community. Read the bill here. Share on