; Whereas veterans service organizations provide military honor ceremonies for fallen veterans and their families and for their commitment and sacrifice to ensure veterans are laid to rest with the honor and ceremony they earned through selfless service to the people of the United States in the Armed Forces; Whereas members of veteran service organizations selflessly volunteer their services at facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs throughout the country to enhance the lives of veterans and their families; and Whereas each year, auxiliary units of veterans service organizations raise millions of dollars for cancer research: Now, therefore, be it