PRINTER'S NO. 757
No. 53 Session of 1999
INTRODUCED BY SEMMEL, MICHLOVIC, GEORGE, EGOLF, ARMSTRONG,
BAKER, BARRAR, BEBKO-JONES, BELARDI, BELFANTI, BENNINGHOFF,
BUXTON, CALTAGIRONE, CAPPABIANCA, CHADWICK, CLARK, CLYMER,
L. I. COHEN, COLAFELLA, CORRIGAN, COSTA, COY, CURRY, DALEY,
DALLY, DeLUCA, DEMPSEY, DERMODY, DiGIROLAMO, DONATUCCI,
DRUCE, FAIRCHILD, FICHTER, FLEAGLE, FLICK, FORCIER, FREEMAN,
GODSHALL, GORDNER, GRUCELA, HARHAI, HASAY, HENNESSEY, HERMAN,
HERSHEY, HESS, HUTCHINSON, JADLOWIEC, JAMES, JOSEPHS, KENNEY,
LaGROTTA, LAUGHLIN, LEDERER, LEH, LESCOVITZ, LUCYK, LYNCH,
MAITLAND, MAJOR, MANDERINO, MANN, MARKOSEK, MARSICO, MASLAND,
McCALL, McILHINNEY, McNAUGHTON, MELIO, METCALFE, S. MILLER,
MUNDY, MYERS, NAILOR, ORIE, PETRARCA, PHILLIPS, PIPPY,
RAYMOND, READSHAW, ROBINSON, ROHRER, ROONEY, ROSS, RUBLEY,
SAINATO, SAMUELSON, SANTONI, SATHER, SAYLOR, SCHRODER,
SCHULER, SERAFINI, SEYFERT, SHANER, B. SMITH, S. H. SMITH,
SOLOBAY, STABACK, STAIRS, STERN, STEVENSON, STURLA, SURRA,
E. Z. TAYLOR, THOMAS, TIGUE, TRAVAGLIO, TRELLO, TRICH, TRUE,
VANCE, WALKO, WILLIAMS, WILT, WOGAN, WOJNAROSKI, WRIGHT,
ZIMMERMAN, ZUG AND DAILEY, MARCH 8, 1999
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
MARCH 8, 1999
A RESOLUTION
1 Observing the 100th anniversary of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
2 WHEREAS, The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) has served the
3 interests of its members and all American veterans since the
4 original predecessor organizations were founded in 1899
5 following the Spanish-American War and the China Relief
6 Expedition; and
7 WHEREAS, The VFW was instrumental in winning the rights and
8 benefits to which veterans are now entitled, including the GI
1 bill of rights, which has helped generations of Americans to
2 afford higher education; and
3 WHEREAS, The VFW is currently organized into approximately
4 10,500 posts with 2.1 million members in every state and
5 territory in the United States, including 630 posts with 160,000
6 members in Pennsylvania; and
7 WHEREAS, The VFW's slogan, "Honor the Dead by Helping the
8 Living," epitomizes the organization's record of service to the
9 community through "Buddy Poppy Day," many youth activities,
10 educational programs and the Voice of Democracy Scholarship
11 Program; and
12 WHEREAS, Pennsylvania has played a pivotal role in the
13 development of the VFW, with three of the founding groups
14 located in Pittsburgh, Altoona and Philadelphia; therefore be it
15 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the
16 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania congratulates the VFW on its 100th
17 anniversary; and be it further
18 RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be transmitted to
19 the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
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