,,iv  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #ffc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,augu/ #bf1 #bjbe,mr4 
,bur*ett submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2  
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
,ov]sight & ,gov]nm5t ,re=m             
,,resolution  ,celebrat+ #ajj ye>s ( ,! 
,am]ican ,legion ,baseball program &    
honor+ its legacy ( m5tor+ "y ,am]icans4
  ,:]eas1 on ,july #ag1 #aibe1 ,!       
,am]ican ,legion 9 ,milbank1 ,s\?       
,dakota 0 ask$ to develop a y\? fitness 
program c5t]$ on ! pr9ciples (          
citiz5%ip1 discipl9e1 & sportsman%ip    
imp>t$ ?r\gh m5tor%ip f vet]ans2 ,:]eas 
,! ,am]ican ,legion ,baseball program 0 
born ( ! ,fir/ ,_w ,w>1 ! exp]i5ces ( ^?
 :o s]v$ ov]seas1 & :o hop$ to in/ill   
wisdom into ! next g5]ation ( "y        
,am]icans2 ,:]eas ,! ,am]ican ,legion   
pass$ a national resolution 9 ,octob]   
#aibe (ficially creat+ ,! ,am]ican      
,legion ,junior ,baseball program1 kn[n 
today z ,am]ican ,legion ,baseball2     
,:]eas ,! ,am]ican ,legion ,baseball    

program has s9ce be5 a s\rce ( m5tor%ip1
 physical fitness1 a?letic excell5ce1 & 
sportsman%ip = ov] #aj1jjj1jjj          
p>ticipants ar\nd ! c\ntry & beyond2    
,:]eas ! program n[ has ov] #ej1jjj     
a?letes ) m ?an #c1ejj teams 9 all #ej  
,/ates1 ,canada1 & ,pu]to ,rico2 ,:]eas 
,! ,am]ican ,legion ,baseball program   
=mally adopt$ ! foll[+ ,code (          
,sportsman%ip 9 #aibh3 ,i w keep !      
rules1 keep fai? ) my teammates1 keep my
 temp]1 keep myself fit1 keep a /\t he>t
 9 defeat1 keep pride "u control 9      
victory1 keep a s\nd s\l1 a clean m9d1 &
 a heal?y body42 ,:]eas ,! ,am]ican     
,legion ,baseball program has produc$ "s
 ( our c\ntry's greate/ a?letes1 public 
s]vants1 celebrities1 & citiz5s includ+ 
,bob ,fell]1 ,yogi ,b]ra1 ,bob ,lemon1  
,bob ,gibson1 ,gil ,hodges1 ,dave       
,w9field1 ,reggie ,jackson1 ,joe ,torre1
 ,wade ,boggs1 ,mike ,piazza1 ,c4,c4    
,saba?ia1 ,dick ,*5ey1 ,tom ,vilsack1   
,/eve ,"y1 ,tom ,brokaw1 ,*>lie ,day1 & 
,d>rell ,hammond2 ,:]eas _w fam\s       

baseball leg5d ,babe ,ru? d$icat$ ! f9al
 ye>s ( 8 life travel+ ar\nd ! c\ntry   
promot+ ! ,am]ican ,legion ,baseball    
program2 & ,:]eas ! program cont9ues to 
s]ve ! ,am]ican public by provid+ unique
 "* build+ & a?letic opportunities to "y
 ,am]icans across ! c\ntry1 includ+ !   
annual ,am]ican ,legion ,_w ,s]ies 9    
,%elby1 ,nor? ,c>ol9a3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x 
,t ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives--  7#a7    
recognizes & honors ! accompli%m5ts ( ,!
 ,am]ican ,legion ,baseball program 9   
m5tor+ "y ,am]icans2 &  7#b7 celebrates 
! program's #ajj? anniv]s>y4