,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #cii  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march    
#bf1 #bjad ,mr4 ,cornyn submitted the   
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,veterans'        
,affairs  ,,resolution  ,expressing     
support for the ,american ,,gi ,forum4  
,whereas millions of ,hispanic veterans 
returning home from ,world ,war ,,ii    
were segregated from other veterans     
groups and wrongfully denied services by
 the ,united ,states ,department of     
,veterans ,affairs2 ,whereas in response
 to such inequities1 ,hector ,p4        
,garcia1 a ,united ,states ,army veteran
 and physician from ,corpus ,christi1   
,texas1 founded the ,american ,,gi      
,forum 7,,agif7 on ,march #bf1 #aidh2   
,whereas the motto of ,,agif is         
,education is our ,freedom and ,freedom 
,should be ,everybody's ,business2      
,whereas in #aiih1 ,,agif was granted a 
,federal charter pursuant to an ,act of 
,congress 7,public ,law #aje-bca72      

,whereas one of the purposes stated in  
the ,,agif charter is fostering and     
enlarging equal educational             
opportunities1 equal economic           
opportunities1 equal justice under the  
law1 and equal political opportunities  
for all ,united ,states citizens1       
regardless of race1 color1 religion1    
sex1 or national origin2 ,whereas the   
flagship ,veterans ,service ,center of  
the ,,agif ,national ,veterans ,outreach
 ,program is based in ,san ,antonio1    
,texas1 and provides a continuum of care
 to veterans in need1 including         
employment training1 counseling1 and a  
homeless veterans reintegration program2
 ,whereas the ,,agif ,residential       
,center for ,homeless ,veterans has #hj 
transitional beds and #fj single-room   
apartments dedicated to the needs of our
 ,nation's homeless veterans2 ,whereas  
,,agif is now the largest federally     
chartered ,hispanic veterans            
organization in the ,united ,states1    
with chapters in #dj ,states and ,puerto

 ,rico2 and ,whereas ,,agif continues to
 be a beacon of hope and an avenue for  
community involvement for returning     
veterans3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that 
the ,senate--  7#a7 supports and        
commends the mission1 goals1 and ideals 
of the ,american ,,gi ,forum and its    
members2 and  7#b7 encourages others to 
join with the ,american ,,gi ,forum to  
ensure that veterans are never again    
denied the benefits they have earned    
through their service4