[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 18]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 24498]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         TRIBUTE TO JAN TITTLE

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                          HON. DALE E. KILDEE

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, October 7, 2009

  Mr. KILDEE. Madam Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Jan Tittle, 
the National President of the Ladies Auxiliary to the Veterans of 
Foreign Wars of the United States. Mrs. Tittle will address the 
Veterans of Foreign Wars Fall Conference on October 10th in Sault Ste. 
Marie, Michigan.
  The 600,000 members of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Veterans of 
Foreign Wars have spent the last 96 years honoring those who have 
sacrificed and served our Nation to preserve our freedoms. They 
volunteer their time maintaining memorials to the persons making the 
ultimate sacrifice for our country and to teach our youth about our 
veterans. They provide financial assistance to preserve the Statue of 
Liberty, have volunteered over 2 million hours in Veterans Affairs 
Medical Centers and other hospitals. They provide awards and 
scholarships to students based upon their expressions of patriotism 
through art, speech and volunteerism.
  Jan Tittle was elected the 2009-2010 National President this past 
August at the 96th National Convention. She is a Life Member of the 
TSgt. Walter C. Fulda Auxiliary 3433 in Ladson, South Carolina. She is 
eligible through her father, Arlen Owens, a World War II Purple Heart 
recipient. As the National President she plans to focus on the 
Auxiliary's core programs for veterans and their families. She also 
plans to lead the Auxiliary in topping $3 million to the Cancer Aid and 
Research Fund.
  Madam Speaker, I ask the House of Representatives to rise and applaud 
Jan Tittle as she brings together the Ladies Auxiliary under the theme, 
``It's Time for America's Military Heroes.'' I congratulate her and the 
members of the Auxiliary for their commitment to safeguarding the 
memory of our veterans and their sacrifice for our Nation.

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