,,iii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
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 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #be1 #bjai ,mr4 
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 & ,mr4 ,jones7 submitt$ ! foll[+       
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ! ,judici>y  ,,resolution  ,honor+ !
 #ajj? anniv]s>y ( ,! ,am]ican ,legion4 
,:]eas ,! ,am]ican ,legion 0 f\nd$ on   
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,! ,am]ican ,legion on ,septemb] #af1   
#aiai2 ,:]eas1 9 #bjai1 ,! ,am]ican     
,legion celebrates #ajj ye>s ( s]v+     
vet]ans ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces1 _! families1 & 
communities2 ,:]eas ,! ,am]ican ,legion 
is ! l>ge/ w>time vet]ans s]vice        
organization 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas  
,! ,am]ican ,legion is headqu>t]$ 9     
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approximately #b1jjj1jjj memb]s ( !     
,arm$ ,=ces & vet]ans 9 its memb]%ip2   
,:]eas ,! ,am]ican ,legion has c\nt$    
among its memb]s #aj ,presid5ts ( !     
,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas ,! ,am]ican       
,legion has play$ a vital role 9        

advocat+ = vet]ans' affairs1 includ+ !  
passage ( ! ,s]vicem5's ,readju/m5t ,act
 ( #aidd 7commonly kn[n z ! ,g4,i4      
,bill7 7#eh ,/at4 #bhd1 *apt] #bfh7 & ! 
creation ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans       
,affairs2 ,:]eas ,! ,am]ican ,legion has
 %[n /eadfa/ d$ication to improv+ local 
communities1 contribut+ approximately   
#c1gjj1jjj volunte] community s]vice    
h\rs annually & millions ( doll>s 9     
college s*ol>%ips to /ud5ts across !    
,unit$ ,/ates2 & ,:]eas ! mantra ( ,!   
,am]ican ,legion's #ajj? anniv]s>y1     
,legacy & ,vision1 is an apt description
 ( ! contributions ( ,! ,am]ican ,legion
 to life 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ?r\gh\t #ajj 
ye>s ( s]vice & mutual helpfulness3 ,n[1
 !re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7        
recognizes t ,! ,am]ican ,legion has be5
 a corn]/one ( life 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates f 
! local to ! ,f$]al level = #ajj ye>s & 
s]ves z a con/ant rem9d] ( ! ine/imable 
contributions ! memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces h
 made to enri* life 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates   
dur+ & aft] _! s]vice2  7#b7 honors !   

vital role ,! ,am]ican ,legion has play$
 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ?r\gh\t #ajj ye>s (  
s]vice2  7#c7 rememb]s ! deep & la/+ m>k
 ,legionnaires h made ?r\gh\t #ajj ye>s 
( hi/ory ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 &  7#d7     
celebrates ! cont9u$ position ( ,!      
,am]ican ,legion z an inext+ui%able     
beacon ( community1 responsibility1     
honor1 & s]vice4