PRINTER'S NO. 2786
No. 320 Session of 1998
INTRODUCED BY LESCOVITZ, LUCYK, MICHLOVIC, GEORGE, HENNESSEY,
BAKER, M. N. WRIGHT, GEIST, CLYMER, TIGUE, HERMAN, HASAY,
DeWEESE, SANTONI, D. W. SNYDER, MASLAND, HERSHEY, NAILOR,
M. COHEN, C. WILLIAMS, ITKIN, COY, LAUGHLIN, STABACK,
BOSCOLA, PIPPY, BEBKO-JONES, E. Z. TAYLOR, WOJNAROSKI, MAHER,
SHANER, L. I. COHEN, DALLY, ORIE, OLASZ, COLAIZZO, SCHRODER,
DeLUCA, CLARK, RUBLEY, ROSS, GODSHALL, COLAFELLA,
BENNINGHOFF, SAYLOR, SURRA, KAISER, FICHTER, PLATTS, MILLER,
BUNT, BARRAR, WALKO, FAIRCHILD, CAPPABIANCA, PISTELLA,
YOUNGBLOOD, ARGALL, MELIO, JOSEPHS, McNAUGHTON, SEYFERT,
RAMOS, TRELLO AND B. SMITH, JANUARY 22, 1998
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS,
JANUARY 22, 1998
A RESOLUTION
1 Memorializing the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee of the
2 United States Postal Service to consider and recommend to the
3 United States Postal Service Board of Governors the issuance
4 of a commemorative stamp marking the 100th anniversary of the
5 Veterans of Foreign Wars.
6 WHEREAS, The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) has served the
7 interests of its members and all American veterans since the
8 original predecessor organizations were founded in 1899
9 following the Spanish-American War and the China Relief
10 Expedition; and
11 WHEREAS, The VFW was instrumental in winning the rights and
12 benefits to which veterans are now entitled, including the GI
13 bill of rights, which has helped generations of Americans to
14 afford higher education; and
1 WHEREAS, The VFW is currently organized into approximately
2 10,500 posts with 2.1 million members in every state and
3 territory in the United States, including 630 posts with 160,000
4 members in Pennsylvania; and
5 WHEREAS, The VFW's slogan, "Honor the Dead by Helping the
6 Living," epitomizes the organization's record of service to the
7 community through "Buddy Poppy Day," many youth activities,
8 educational programs and the Voice of Democracy Scholarship
9 Program; and
10 WHEREAS, Pennsylvania has played a pivotal role in the
11 development of the VFW, with three of the founding groups
12 located in Pittsburgh, Altoona and Philadelphia; therefore be it
13 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the
14 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania memorialize the Citizens' Stamp
15 Advisory Committee to consider and recommend to the United
16 States Postal Service Board of Governors that a commemorative
17 stamp marking the 100th anniversary of the Veterans of Foreign
18 Wars be issued by the United States Postal Service; and be it
19 further
20 RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be transmitted to
21 the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee.
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