[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
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[S. Res. 444 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]







108th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 444

   Congratulating and commending the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the 
  United States and its national Commander-in-Chief, John Furgess of 
                               Tennessee.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 29, 2004

 Mr. Frist (for himself, Mr. Daschle, Mr. Specter, Mr. Alexander, and 
Mr. Reid) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and 
                               agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
   Congratulating and commending the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the 
  United States and its national Commander-in-Chief, John Furgess of 
                               Tennessee.

Whereas the organization now known as the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United 
        States (``VFW'') 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 United States, and has worked toward the betterment of veterans in 
        general and society as a whole: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) recognizes the historic significance of the 105th 
        anniversary of the founding of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of 
        the United States (``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 United States; and
            (4) recognizes the VFW's national Commander-in-Chief, John 
        Furgess, for his service and dedication to the veterans of the 
        United States.
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