[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 33 (Friday, February 18, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E163]
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                    IN RECOGNITION OF VFW POST-8896

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                            HON. JOHN JOYCE

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, February 18, 2022

  Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania. Madam Speaker, l rise today to recognize 
VFW Post-8896 located in East Berlin, Pennsylvania on their seventy-
five years of operation. Post 8896 is named in honor of Richard J. 
Gross, a native of Pennsylvania and. a member of the United States 
Army-Airforce who gave his life on September 8, 1943, while flying a 
combat mission over New Guinea while serving as a radio operator and 
gunner on a B-24 Liberator Bomber.
  In 1947, a group of veterans carried on the legacy and memory of 
Richard J. Gross and opened Post-8896.
  For more than seven decades, the Post's members have remained 
dedicated to helping veterans and their families, building community 
fellowship, and promoting awareness for the sacrifices that our 
veterans have made.
  On behalf of the people of the 13th Congressional District, it is my 
great honor to congratulate the Richard J. Gross VFW on seventy-five 
years of service to veterans of Adams County. I thank them for their 
great work and dedication to our community.

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