Mr. Speaker. I rise to call to the attention of my colleagues in the House of Representatives that February 14 will mark the 125th anniversary of the founding of the first American Sokol unit by Czech Immigrants. Karel Prochazka. Jaroslav Vostrovsky. and E.B. Erben. meeting in St. Louis. MO. in 1865. During the ensuring 50 years. many Sokols were formed throughout the United States. and all of these units were incorporated into the American Sokol Organization on January 1. 1917. Sokol is the Czechoslovak word for falcon. and it is an appropriate symbol. since the falcon is a bird that has a great love for freedom. as well as strength. courage. and agility.
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