[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 7 (Tuesday, January 11, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E22]
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                   HONORING 100 YEARS OF VFW POST 857

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                             HON. JIM BANKS

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, January 11, 2022

  Mr. BANKS. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the Veterans of 
Foreign Wars Post 857 of Fort Wayne as they prepare to celebrate their 
100-year anniversary.
  Founded less than five years after the end of the First World War, 
VFW Post 857 has been a fellowship among American patriots in and 
around Fort Wayne all of whom served our country at some point in 
overseas conflict for now a century. With over 500 members including an 
Auxiliary, Post 857 remains a most honorable and beloved local 
institution.
  This institution over the years and generations has been the 
fraternal home of patriots like Donald Kurtz, Edwin Davis, David Roth, 
Don Van Osdale, Edgar Grider, and so many others. I am inspired by 
these men and the mission of the organization to which they belonged--a 
mission which includes not only helping veterans recover from the 
wounds of war but, even more importantly, to ensure that the memory of 
those who have served is never forgotten.
  From holding raffles to support the home repairs of veterans to 
throwing children's Halloween parties to hosting motorcycle rides 
alongside Northeast Indiana Honor Flights, and more, Hoosiers thank 
Fort Wayne's VFW Post 857 for their service and stewardship to the 
community over the years and generations.
  This record is testament to VFW Post 857's longevity and achievement, 
for which Indiana, and northeast Indiana, is grateful. May God bless 
them, and may God Bless the United States of America.

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