[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 25 (Wednesday, March 9, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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    HUDSON FALLS POST 574 CELEBRATES AMERICAN LEGION'S 75TH BIRTHDAY

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                        HON. GERALD B.H. SOLOMON

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, March 9, 1994

  Mr. SOLOMON. Mr. Speaker, the commander of American Legion Post 574 
in Hudson Falls, NY, signed the invitation letter ``Yours for God & 
Country.''
  And that, Mr. Speaker, is what the American Legion has always stood 
for. I deeply regret that a previous obligation will keep me from 
attending Post 574's celebration of the Legion's 75th birthday, because 
the Post is typical in its promotion of pride, patriotism and 
volunteerism. Those are the things, Mr. Speaker, that have made America 
the greatest and freest Nation on Earth, and groups like Post 574 have 
been out front displaying those virtues.
  Mr. Speaker, we are a Nation of citizen-soldiers, and in my opinion, 
the American legion has been one of the bridges between the two groups, 
addressing the interests of those who have served their Nation with 
pride for 75 years.
  I will always be indebted to the American Legion for its vital help 
on my bill elevating the Veterans' Administration to a full Cabinet-
level Department of the Federal Government. When that bill passed both 
Houses of Congress, and when President Ronald Reagan signed it in 1988, 
it was a victory for our veterans and a tribute to the contribution of 
the American Legion.
  On a local level, it has been my privilege to know and work with many 
members of Legion Post 574 in Hudson Falls. I respect them as fellow 
veterans, and value them as friends.
  And so, Mr. Speaker, I ask you and other members, especially those 
who are fellow legionnaires, to join with me in saluting Hudson Falls 
Post 574 of the American Legion for everything they have done for 
community and country.

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