,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #hfe  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,february #be1      
#bjbj,mr4 ,takano 7for himself and ,mr4 
,david ,p4 ,roe of ,tennessee7 submitted
 the following resolution2 which was    
referred to the ,committee on ,veterans'
 ,affairs  ,,resolution  ,recognizing   
the #ajjth anniversary of ,disabled     
,american ,veterans4  ,whereas ,disabled
 ,american ,veterans of the ,world ,war 
7now ,,dav--,disabled ,american         
,veterans7 was founded on ,september    
#be1 #aibj1 and chartered by ,congress  
on ,june #ag1 #aicb1 in recognition of  
the role of the organization as the     
official voice of the ,nation's wartime 
disabled veterans2 ,whereas in #bjbj1   
,,dav celebrates #ajj years of serving  
veterans1 their families1 survivors1 and
 communities2 ,whereas ,,dav is the     
largest wartime veterans service        
organization in the ,united ,states made
 up exclusively of men and women        
disabled in defense of the ,nation with 

approximately #a1jjj1jjj                
service-disabled veterans in its        
membership2 ,whereas the ,national      
,headquarters of ,,dav is located in    
,kentucky1 its ,national ,service and   
,legislative ,headquarters is located in
 ,washington1 ,,dc1 and #eb departments 
and #a1cdd chapters are located         
throughout the ,united ,states2 ,whereas
 since its founding1 ,,dav has served   
,american veterans wounded1 injured1 or 
made ill due to military service by     
advocating for the establishment of the 
,department of ,veterans ,affairs and by
 fighting in the halls of ,congress for 
benefits and services for               
service-disabled veterans2 ,whereas in  
#aibj1 ,,dav began representing the     
interests of veterans and subsequently  
developed a professional national       
service officer corps that has made     
,,dav the ,nation's preeminent provider 
of claims assistance to injured and ill 
,american veterans1 their families1 and 
their survivors2 ,whereas ,,dav         

co-presents the ,national ,disabled     
,veterans ,winter ,sports ,clinic and   
the ,national ,disabled ,veterans       
,training ,exposure ,experience         
,tournament1 has organized a nationwide 
transportation network providing free   
transportation to ,department of        
,veterans ,affairs medical facilities   
for injured and ill veterans1 operates  
an active charitable service trust      
funding the needs of local providers    
assisting at-risk local veterans1       
maintains an active volunteer corps     
providing thousands of hours of service 
to veterans and communities1 and created
 the ,jesse ,brown ,memorial ,youth     
,scholarship program to contribute to   
the lives of young ,americans2 ,whereas 
,,dav has championed important programs 
for improving the lives of all veterans1
 including the establishment of a       
cabinet-level ,department of ,veterans  
,affairs1 the ,court of ,appeals for    
,veterans ,claims1 a modernized appeals 
process1 an advanced appropriation to   

ensure adequate and timely funding for  
,department of ,veterans ,affairs health
 care1 family caregivers' benefits1 and 
the model for today's ,vet ,centers2 and
 ,whereas ,,dav continues to advocate   
and create awareness for many issues    
affecting veterans1 including equitable 
benefits and services for women         
veterans1 appropriate resources for     
mental health1 suicide prevention       
services1 and benefits for all veterans 
exposed to toxic substances3 ,now1      
therefore1 be it ,that the ,house of    
,representatives-- 7#a7 recognizes that 
,,dav has made significant contributions
 fulfilling our promises to the men and 
women who served--both with and without 
disabilities--and in the lives of their 
communities and continues to do so2     
7#b7 honors the vital and ongoing role  
,,dav plays in supporting the needs of  
veterans and their families in the      
,united ,states throughout #ajj years of
 service2 and  7#c7 commemorates the    
legacy of ,,dav in service provision and

 advocacy throughout #ajj years of      
history of the ,united ,states4