[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 55 (Thursday, April 25, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E642-E643]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   TRIBUTE TO THE VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS, MILES A. SUAREZ POST 711

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                        HON. WILLIAM J. MARTINI

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 25, 1996

  Mr. MARTINI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to a very 
special group of Americans from the Eighth Congressional District of 
New Jersey.
  The Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 711 has for 75 years offered a 
steadfast portrait of loyalty, sacrifice, and self-resolve.
  Our loyalties mark the kinds of persons we have chosen to become. 
Real loyalty endures inconvenience, withstands hardship, and does not 
flinch under assault. The individuals who make up the Miles A. Suarez 
VFW Post consistently allow this genuine loyalty to pervade the whole 
of their lives.

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  The members of VFW Post 711 remind us that the loyal, patriotic 
citizen expects no great reward for coming to his country's aid. On the 
contrary, a devoted patriot seeks only that his country flourishes.
  When it comes to honoring their country, their faith, and their 
comrades, the veterans of post 711 have demonstrated both the wisdom to 
know the right thing to do, and the will to do it. Truly, they have 
lived up to the obligations of loyalty, patriotism, and service.
  To be a loyal citizen means to achieve a high standard of caring 
seriously about the well-being of one's Nation. I am proud to honor and 
praise VFW, Post 711 for exceeding this standard. Congratulations for 
your 75 year history of community pride and American patriotism.

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