[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 8]
[Senate]
[Page 11185]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




            TRIBUTE TO AMERICAN LEGION AUXILARY UNIT NO. 70

 Mr. BURNS. Mr. President, I rise today in recognition of the 
dedication and service that the American Legion Auxiliary Unit No. 70 
has provided to Montana's veterans and their communities. The American 
Legion Auxiliary was formally founded in 1919 by a group of concerned 
women who stepped in to fill the role of the men who left home for the 
battlefields of World War I. These women were driven to service by 
their compassion, by their sense of civic duty, but, most of all, they 
were driven by their love of country.
  In the more than eight decades since its founding, the American 
Legion Auxiliary has expanded to include hundreds of chapters in every 
state and territory. Likewise, their original mission expanded as well 
to include helping many others in need.
  The women of American Legion Auxiliary Unit No. 70 have been 
particularly active in their community. They have donated funds to 
veteran's facilities and programs in Fort Harrison, Miles City, 
Glendive and Columbia Falls, MT. They are distributing more than 900 
poppies in recognition of the service and sacrifice our veterans have 
given their country. During Operation Iraqi Freedom, they tied hundreds 
of yellow ribbons across Judith Gap to show their support for our 
troops and their family members.
  Mr. President, I thank the women of American Legion Auxiliary Unit 
No. 70 and all the American Legion Auxiliaries for their service to our 
Nation's veterans and communities. These women have not only given 
their time and money in service to our Nation, they have given their 
hearts as well, and that is the best thing anyone can give.

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