[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 176 (Tuesday, October 31, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1453-E1454]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            70TH ANNIVERSARY OF SSG MICHAEL OLLIS POST 9587

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                      HON. DANIEL M. DONOVAN, JR.

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, October 31, 2017

  Mr. DONOVAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the Veterans of 
Foreign Wars' SSG Michael Ollis Post 9587 on the 70th anniversary of 
its founding.
   On November 29, 1947, 40 veterans from the Staten Island community 
founded VFW

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Post 9587. After serving veterans and the community for years, they 
decided to move to their current location on Mill Road in 1960. In 
2014, the members decided to rename the Post after a fellow veteran and 
friend, SSG Michael Ollis. Serving his country in Afghanistan, SSG 
Ollis nobly sacrificed himself to save the life of Polish soldier Lt. 
Karol Cierpica. To honor their lifetime member, VFW Post 9587 was 
renamed to ``SSG Michael Ollis Post 9587'' in 2014.
   Since its creation, the Post has focused on serving and assisting 
their community on Staten Island in accordance with the VFW's national 
goals. Today, members who have contributed to the Post's ability to 
reach this milestone include both the Ladies Auxiliary and the Men's 
Auxiliary. These groups, which make up the VFW Auxiliary, have played a 
major role in the Post's success. I thank all of the members for their 
continued dedication to their community.
   I would like to commend SSG Michael Ollis Post 9587 for consistently 
helping veterans and their families, assisting in times of community 
crisis and promoting community civic interests. The great work the 
Post's members performed in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy is 
altruism in its purest form. Although their building experienced water 
damage, they focused on the needs of the community around it by serving 
as a disaster relief center for anyone who needed help.
   Mr. Speaker, I want to congratulate the VFW's SSG Michael Ollis Post 
9587 on its 70th Anniversary. Its long success has benefited not just 
veterans and their families, but the surrounding community as well and 
for that, I am deeply thankful.

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