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On the recordMay 26, 1999
Let us not forget the goals of the VFW as noted in the 1936 congressional charter: 'To assist worthy comrades; to perpetuate their memory . . .; and to assist their widows and orphans; to maintain true allegiance to the Government of the United States; to maintain and extend the institutions of freedom; and to preserve and defend the United States from all her enemies, whomsoever.'
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Pete Sessions
Republican · Texas

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Recalling the mission of the VFW as stated in its charter.

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