[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 9]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 12668]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




       IN HONOR OF THE MINNESOTA ASSISTANCE COUNCIL FOR VETERANS

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                         HON. MICHELE BACHMANN

                              of minnesota

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 17, 2008

  Mrs. BACHMANN. Madam Speaker, since its founding in 1992 with the 
financial assistance of a local VFW post, the Minnesota Assistance 
Council for Veterans, MAC-V, has been serving Minnesota's veterans with 
pride and honor. Back then, it started by providing 4 homeless veterans 
with shelter and support. Today, it serves hundreds all across the 
state.
  Too often, our brave heroes return from service to find the life they 
had left behind has left them behind in their absence. MAC-V helps our 
veterans pick up the pieces of their shattered lives in so many ways. 
In addition to providing shelter to veterans who return from service 
and find themselves in need of this basic need, MAC-V also helps 
veterans struggling with alcohol and drug addiction, provides important 
job training skills, and more.
  Their annual Stand Down event, at which returning veterans have an 
opportunity to meet with veterans organizations that provide the full 
range of services, has become one of the most anticipated events in the 
veterans community.
  MAC-V not only provides for the physical and mental needs of our 
veterans, but also forms a welcoming circle of support, friendship and 
camaraderie that these brave men and women need most of all. Partnering 
with local companies, organizations, and an army of volunteers, MAC-V 
has become an important part of the Minnesota veterans community and I 
thank them for their service to those who have served us so well.

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