Quotable notes

"... I want to tell you about legislation I introduced with Rep. David Bonior to grant a federal charter to the Ukrainian American Veterans organization. ... Rep. Bonior and I introduced H.R. 3463, the 'Ukrainian American Veterans Charter Act.'

"Ukrainians have a long history of service in the armed forces of the United States. Literally thousands of Ukrainian Americans have served their country with distinction. After World War I, the first post of Ukrainian veterans was founded in Philadelphia in 1923. In 1948 the Ukrainian American Veterans (UAV) national organization was established. Today the UAV has expanded to hundreds of members at 44 posts nationwide, including Post 101 in Warren, Mich."

- Rep. Sander M. Levin (D-Mich.) in a letter to Dr. Alexander Serafyn of Troy, Mich.

Copyright © The Ukrainian Weekly, July 9, 2000, No. 28, Vol. LXVIII

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