[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 144 (Thursday, September 11, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1765]
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                        IN HONOR OF MILANA BIZIC

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                           HON. JASON ALTMIRE

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 11, 2008

  Mr. ALTMIRE. Madam Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Milana 
Bizic. Ms. Bizic is a western Pennsylvania resident who was recently 
honored as the Serb National Federation Person of the Year.
  Ms. Bizic is known throughout the Serbian community as a person 
committed to preserving and celebrating Serbian culture. The 
granddaughter of Serbian immigrants, she is a lifelong member of the 
Serb National Federation, a contributing writer for the federation's 
magazine, Srbobran, and the author of a website dedicated to Serbian 
heritage. She has contributed time, talent, and financial resources to 
the Serb National Federation and the Serbian community. Ms. Bizic has 
said that her parents taught her to be American first, last, and 
always, but to remember her Serbian heritage.
  Ms. Bizic's award was presented by the Pittsburgh-based Serb National 
Federation, which was founded more than 100 years ago to help Serbian 
immigrants, and now provides Serbian Americans with the opportunity to 
share and celebrate their background.
  I am truly honored to have this opportunity to formally recognize 
Milana Bizic for her accomplishments and thank her for the role she 
plays in helping Serbians in western Pennsylvania and around the 
country remember and celebrate their heritage.

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