[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.J. Res. 108 Received in Senate (RDS)]

  2d Session
H. J. RES. 108


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            October 7, 2004

                                Received

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                            JOINT RESOLUTION


 
      Congratulating and commending the Veterans of Foreign Wars.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,
Whereas the organization now known as the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United 
        States was founded in Columbus, Ohio, on September 29, 1899;
Whereas the VFW represents approximately 2,000,000 veterans of the Armed Forces 
        who served overseas in World War I, World War II, Korea, Vietnam, the 
        Persian Gulf War, Bosnia, Iraq, and Afghanistan; and
Whereas the VFW has, for the past 105 years, provided voluntary and unselfish 
        service to the Armed Forces and to veterans, communities, States, and 
        the Nation and has worked toward the betterment of veterans in general 
        and society as a whole: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled, That the Congress--
            (1) recognizes the historic significance of the 105th 
        anniversary of the founding of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of 
        the United States (the VFW);
            (2) congratulates the VFW on achieving that milestone;
            (3) commends the approximately 2,000,000 veterans who 
        belong to the VFW and thanks them for their service to their 
        fellow veterans and the Nation; and
            (4) calls upon the President to issue a proclamation 
        recognizing the anniversary of the VFW and the contributions 
        made by the VFW to veterans and the Nation and calling upon the 
        people of the United States to observe such anniversary with 
        appropriate ceremonies and activities.

            Passed the House of Representatives October 7 (legislative 
      day, October 6), 2004.

            Attest:

                                                 JEFF TRANDAHL,

                                                                 Clerk.