Speech #940000410

I am reintroducing my bill to provide hospital and medical care o members of the armed forces of Poland and Czechoslovakia who were allied or associated with the United States in World War I and World War II. During these struggles against totaiitarianism. many citizens of Poland and Czechoslovakia fought with great courage against nations at war with the United States. Many of these veterans emigrated to America after the war and became citizens who have enriched our Nation immeasurably through their talent and dedication to the ideals of freedom. This bill gives the recognition of a grateful nation to these men of bravery in the allied war effort by providing that they be eligible for Veterans Administration medical and hospital benefits on the same terms as war veterans of the U.S Armed Forces. This bill is limited to persons who have been American citizens for at least 10 years and who participated in armed conflict with an enemy of the United States during World War II while serving in the armed forces of Poland and Czechoslovakia.