WITNESS LIST
HOUSE COMMITTEE ON VETERANS’ AFFAIRS
Hearing on Legislative Presentations of Veterans Service Organizations and Military Associations
Hearing II

Thursday, February 16, 2006, 10:30 a.m.
334 Cannon House Office Building

Panel 1

Mrs. Rose Lee
Legislative Director
Gold Star Wives
(Prepared Testimony | PDF)

Mr. Joseph L. Barnes
National Executive Secretary
Fleet Reserve Association 
(Prepared Testimony | PDF)

Mr. Jim Lokovic
Deputy Executive Director
Air Force Sergeants Association
(Prepared Testimony | PDF) 

Ms. Deirdre Parke-Holleman
Legislative Director
The Retired Enlisted Association 
(Prepared Testimony | PDF)

Col. Robert F. Norton, USA (Ret.)
Deputy Director for Government Relations
Military Officers Association of America
(Prepared Testimony | PDF)

Panel 2

Mr. John Rowan
National President
Vietnam Veterans of America 
(Prepared Testimony | PDF)

Mr. John Lopez
Chairman
Association for Service Disabled Veterans
(Prepared Testimony | PDF)

Mr. George Basher
Executive Director
National Association of State Directors of Veterans Affairs 
(Prepared Testimony | PDF)

Mr. Les Jackson
Executive Director
American Ex-Prisoners of War 
(Prepared Testimony | PDF)

Ms. Ann Knowles
President
National Association of County Veterans Service Officers 
(Prepared Testimony | PDF)

Mr. Rick Jones
Legislative Director
National Association for Uniformed Services
(Prepared Testimony | PDF)

Statements for the Record 

LTG Theodore G. Stroup, Jr., USA (RET)
Vice President
Association of the United States Army 

Ms. Edmèe J. Hills
National Chairman
Veterans’ Widows International Network, Inc. 

Mrs. Doris Neibart
President
National Association of State Veterans Homes
(Prepared Testimony | PDF)