May 17, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 83 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E623]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         HONORING AMERICAN LEGION POST 13 IN STAUNTON, VIRGINIA

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                             HON. BEN CLINE

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                          Friday, May 17, 2019

  Mr. CLINE. Madame Speaker, I rise today to recognize 100 years of the 
American Legion and specifically Post 13 in Staunton, Virginia. In 
March of 1919, Congress chartered and incorporated the American Legion 
as a veteran's organization that works to strengthen communities while 
encouraging patriotism and honor. The American Legion is dedicated to 
its fellow servicemembers and veterans.
  Soon after its national charter was passed, a group of veterans of 
World War I gathered at the YMCA on Main Street in Staunton, Virginia, 
to organize a local American Legion post. This year, in 2019, that post 
celebrates its centennial. For the past 100 years, the Clemmer-McGuffin 
American Legion Post 13 has shown unwavering support to veterans, 
servicemembers, and the communities of Augusta County and Staunton, 
Virginia. This Staunton American Legion post is named after two local 
servicemen, Augusta County resident Jay F. Clemmer, and Staunton 
resident Robert A. McGuffin. Both young men were students at the 
Staunton Military Academy and were killed in 1918 during World War I. 
Today, I recognize the Clemmer-McGuffin American Legion Post as they 
celebrate their 100 years of assembly in the Shenandoah Valley.

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