[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 128 (Friday, July 28, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1100]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  CONGRATULATING THE SERGEANT ANDREW BRUCHER VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS 
                               POST 5499

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                           HON. JOHN J. FASO

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, July 28, 2017

  Mr. FASO. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to congratulate Sgt. Andrew 
Brucher Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5499, located in Kauneonga Lake, 
New York, which will celebrate its 50th anniversary on August 5, 2017.
  At its anniversary dinner, the Post will honor two very special 
people: Mrs. Mabel Brucher, a Gold Star Mother, and Mr. Raymond 
Jankowski, a veteran of the Second World War and founding Charter 
Member of Post 5499.
  Post 5499 is named for Sgt. Andrew Carl Brucher, son of Leo and Mabel 
Brucher of Smallwood, New York. Sgt. Brucher was inducted into the Army 
on November 8, 1965, arrived in Vietnam on January 6, 1967, and died on 
April 4, 1967, in Da Nang, Vietnam. Having served honorably, Sgt. 
Brucher was awarded the Purple Heart, National Defense Medal, Vietnam 
Service Medal with a Bronze Star, and the Republic of Vietnam Campaign 
Medal.
  Honoring those who serve our nation should be a top priority for all 
Americans, and the VFW is an essential organization that fosters 
camaraderie among American veterans and advocates on their behalf. 
Congratulations to Post 5499 on this milestone anniversary.

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