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[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 283 Introduced in House (IH)]

  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.

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                    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

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                         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;
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 Military 
        Service at the 2000 AHEPA Family Biennial Banquet in Washington, 
        District of Columbia: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That the Congress--
            (1) joins the American Hellenic Educational Progressive 
        Association (AHEPA) in recognizing the members of the AHEPA 
        family whose service as members of the Armed Forces of the 
        United States and sacrifices made in such service have 
        contributed so much to the preservation of freedom for 
        Americans and for so many others throughout the world; and
            (2) acknowledges the honor with which that service is being 
        commemorated by the presentation of the special commemorative 
        AHEPA Medal for Military Service to those members at the AHEPA 
        Family Biennial Banquet in Washington, District of Columbia, on 
        Monday, March 20, 2000.
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