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Honoring the Fallen: How Can We Better Serve America’s Veterans and Their Families?

Thursday, September 24, 2009 | 10:00 AM Room 334 Cannon House Office Building

Opening Statement


Panel: 1

John C. Metzler, Jr., Arlington National Cemetery, Superintendent
Accompanied By:
Lynn Heirakuji, Department of the Army, U.S. Department of Defense, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Personnel Oversight
Hon. Max Cleland, American Battle Monuments Commission, Secretary
Katherine Stevenson, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, Assistant Director, Business Services

Panel: 2

John L. Wilson, Disabled American Veterans, Assistant National Legislative Director
Raymond C. Kelley, American Veterans (AMVETS), National Legislative Director
Vivianne Cisneros Wersel, Au.D., Gold Star Wives of America, Inc., Chair, Government Relations Committee
Lesley Witter, National Funeral Directors Association, Director of Political Affairs
John Nicolai, Shop Steward, AFGE Local 2241, Cemetery Representative, Ft. Logan National Cemetery, Denver, CO, on behalf of American Federation of Government Employees, AFL-CIO

Panel: 3

Steve L. Muro, National Cemetery Administration, Acting Under Secretary for Memorial Affairs, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Accompanied By:
Ronald Walters, National Cemetery Administration, Director, Budget and Planning Services, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs


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