#aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,s4   
,,con4 ,,res4 #dc  ,,concurrent         
,,resolution  ,whereas1 on ,september   
#bi1 #ahii1 the organization now known  
as the ,veterans of ,foreign ,wars of   
the ,united ,states was founded in      
,columbus1 ,ohio1 in the aftermath of   
the ,spanish-,american ,war2 ,whereas1  
on ,september #bi1 #bjbd1 the ,veterans 
of ,foreign ,wars of the ,united ,states
 will celebrate its #abeth anniversary2 
,whereas1 since #ahii1 the ,veterans of 
,foreign ,wars of the ,united ,states   
and its predecessor organizations have  
provided voluntary and unselfish service
 to the ,armed ,forces1 veterans1 and   
the ,united ,states by-- 7#a7 advocating
 for overarching benefits programs for  
veterans2  7#b7 facilitating veterans   
transitioning back to civilian society2 
7#c7 serving the communities in which   
veterans live2 and  7#d7 taking a       
national leadership role on substantive 
issues important to veterans of the     
,armed ,forces2 and ,whereas the #abeth 

anniversary of the founding of the      
,veterans of ,foreign ,wars of the      
,united ,states provides an opportunity 
to recognize1 honor1 and pay tribute to 
the nearly #a1jjj1jjj veterans of the   
,armed ,forces represented by the       
,veterans of ,foreign ,wars of the      
,united ,states who served in combat    
from ,world ,war ,,ii to the present    
day3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that       
,congress-- 7#a7 expresses support for  
the designation of ,september #bi1      
#bjbd1 as ,veterans of ,foreign ,wars of
 the ,united ,states ,day2  7#b7        
recognizes the historic significance of 
the #abeth anniversary of the founding  
of the ,veterans of ,foreign ,wars of   
the ,united ,states and congratulates   
the organization on achieving that      
milestone2  7#c7 commends the nearly    
#a1jjj1jjj veterans who belong to the   
,veterans of ,foreign ,wars of the      
,united ,states and thanks those        
veterans for their service to their     
fellow veterans and the ,united ,states2

 and  7#d7 encourages the people of the 
,united ,states to observe ,september   
#bi1 #bjbd1 with appropriate ceremonies1
 programs1 and activities4  ,passed the 
,senate ,december #aj1 #bjbd4,secretary