[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 52 (Tuesday, May 2, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E614]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


           HONORING THE LOS ANGELES VETERANS RESOURCE CENTER

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                       HON. STEVEN T. KUYKENDALL

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                          Tuesday, May 2, 2000

  Mr. KUYKENDALL. Mr. Speaker, today I recognize a very important 
organization, the Los Angeles Veterans Resource Center. The Vet Center 
is currently celebrating its twentieth year of providing services to 
local veterans.
  For twenty years the Los Angeles Veterans Resource Center has 
provided outstanding service to our nation's veterans and their 
families. The Vet Center Program was established in 1979 out of 
recognition that a significant number of Vietnam era vets were still 
experiencing readjustment problems. Vet Centers are community based and 
part of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs. They provide 
a number of important programs and services to assist veterans, 
particularly those suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
  I thank the staff and volunteers of the Los Angeles Veterans Resource 
Center for the invaluable services they have provided to community 
veterans over the past 20 years. As a veteran of the Vietnam War, I 
thank them for their contributions. You have touched the lives of many. 
The veteran community of Los Angeles is grateful for your services. I 
wish you continued success.

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