[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 41 (Thursday, April 2, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E585]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


           CELEBRATING THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF VFW POST 9588

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                        HON. MAURICE D. HINCHEY

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, April 1, 1998

  Mr. HINCHEY. Mr. Speaker, I am rising to speak today to commemorate 
the 50th anniversary of the chartering of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 
9588, the Bailey-Richman Post, in Monticello, New York. The Post was 
chartered on April 4th, 1948 at the Grange Hall in Monticello and was 
recently honored by the National Headquarters of the VFW with a Golden 
Anniversary Citation. It is an honor they justly deserve. I would like 
to also celebrate and honor the Post's long history of public service 
and commitment to their community in Sullivan County. The wonderful men 
and women of this post have given so much to us all in times of war and 
in times of peace and I want them to know that their contributions are 
deeply felt and greatly appreciated. I ask all of my colleagues to join 
me in celebrating the upcoming 50th anniversary of the Bailey-Richman 
VFW Post 9588.

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