[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 99 (Wednesday, July 14, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1534]
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HONORING G. BRUCE EVELAND, STATE COMMANDER FOR THE VETERANS OF FOREIGN 
                                  WARS

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                            HON. JIM SAXTON

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 14, 1999

  Mr. SAXTON. Mr. Speaker, I rise before you today to recognize an 
organization which has served as the backbone for securing and 
protecting the rights of veterans of United States Armed Forces. This 
year, the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States celebrates its 
100th year of providing a voice for the American military retiree. 
Central to the national organization's Centennial Anniversary 
celebration are the people who are a chief source of its success: the 
leaders of the local chapters.
  I am fortunate enough to number among my constituents in New Jersey's 
3rd Congressional District the State Commander for the Veterans of 
Foreign Wars, Mr. G. Bruce Eveland, a resident of Medford, New Jersey.
  Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this opportunity to thank Mr. 
Eveland for all that he has done not only for veterans, but for his 
country. His persistence and hard work have ensured a better life for 
individuals who have certainly earned it: those men and women who have 
risked their lives serving the United States of America. Bruce Eveland 
is a tremendous asset to veterans everywhere, and, on the dawn of his 
homecoming celebration in Lumberton, New Jersey, I ask my colleagues in 
the 106th Congress to join me in recognizing his service.

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