House Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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November 19, 2008, at 10 a.m.
Roundtable Discussion on Issues Concerning Our Veterans

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Hearings » Updating the Montgomery GI Bill

Opening Statements

• Hon. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, Chairwoman, and a Representative in Congress from the State of South Dakota
• Hon. John Boozman, Ranking Republican Member, and a Representative in Congress from the State of Arkansas

Witness Testimonies

• Panel 1

• Colonel Robert F. Norton, USA (Ret.), Deputy Director, Government Relations, Military Officers Association of America
• Ronald F. Chamrin, Assistant Director, Economic Commission, American Legion
• Eric A. Hilleman, Deputy Director, National Legislative Service, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States
• Richard F. Weidman, Executive Director for Policy and Government Affairs, Vietnam Veterans of America



• Panel 2

• Steve Francis Kime, Ph.D., Former Vice President (2003-2005), American Association of State Colleges and Universities, and on behalf of the Partnership for Veterans Education
• David A. Guzman, Legislative Director, National Association of Veterans Program Administrators
• Charles Rowe, President, National Association of State Approving Agencies, and Chief, State Approving Agency, New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs



• Panel 3

• Allison Jones, Member, Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance, U.S. Department of Education, and, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, California State University System
• James Bombard, Chairman, Veterans Advisory Committee on Education, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, and Chief, New York State Division of Veterans Affairs, Bureau of Veterans Education
• Major General Larry W. Shellito, Adjutant General, Minnesota National Guard



• Panel 4

• Thomas L. Bush, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs, (Manpower and Personnel), U.S. Department of Defense
• Curtis L. Gilroy, Ph.D., Director, Accession Policy, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, (Military Personnel Policy), U.S. Department of Defense
• Keith M. Wilson, Director, Education Service, Veterans Benefit Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs



• Panel 5

• Submissions for the Record 

• James Kendzel, MPH, SPHR, Executive Director, National Organization for Competency Assurance

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