[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 124 (Wednesday, September 15, 2010)]
[Senate]
[Page S7131]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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                 REISTERSTOWN AMERICAN LEGION POST 116

  Mr. CARDIN. Mr. President, I would like my colleagues to join 
me in recognizing the Reisterstown American Legion Post 116, which will 
celebrate its 75th anniversary on November 6, 2010. The American Legion 
Department of Maryland has 147 active posts. Reisterstown Post 116 is 
the largest post and the largest wartime veterans service organization 
in the State of Maryland. The Reisterstown American Legion Post 116 was 
formed on November 6, 1935, by a group of 13 charter members. By 1986, 
the post had expanded to more than 400 members, including a Sons of the 
American Legion Squadron of 75 members, an American Legion Auxiliary of 
about 100 members, and an active Legion Riders organization.
  Part of the Reisterstown American Legion Post 116's success has been 
its involvement in the northwest Baltimore County community. The post 
awards scholarships to students, participates in the American Legion 
Boys and Girls State programs, and assists the Reisterstown Recreation 
Council. Post 116 also provides volunteers and donations to many 
charitable organizations, including the Maryland Special Olympics, the 
Epilepsy Foundation, United Cerebral Palsy, the Muscular Dystrophy 
Association, and the Multiple Sclerosis Society.
  I urge my colleagues to join me in congratulating Post 116 on its 
75th anniversary, and to join me in commending the post's leadership, 
past and present, and in extending our thanks to its members for their 
service to Reisterstown Post 116, the Baltimore community, and to our 
country.

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