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106TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. CON. RES. 283

Recognizing and honoring the members of the American Hellenic Educational

Progressive Association (AHEPA) who are being awarded the AHEPA

Medal for Military Service for service in the Armed Forces of the United

States.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MARCH 15, 2000

Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself, Mr. KLINK, and Mrs. MALONEY of New York,

Mr. GILMAN, Mr. CUNNINGHAM, Mr. BILBRAY, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr.

MCNULTY, Mr. HORN, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. ANDREWS, Mr. BROWN of

Ohio, Mrs. KELLY, Mr. PALLONE, Ms. STABENOW, Mr. MATSUI, Mr.

MENENDEZ, Ms. LEE, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. BLAGOJEVICH, Mr.

CAPUANO, Mr. VISCLOSKY, Mr. DOYLE, Mr. PAYNE, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN,

and Mr. EVANS) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was

referred to the Committee on Armed Services

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

Recognizing and honoring the members of the American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association (AHEPA) who

are being awarded the AHEPA Medal for Military Service for service in the Armed Forces of the United States.

Whereas the American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association (AHEPA) has provided 78 years of service to

Greek-Americans and to American society and is continuing to serve into the twenty-first century through its

20,000 active members in 521 chartered chapters;
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Whereas the mission of AHEPA is to promote the ideals of

Hellenism, which include philanthropy, education, civic

responsibility, and family and individual excellence;

Whereas since its inception, AHEPA has instilled in its members an understanding of their Hellenic heritage and an

awareness of the contributions made to the development

of democratic principles and governance in the United

States and throughout the world;

Whereas AHEPA has done much throughout its history to

foster American patriotism;

Whereas AHEPA has fostered patriotism by raising

$162,000,000 for United States War Bonds during

World War II, for which AHEPA was named an official

Issuing Agent for United States War Bonds by the

United States Treasury Department, an honor that no

other civic organization was able to achieve at the time;

Whereas the members of AHEPA have fostered patriotism by

donating over $400,000 collectively toward the restoration of the Statute of Liberty and Ellis Island, New

York, for which AHEPA received special recognition by

the Department of the Interior;

Whereas members of AHEPA and its affiliated organizations,

the Daughters of Penelope, Sons of Pericles and Maids

of Athena, served in the Armed Forces of the United

States to protect American freedom and to preserve those

democratic ideals which are part of the Hellenic legacy;

and

Whereas on Monday, March 20, 2000, AHEPA is honoring

the members of the AHEPA family who are veterans of

service in the Armed Services by presenting those members with a special commemorative AHEPA Medal for
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Military Service at the 2000 AHEPA Family Biennial

Banquet in Washington, District of Columbia: Now,

therefore, be it

1 Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate

2 concurring), That the Congress—

3 (1) joins the American Hellenic Educational

4 Progressive Association (AHEPA) in recognizing the

5 members of the AHEPA family whose service as

6 members of the Armed Forces of the United States

7 and sacrifices made in such service have contributed

8 so much to the preservation of freedom for Ameri9 cans and for so many others throughout the world;

10 and

11 (2) acknowledges the honor with which that

12 service is being commemorated by the presentation

13 of the special commemorative AHEPA Medal for

14 Military Service to those members at the AHEPA

15 Family Biennial Banquet in Washington, District of

16 Columbia, on Monday, March 20, 2000.

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