[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 77 (Friday, June 17, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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[Congressional Record: June 17, 1994]
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  TRIBUTE TO AMERICAN LEGION FOR THE UPPER PENINSULA SUMMER CONVENTION

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                             HON. BOB CARR

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, June 17, 1994

  Mr. CARR. Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the opportunity to pay tribute to 
the American Legion and this year's host of the Upper Peninsula Summer 
Convention, Uren-Cooper Post 50 of Iron Mountain, MI.
  This year we celebrate two historic anniversaries. Fifty years ago 
this month, soldiers from Michigan, and all across our country, landed 
on the beaches of Normandy to liberate Europe and save the world from 
the tyranny of Nazi Germany.
  In that same year, Congress passed and President Roosevelt signed one 
of the most important pieces of Federal legislation ever written. What 
began as a grassroots effort by Legionnaires across the country ended 
with the passage of the GI bill. As a result, veterans were given the 
opportunity to get a quality education and find new and better jobs.
  As we commemorate the anniversaries of these historic events, it 
seems fitting that we again recall the sacrifices made by our Nation's 
veterans. We must rededicate ourselves to faithfully living up to the 
commitments we as a country have made to them, whether the issue is 
COLA's, VA benefits, spousal support, homelessness, or helping veterans 
suffering from exposure to agent orange or the mysterious Persian Gulf 
illnesses.
  Today, as the American Legion Upper Peninsula Association prepares 
for their summer convention, I ask my colleagues to join me in 
redoubling our efforts on behalf of these men and women who have given 
so many years of leadership and service to our Nation.

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