[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 33 (Wednesday, February 22, 1995)]
[House]
[Pages H1974-H1975]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


  GEORGE WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY AND THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE AMOSKEAG 
                       VETERANS IN NEW HAMPSHIRE

  (Mr. BASS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. BASS. Mr. Speaker, today is George Washington's birthday and that 
is certainly an important event, but it is also the annual meeting of 
the Amoskeag Veterans.
  The Amoskeag Veterans is perhaps New Hampshire's oldest standing 
militia, maybe one of the oldest in the country. The Amoskeag Veterans 
meet twice a year, on George Washington's birthday and on Bunker Hill 
Day. They are indeed a regiment of 72 American citizens who are battle-
ready.
  As we discuss the defense supplemental today, I hope the people of 
this country and my colleagues here in Congress will be advised that 
this group has been around for over 200 years. It 
[[Page H1975]] has not been called on for 149 years to perform any 
services, but they are ready to defend New Hampshire and this country.

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