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BEFORE THE

COMMITTEE ON VETERANS' AFFAIRS.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NINETY-THIRD CONGRESS

FIRST SESSION

ON

RECOMMENDATIONS OF NATIONAL COMMANDERS OF THE
AMERICAN LEGION, VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS, DIS-
ABLED AMERICAN VETERANS, AMVETS, VETERANS OF
WORLD WAR I OF THE U.S.A., INC., BLINDED VETERANS
ASSOCIATION, AND PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA

93-546 O

FEBRUARY 27; MARCH 6, 21, 29; AND APRIL 5, 1973

Printed for the use of the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

Pages of all hearings are numbered cumulatively to permit a
comprehensive index at the end of the Congress. Page num-
bers lower than those in this hearing refer to other legislation.

U.S. GOVERNMENT. PRINTING OFFICE

WASHINGTON: 1973

COMMITTEE ON VETERANS' AFFAIRS

WM. JENNINGS BRYAN DORN, South Carolina, Chairman

OLIN E. TEAGUE, Texas
JAMES A. HALEY, Florida
THADDEUS J. DULSKI, New York
RAY ROBERTS, Texas

DAVID E. SATTERFIELD III, Virginia
HENRY HELSTOSKI, New Jersey
DON EDWARDS, California

G. V. (SONNY) MONTGOMERY,
Mississippi

CHARLES J. CARNEY, Ohio
GEORGE DANIELSON, California
ELLA T. GRASSO, Connecticut
LESTER L. WOLFF, New York
JACK BRINKLEY, Georgia
CHARLES WILSON, Texas

RAY ROBERTS

JOHN PAUL HAMMERSCHMIDT, Arkansas
JOHN P. SAYLOR, Pennsylvania
CHARLES M. TEAGUE, California

MARGARET M. HECKLER, Massachusetts
JOHN M. ZWACH, Minnesota
CHALMERS P. WYLIE, Ohio
ELWOOD HILLIS, Indiana

JOSEPH J. MARAZITI, New Jersey
JAMES ABDNOR, South Dakota
ROBERT J. HUBER, Michigan
WILLIAM F. WALSH, New York

OLIVER E. MEADOWS, Staff Director
SUBCOMMITTEES

COMPENSATION AND PENSION

OLIN E. TEAGUE, Chairman

G. V. (SONNY) MONTGOMERY
JACK BRINKLEY

OLIN E. TEAGUE

DON EDWARDS

GEORGE E. DANIELSON

ELLA T. GRASSO

LESTER L. WOLFF

JACK BRINKLEY

CHARLES WILSON

OLIN E. TEAGUE

JAMES A. HALEY

THADDEUS J. DULSKI

RAY ROBERTS

JOHN PAUL HAMMERSCHMIDT
JOHN P. SAYLOR
CHALMERS P. WYLIE

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

HENRY HELSTOSKI, Chairman

MARGARET M. HECKLER
JOHN M. ZWACH

CHALMERS P. WYLIE

JOSEPH J. MARAZITI

JAMES ABDNOR

ROBERT J. HUBER

WILLIAM F. WALSH

HOSPITALS

DAVID E. SATTERFIELD III, Chairman

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JOHN P. SAYLOR

JOHN PAUL HAMMERSCHMIDT

CHARLES M. TEAGUE

MARGARET M. HECKLER

JOHN M. ZWACH

CHALMERS P. WYLIE

ELWOOD HILLIS

JOSEPH J. MARAZITI

JAMES ABDNOR

ROBERT J. HUBER

WILLIAM F. WALSH

HOUSING

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AMVETS:

Speir, Lester__.

Blinded Veterans Association:

Brinkley, Hon. Jack_

Matthews, Joseph L., national commander____

2-10, 18, 19

Carter, Robert, executive director_-_-

146

Schnair, David L., national service officer--

145-156

106-108

2, 12, 21–23, 26, 28, 57, 58, 60–72, 82, 84, 91, 94-96, 103, 105-107, 109,
117, 118, 121, 122, 128-131

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(III)

91, 95, 96, 108, 121

15, 66, 67, 144, 145

16, 17, 65, 66, 104, 105

109-122
120, 121

117-120

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"VFW Priority Goals Legislative and Security for 1973”.
Veterans of Foreign Wars:

34-50

Carr, Patrick E., national commander in chief‒‒‒‒‒‒‒ 24-33, 59, 60, 63, 64, 66
Holt, Cooper, director, Washington office_

VFW priority goals, legislative and security 1973, with digest of
resolutions

Veterans of World War I of the U.S.A., Inc. :

Houston, Herbert M. national legislative director_.

Soderholm, A. O., national commander_.

Waggonner, Hon. Joe D..
Walsh, Hon. William F.
Wolff, Hon. Lester L..

22

34-57

23, 24

16, 91

12, 19, 67, 68, 83, 84

Wylie, Hon. Chalmers P___.

14,

62-64, 89, 90, 105, 106, 118–121, 138–144, 154-156

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The committee met, pursuant to notice, at 10:30 a.m., in room 345, Cannon House Office Building, Hon. Wm. Jennings Bryan Dorn (chairman of the committee) presiding.

Chairman DORN. The meeting will come to order. On behalf of the committee, as chairman, I would like to welcome this outstanding and splendid representation of the American Legion to the committee this morning.

Our distinguished former chairman, Mr. Teague of Texas, is going to present the national commander in a moment. In the meantime, I would like to present those associated with him and commend them for coming here: Clarence Horton, chairman of the national legislative commission; Mr. Lenker, chairman of the national rehabilitation commission; Herald Stringer, director of the national legislative commission and Ed Golembieski, director of national veterans' affairs and rehabilitation commission. We want to welcome you. [Applause.]

Also, I want to recognize and appreciate immensely her being here, Mrs. T. G. Chilton, president of the National Auxiliary. [Applause.] Madam President, would you present the charming and lovely ladies with you?

Mrs. CHILTON. I would be happy to.

Mrs. B. M. Jarrett of North Carolina, she is the national vice president; Mrs. Deverre Harper of Iowa, our legislative committee chairman; Mrs. Maurice Kubby, our veterans affairs and rehabilitation chairman from Texas; Mrs. Jack Smith, vice chairman and director of field service volunteers, from Arizona; Mrs. Keith Gaines, member of the veterans affairs and rehabilitation committee from Kansas and director of hospital volunteers; Mrs. John Powel, Jr., our VAVS representative from Delaware; and Mrs. Joe L. Matthews from Texas, the wife of our national commander.

Chairman DORN. Mr. Commander, I would like to say that I feel somewhat hesitant and have a definite inferiority complex sitting here beside my distinguished former chairman, under whom I served so many years while he was chairman of this great committee. I know of no man in the history of the United States who has done more for veterans than Tiger Teague. But I am happy to report that he is going to stay right on the committee right beside me and guide me

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