[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 1 (Tuesday, January 27, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E26]
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                       OBITUARY FOR WILMA McCANN

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                             HON. SAM FARR

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, January 27, 1998

  Mr. FARR of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to salute the 1996 
Monterey County Veteran of the year. Wilma McCann, a resident of 
Salinas, California has had a long established career in the military 
service department.
  Ms. McCann began her profession in the Navy as part of the Women 
Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service program during World War II. 
She was active in local veterans affairs and served for two years as 
the President of ``Sea Otter WAVES,'' a local chapter of WAVES 
international. She truly was a woman with pioneer spirit.
  Moving to Salinas 7 years ago, Ms. McCann served as the vice 
president of the Monterey County United Veterans Council and on the 
Monterey County Veterans Advisory Commission. Working with the Women in 
Military Service for America, she was field representative and state 
chairperson for California donations.
  Ms. McCann has lived her life with others in mind. My thoughts are 
with her husband, sons, and grandchildren.

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