[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 166 (Friday, October 21, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1065]
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                      6TH ANNIVERSARY OF FilVetREP

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                           HON. DAN NEWHOUSE

                             of washington

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, October 21, 2022

  Mr. NEWHOUSE. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize the Filipino 
Veterans Recognition and Education Project's 6th anniversary and all 
their work to raise awareness and support for Filipino-American World 
War II soldiers.
  FilVetREP is a volunteer initiative with the mission to obtain 
national recognition for all Filipino-American World War II soldiers 
for their service in the Philippines from July 1941 to December 1946. 
The initiative worked to successfully secure legislation that would 
award the Congressional Gold Medal to soldiers and survivors, which I 
proudly cosponsored and voted for during my first term in Congress.
  After nearly 75 years, Filipino-American soldiers who served finally 
received their much-deserved recognition with the passage of the 
Filipino Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2015.
  FilVetREP has since conducted over 80 ceremonies across the United 
States and in the Philippines to award veterans and their families the 
Congressional Gold Medal.
  From a grateful Nation, I thank all of the Filipino-American soldiers 
for their service, and thank FilVetREP for their work to support and 
recognize our veterans. I extend my congratulations on the Filipino 
Veterans Recognition and Education Project's 6th anniversary and wish 
them many more decades of servant leadership.

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