,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #eci  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,august #af1        
#bjai,mr4 ,carson of ,indiana 7for      
himself1 ,mr4 ,baird1 ,mr4 ,banks1 ,mrs4
 ,brooks of ,indiana1 ,mr4 ,bucshon1    
,mr4 ,hollingsworth1 ,mr4 ,pence1 ,mr4  
,visclosky1 and ,mrs4 ,walorski7        
submitted the following resolution2     
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,veterans' ,affairs  ,,resolution       
,supporting the goals and ideals of ,the
 ,american ,legion4  ,whereas ,the      
,american ,legion was founded on ,march 
#ae1 #aiai2 ,whereas ,congress chartered
 ,the ,american ,legion on ,september   
#af1 #aiai2 ,whereas1 in #bjai1 ,the    
,american ,legion celebrates #ajj years 
of serving veterans of the ,armed       
,forces1 their families1 and            
communities2 ,whereas ,the ,american    
,legion is the largest wartime veterans 
service organization in the ,united     
,states2 ,whereas ,the ,american ,legion
 is headquartered in ,indianapolis1     

,indiana1 and has approximately         
#b1jjj1jjj members of the ,armed ,forces
 and veterans in its membership2        
,whereas ,the ,american ,legion has     
counted among its members #aj           
,presidents of the ,united ,states2     
,whereas ,the ,american ,legion has     
played a vital role in advocating for   
veterans' affairs1 including the passage
 of the ,servicemen's ,readjustment ,act
 of #aidd 7commonly known as the ,g4,i4 
,bill7 7#eh ,stat4 #bhd1 chapter #bfh7  
and the creation of the ,department of  
,veterans ,affairs2 ,whereas ,the       
,american ,legion has shown steadfast   
dedication to improving local           
communities1 contributing approximately 
#c1gjj1jjj volunteer community service  
hours annually and millions of dollars  
in college scholarships to students     
across the ,united ,states2 ,whereas the
 #ajjth anniversary of ,the ,american   
,legion is in #bjai2 ,whereas the mantra
 of ,the ,american ,legion's #ajjth     
anniversary1 ,legacy of the last #ajj   

years and ,vision for the next #ajj1 is 
an apt description of the contributions 
of ,the ,american ,legion to life in the
 ,united ,states throughout #ajj years  
of service and mutual helpfulness2 and  
,whereas the #ajast ,national           
,convention of ,the ,american ,legion   
will be held ,august #bc through ,august
 #bi1 #bjai1 in ,indianapolis1 ,indiana3
 ,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that the      
,house of ,representatives-- 7#a7 honors
 the vital role ,the ,american ,legion  
has played in the ,united ,states2  7#b7
 recognizes that ,the ,american ,legion 
has been a cornerstone of life in the   
,united ,states from the local to the   
,federal level and serves as a constant 
reminder of the inestimable             
contributions the members of the ,armed 
,forces have made to enrich life in the 
,united ,states during and after their  
service2 and  7#c7 celebrates the       
continued position of ,the ,american    
,legion as an inextinguishable beacon of
 community1 responsibility1 honor1 and  

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