Serving veterans

VFW Magazine, Dec, 2002

Members of VFW's 12 national committees develop goals and complete plans for the upcoming year. These committees implement the policies made by delegates at the national convention.

BUDDY POPPY
Chairman: John G. Lowe
Vice Chairmen: Brian J. Duffy,
Gil La Montagne, Dominic J.
Romano, Gregorio J. Vela

CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION
& COMMUNITY SERVICE
Chairman: Gary L. Kurpius
Vice Chairmen: Timothy J. Collier,
Richard L. De Noyer, Frederick
Engelhardt, III, Daniel K. Johnson,
Gene D. Kent, Arthur A. Napiwocki,
William H. Regan,
Thaxter S. Sedgwick

HOMELESS VETERANS
Chairman: Charles L. Shoemaker, Sr.
Vice Chairmen: Joseph E. Caouette,
James F. Gilbert, Clinton L.
Hoferman, H. Merle Jackson

LEGISLATIVE
Chairman: Robert L. Craft, Jr.
Vice Chairmen: Bobby G. Julian,
George J. Lisicki, Warren R. Tellgren,
Larry G. Ziebarth

MILITARY AFFAIRS
Chairman: James R. Parsons
Vice Chairmen: William J. Apple,
Herb J. Carstens, William A. Dobbie,
John R. Gollihare, Scott F. Gould,
William J. Jolin, H. Rae Jones,
Donald E. Marshall, Jr.

MILITARY ASSISTANCE
Chairman: William H. Wichmann
Vice Chairmen: Daniel
Bartholomew, G. Bruce Eveland,
Preston F. Garris, Wayne L. Paulson

OUTREACH
Chairman: Joe D. Salas
Vice Chairmen: Leonardo Barraza,
Timothy S. Green, Ruth D. Thomas,
Bernard L. Thompson,
Marsha L. Young

POW/MIA
Chairman: James L. Mitchell
Vice Chairmen: Ronald L. Amend,
Richard A. Cyr, Joseph H. Gallant, Jr.,
Ernest D. Kyzer, Steven D.
Lawrence, Kenneth C. Pike,
Michael J. Salome, Rhiny L. Weber

NATIONAL SECURITY
Chairman: Richard L. Eubank
Vice Chairmen: Richard G. Clutts,
Ronald J. Gascon, John J. Harrow, Jr.,
Paul G. Jones, Otha M. Jack Kerr,
Kenneth E. Pitcher, Gerald T. Pothier,
Bruce A. Withers

VETERANS CARE
Chairman: Philemon J. Velasquez
Vice Chairmen: Walter J. Dybeck, Jr.,
Kenneth Jorgenson, Frank E.
Lightowler, James T. MacDonald

VETERANS EMPLOYMENT
& TRAINING
Chairman: Thomas I. Elliott
Vice Chairmen: Harold C. Jordan,
Thomas V. Kimball, Jr.,
Arnold L. Marion, Billy W. Smith

YOUTH DEVELOPMENT,
SCHOLARSHIP &
RECOGNITION
Chairman: A.L. Ellefson
Vice Chairmen: Franklin A. Burchill,
James R, Mueller, Lawrence E.
Reinhardt, Ronald Rusakiewicz,
Paul E. Schoener, John H. Scott,
Thomas J. Tradewell, Sr.,
Bobby R. Walls