[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 14247-14248]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




       HONORING DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS GENESEE CHAPTER NO. 3

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                          HON. DALE E. KILDEE

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 24, 2004

  Mr. KILDEE. Mr. Speaker, I rise before you today to honor the members 
of the Disabled American Veterans Genesee Chapter No. 3 as they 
celebrate their 75th anniversary on July 11, 2004 with local veterans 
and their families.
  The Disabled American Veterans Genesee Chapter No. 3, of which my 
father, Timothy L. Kildee, was a member, was founded on March 18, 1929. 
The members of this non-profit organization have worked diligently on 
the behalf of America's wounded war heroes to ensure that they are not 
forgotten by our government and society. Through their efforts and 
generous donations from the community, they are able to assist disabled 
veterans by providing services such as transportation to and from 
veterans medical facilities, representation for veterans in processing 
claims with the Department of Veterans Affairs, grant financial 
assistance to veterans and their families, provide memorial services 
for any veteran, as well as color guards for all types of occasions. 
The DAV is an organization that is committed to helping disabled 
veterans help themselves by providing the tools necessary to 
restructure their lives and accommodate their service-connected illness 
or injury so that they can live as close to a productive life as 
possible.
  We must never forget the sacrifice our Nation's men and women make 
when they enlist in the military. Each day of their enlistment, whether 
it is in a war zone or on the home front, they are making significant 
contributions toward preserving the freedoms of the United States. We 
are indebted to these brave individuals. I am very proud of the 
Disabled American Veterans Genesee Chapter No. 3 for they have always 
worked hard to fulfill requests for support. I consider them to be a 
valuable asset to the community.

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  Mr. Speaker, as the Member of Congress representing Genesee County, I 
ask my colleagues in the 108th Congress to please join me in paying 
tribute to an outstanding veterans organization, Disabled American 
Veterans Genesee Chapter No. 3, for 75 years of unwavering devotion to 
taking care of the disabled veterans of Genesee County.

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