,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #djdb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #be1 #bjai,mrs4 
,l[ey introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0    
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'     
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to designate !    
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs community 
cl9ic 9 ,new ,city1 ,new ,york1 z !     
,j]ry ,donnellan ,,va ,community ,cl9ic4
  #a4 ,f9d+s ,congress makes ! foll[+   
f9d+s3 7#a7 ,9 ,july #aifh1 ,g]ald ,t4  
,j]ry ,donnellan ( ,valley ,cottage1    
,new ,york1 0 draft$ into ! ,army & s]v$
 ) ! #aif? ,light ,infantry 9 ,vietnam1 
atta9+ ! rank ( ,s]geant4  7#b7 ,:ile 9 
,vietnam1 ,donnellan 0 ambu%$ & su/a9$ a
 comp\nd fracture 9 8 "r arm & lo/ 8 "r 
leg bel[ ! knee4  7#c7 ,9 #aihf1        
,donnellan began to "w 9 ! ,vet]ans     
,ag5cy ,(fice ( ,rockl& ,c\nty1 ,new    
,york4 ,9 #aiib1 he 0 appo9t$           
,commission] ( ,vet]ans ,affairs & held 
t position until ,janu>y #bjah :5 he    
retir$ f ! c\nty's ,vet]ans ,s]vice     
,ag5cy aft] m ?an #cj ye>s ( s]vice to  

vet]ans & _! families4  7#d7 ,dur+ 8    
t5ure z ,vet]ans ,director1 ,donnellan  
creat$ ! local ,*apt] #ccc ( ! ,vietnam 
,vet]ans ( ,am]ica1 op5$ ! fir/ ,rockl& 
,c\nty ,vet]ans ,homeless ,%elt]1 creat$
 ! ,camp ,%anks ,museum1 help$ beg9 !   
mod]n tradition ( ,memorial ,day        
wat*fires to rememb] ! fall5 z ,g5]al   
,george ,wa%+ton once did1 & e/abli%$ ! 
,rockl& ,c\nty ,buffalo ,soldi]s' ,aw>d 
to recognize ! contributions (          
,african-,am]ican vet]ans4  7#e7        
,donnellan 0 in/rum5tal 9 op5+ ! fir/   
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs community 
cl9ic 9 ,rockl& ,c\nty4 ,recogniz+ ! ne$
 = a local heal? c5t]1 he work$ ) !     
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs to secure 
a site & get x approv$4 ,s]v+ m ?an     
#ah1jjj vet]ans a ye>1 ! ,new ,city ,,va
 heal? cl9ic is an important res\rce to 
help meet ! ne$s ( vet]ans 9 !          
community4  7#f7 ,donnellan receiv$     
num]\s m$als = 8 s]vice1 includ+ ?ree   
,purple ,he>ts & ! ,rockl& ,c\nty       
,legislature's ,di/+ui%$ ,s]vice ,aw>d4 

7#g7 ,besides be+ ! f\nd] & fir/        
,presid5t ( ,vietnam ,vet]ans ( ,am]ica1
 ,*apt] #ccc1 ,donnellan 0 a memb] & a  
vet]an s]vice (fic] = ! ,milit>y ,ord] (
 ! ,purple ,he>t1 ,*apt] #abj1 a memb] (
 ! ,disabl$ ,am]ican ,vet]ans1 ,*apt]   
#ih1 a memb] ( ! ,rockl& ,c\nty ,m>9e   
,corps ,league1 & a memb] ( ! ,am]ican  
,legion1 ,po/ #caj4  7#h7 ,donnellan    
work$ & volunte]$ = _m non-pr(it        
organizations1 su* z ! ,unit$ ,way1 !   
,salvation ,army1 ,dom9ican ,college1 & 
= "o ( 8 alma mat]s ?r\gh ! ,rockl&     
,community ,college ,f\ndation4  #b4    
,designation ( ,j]ry ,donnellan ,,va    
,community ,cl9ic  7a7 ,designation ,!  
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs community 
cl9ic 9 ,new ,city1 ,new ,york1 %all    
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act be  
kn[n z ! ,j]ry ,donnellan ,,va          
,community ,cl9ic4  7b7 ,ref]5ces ,any  
ref]5ce 9 any law1 regulation1 map1     
docum5t1 pap]1 or o!r record ( ! ,unit$ 
,/ates to ! community cl9ic ref]r$ to 9 
subsection 7a7 %all be deem$ to be a    

ref]5ce to ! ,j]ry ,donnellan ,,va      
,community ,cl9ic4