[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 114 (Tuesday, September 21, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1659]
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    HONORING THE 90TH ANNIVERSARY OF AGUDAS ACHIM CONGREGATION AND 
         RECOGNIZING THE MILITARY VETERANS OF THE CONGREGATION

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                             HON. TOM DAVIS

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 21, 2004

  Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commemorate 
the 90th anniversary of the Agudas Achim Congregation, a conservative 
synagogue located in the city of Alexandria, Virginia.
  In conjunction with this anniversary, honor is being paid to the 
military veterans of the congregation throughout the Veteran's Day 
weekend of November 12-14, 2004.
  Jewish servicemen and servicewomen have served and continue to serve 
proudly in all branches of the United States as career and reserve 
servicemen and servicewomen. From Bunker Hill and the Battle of 
Springfield (NJ) to Omaha Beach and the Battle of the Bulge, from 
Pusan, South Korea to the Mekong Delta in Vietnam as well as 
Afghanistan and Iraq, Jewish servicemen have worn the uniform of the 
United States proudly--defending democracy and the freedoms we all 
cherish as Americans.
  We remember those who fearlessly paid the ultimate price in defending 
the United States of America during times of war. We also recall those 
who have bravely fought and returned home as well as those who continue 
to fight for the freedoms and liberties that make this nation great--
the same freedoms and liberties such as freedom of religion that 
brought hundreds of thousands of Jewish people to the United States 
escaping despotism and religious tyranny.
  Mr. Speaker, in closing, I would like to congratulate Agudas Achim 
Congregation on their 90th anniversary. I call upon my colleagues to 
join me in honoring the congregation's military veterans.

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