; his is a voice of reason and motivation, coupled with a can-do attitude to meet every challenge that improves the quality of life of the military and veterans communities he serves; Whereas the VFW’s service officer program impacts lives, and Bob’s direct oversight of VFW National Veterans Service has enabled a nationwide and international cadre of 2,100 accredited service officers to recoup $8.3 billion in earned disability benefits for more than 526,000 wounded, ill, and injured veterans in 2018 alone; Whereas the VFW’s advocacy on Capitol Hill creates change that affects lives, and Bob’s direct oversight of the VFW National Legislative Service ensured that the organization continued to have its fingerprints on every piece of quality-of-life legislation signed into law at the end of the 20th century and well into the 21st; Whereas Bob’s proudest legislative accomplishments are many, from Department of Veterans Affairs funding battles prior to the signing of advanced appropriations, to the Millennium Act, significant improvements to the Montgomery GI Bill, the GI Bill for the 21st Century, and the Forever GI Bill, as well the passage of the VOW to Hire Heroes Act, appeals reform, expansion of the Caregiver program, and the new VA/Department of Defense electronic medical record, among numerous others; and Whereas the VFW’s support of our Nation’s Full Accounting mission is without peer because of Bob Wallace’s hands-on approach to ensure the governments of former enemies know from a veteran’s perspective—and from a family perspective—that the return of fallen members of the Armed Forces is a humanitarian mission that transcends politics: Now, therefore, be it