,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #ebi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #cj1
 #bjad ,mr4 ,toomey submitted the       
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on the ,judiciary    
,,resolution  ,recognizing the #ajjth   
anniversary of the ,veterans of ,foreign
 ,wars of the ,united ,states and       
commending its members for their courage
 and sacrifice in service to the ,united
 ,states4  ,whereas on ,september #ag1  
#aiad1 members of the ,american         
,veterans of ,foreign ,service and the  
,national ,society of the ,army of the  
,philippines merged their organizations 
and voted in ,pittsburgh1 ,pennsylvania1
 to adopt the name ,veterans of ,foreign
 ,wars of the ,united ,states2 ,whereas 
the ,veterans of ,foreign ,wars of the  
,united ,states remains active in       
communities at the international1       
national1 ,state1 and local levels with 
more than #b1jjj1jjj members2 ,whereas  
the ,veterans of ,foreign ,wars of the  

,united ,states provides financial1     
social1 and emotional support to members
 of the ,armed ,forces1 veterans1 and   
their dependents throughout the ,united 
,states2 ,whereas the ,veterans of      
,foreign ,wars of the ,united ,states   
works on behalf of servicemembers of the
 ,united ,states by calling on ,congress
 for better health care and benefits for
 veterans2 ,whereas the ,veterans of    
,foreign ,wars of the ,united ,states   
annually donates more than #ac1jjj1jjj  
volunteer hours of community service2   
and ,whereas the ,veterans of ,foreign  
,wars of the ,united ,states has played 
an instrumental role in each significant
 veterans' legislation passed since its 
founding and continues to play such a   
role3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that the 
,senate--  7#a7 congratulates the       
,veterans of ,foreign ,wars of the      
,united ,states on its #ajjth           
anniversary as a national organization  
with a mission to-- 7,a7 foster         
camaraderie among ,united ,states       

veterans of overseas conflicts2  7,b7   
serve veterans1 the military1 and       
communities across the ,united ,states2 
and  7,c7 advocate on behalf of all     
veterans2  7#b7 commends the members of 
the ,veterans of ,foreign ,wars of the  
,united ,states for their courage and   
sacrifice in service to the ,united     
,states2 and  7#c7 encourages all       
individuals of the ,united ,states to   
express their appreciation for the      
honor1 courage1 and bravery of ,united  
,states veterans and for the service of 
the ,veterans of ,foreign ,wars of the  
,united ,states4