FOR THE RECORD: Bonior, Quinn promote federal charter for UAVeterans

Below is the text of a "Dear Colleague" letter sent on July 8 by Reps. David Bonior (D-Mich.) and Jack Quinn (R-N.Y.) to fellow members of Congress in support of the bill to grant a federal charter to the Ukrainian American Veterans.

Dear Colleague:

Please join us in sponsoring H.R. 818, a bill to amend Title 36, United States Code, to grant a federal charter to the Ukrainian American Veterans Inc. This organization was established in the 1940s and is home to veterans of all major wars beginning with World War II and throughout the major conflicts of the 20th century.

This act is an important step to recognize the American veterans of foreign wars of Ukrainian descent. Like many other servicemen, they have sworn allegiance to the United States of America and risked and sacrificed their lives to protect the strategic interests and democratic values of the United States all over the world. With their roots in a country that was suffering under the yoke of communism for most of the last century, Ukrainian American veterans knew the real value of democracy and the free market, and bravely protected and advanced them in all conflicts along with American soldiers of other ethnic backgrounds.

In the past, the United States Congress has granted federal charters to Italian American, Jewish American, Polish American, as well as other ethnic veterans' organizations. The Ukrainian American Veterans Inc. deserves the same recognition. I urge you to sign onto H.R. 818 and support its passing.

To sign onto H.R. 818, or for more information, please contact Assad Akhter (Rep. Bonior, 5-2106) or Brian Dodge (Rep. Quinn, 5-3306).

David E. Bonior
Member of Congress

Jack Quinn
Member of Congress

Copyright © The Ukrainian Weekly, August 4, 2002, No. 31, Vol. LXX

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