[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 134 (Friday, November 19, 2004)]
[Senate]
[Page S11631]
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          AMERICAN LEGION SENIOR BASEBALL TEAM PADUCAH POST 31

 Mr. BUNNING. Mr. President, today I honor Paducah Post 31 
American Legion Senior Baseball Team, of Paducah, Kentucky for making 
it to the American Legion World Series. In December 19, 2004 this team 
will be gathering to award each team member the World Series Ring to 
Commemorate their accomplishments. I congratulate the Paducah post 31 
American Legion Senior Baseball Team on their accomplishments and look 
forward to seeing their continued success in the future.
  This band of gifted athletes and team players has consistently 
fielded team after team in their region. Their competition was intense 
and they have distinguished themselves just as much by their own skill, 
as by the skill of those they defeated. They began their season as just 
one team among 5,400 others from all over the United States and Puerto 
Rico competing to be in the American Legion World Series. They ended it 
as one of eight teams from all over the United States and Puerto Rico, 
that actually did compete in the American Legion World Series.
  As a baseball player I am especially proud of the accomplishments of 
this team from my own State of Kentucky. I know what it means to have 
played the good game, fought the good fight and won. The feeling that 
you have done the right thing by trying your hardest is payback enough. 
But Post 31's baseball team did that and much more, they not only tried 
their hardest, they also made it to the American Legion World Series.
  I am proud of a team that when it does its best, makes it all the way 
to the World Series Eight. That is a great accomplishment of which they 
too should be proud.

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