Joint Hearing
of the House and Senate Veterans' Affairs Committees to Receive the Legislative
Presentations of the Military Order of the Purple Heart, the Fleet Reserve Association,
The Retired Enlisted Association, the Gold Star Wives of America, Inc., and the Air Force
Sergeants Association
February 25, 1999
Witness List
and Statements
The Military Order of the Purple Heart and
The Retired Enlisted Association Testifying Before the Joint Hearing
Congressman J.D. Hayworth (R-AZ) of the House Committee on
Veterans Affairs greets Grant E. Acker, National Legislative Director of the
Military Order of the Purple Heart before the legislative presentation. Below, Acker and
other MOPH officials hear the testimony of National Commander Boyd Barclay, second from
right.
Fred Athans, National President of The Retired
Enlisted Association testifies before the Joint House-Senate panel. Below, Chairman
Bob Stump (R-AZ) of the House Committee on Veterans Affairs, right, meets TREA
officials, from left, John Muench, National Executive Director; Athans; and Mark Olanoff,
Legislative Director.
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Senator Johnson Introduces TREA National President, Fleet
Reserve Association, Gold Star Wives of America, and the Air Force Sergeants Association
Testify Before Joint Hearing
TREAs Athans was introduced to the panel by Senator Tim Johnson
(D-SD). Below, Legislative Committee Director Margaret Peterson speaks
for the Gold Star Wives of America, Inc. To her right is Chairman of the Board Rose
Lee.
Charles L. Calkins, (top) National
Executive Secretary, testifies for the Fleet Reserve Association. To his left is Mack
McKinney, Legislative Counsel. Below, James D. Staton, Executive
Director of the Air Force Sergeants Association testifies. He was joined by William C.
McMullen, International Legislative Committee Chairman, left, and James E. Lokovic,
Director of Military and Government Relations
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