[United States Government Manual]
[May 31, 1996]
[Pages 469-488]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

810 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420
Phone, 202-273-4900
SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS                    Jesse Brown
  Executive Assistant to the                     Roy Spicer
      Secretary
  Special Assistant to the                       Patricia Carrington
      Secretary
Deputy Secretary                                 Hershel Gober
  Assistant to the Deputy Secretary              Dewey Spencer
Chief of Staff                                   Harold F. Gracey, Jr.
Veterans' Service Organization Liaison           Allen ``Gunner'' Kent
White House Liaison                              Heyward Bannister
Director, Executive Secretariat                  Linda Kaufmann
Inspector General                                William T. Merriman,
                                                     Acting
Chairman, Board of Contract Appeals              Guy H. McMichael III
Director, Office of Small and Disadvantaged      Scott F. Denniston
    Business Utilization
General Counsel                                  Mary Lou Keener
Special Assistant to the General Counsel         Neil Richman
Deputy General Counsel                           Robert E. Coy
  Assistant General Counsels                     Phillipa L. Anderson,
                                                     E. Douglas
                                                     Bradshaw, Ronald H.
                                                     Garvin, Walter A.
                                                     Hall, Neal C. 
                                                     Lawson, Howard C.
                                                     Lem, John H. 
                                                     Thompson
Chairman, Board of Veterans' Appeals             Charles L. Cragin
  Executive Assistant to the                     Marjorie A. Auer
      Chairman
  Director, Management and                       Ronald R. Aument
      Administration
  Chief Counsel                                  Steven L. Keller
  Deputy Chief Counsel, Litigation               Richard C. Thrasher,
      Support                                        Acting
  Deputy Chief Counsel, Legal                    Thomas D. Roberts
      Affairs
Vice Chairman                                    Roger K. Bauer
  Senior Deputy Vice Chairman                    Richard B. Standefer
  Deputy Vice Chairman, Decision                 Charles E. Hogeboom
      Team I
  Deputy Vice Chairman, Decision                 Joaquin Aquayo-Pereles
      Team II
  Deputy Vice Chairman, Decision                 Nancy R. Robin
      Team III
  Deputy Vice Chairman, Decision                 Mary M. Sabulsky
      Team IV
  Director, Administrative Service               Nancy D. Stackhouse
Under Secretary for Health, Veterans Health      Kenneth W. Kizer, M.D.
    Administration 
  Chief of Staff                                 Michael Hughes
  Director, Executive                            Pamela Galyean
      Correspondence
Deputy Under Secretary for Health                Thomas Garthwaite, M.D.
Chief Network Officer                            Jule Morevac
  Network Director, Veterans                     Denis Fitzgerald, M.D.
      Integrated Service Network   
      No.1
  Network Director, Veterans                     Frederick Malphurs
    Integrated Service Network 
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  Network Director, Veterans                     James Farsetta
      Integrated Service Network 
      No.3
  Network Director, Veterans                     Robert Jones, M.D.
      Integrated Service Network 
      No.4
  Network Director, Veterans                     James Nocks, M.D.
      Integrated Service Network 
      No.5
  Network Director, Veterans                     Leroy Gross, M.D.
      Integrated Service Network 
      No.6
  Network Director, Veterans                     Larry Deal
      Integrated Service Network 
      No.7
  Network Director, Veterans                     Robert Roswell, M.D.
      Integrated Service Network 
      No.8
  Network Director, Veterans                     Larry Deters
      Integrated Service Network 
      No.9
  Network Director, Veterans                     Laura Miller
      Integrated Service Network 
      No.10
  Network Director, Veterans                     Linda Belton
      Integrated Service Network 
      No.11
  Network Director, Veterans                     Joan Cummings, M.D.
      Integrated Service Network 
      No.12
  Network Director, Veterans                     Robert Petzel, M.D.
      Integrated Service Network 
      No.13
  Network Director, Veterans                     John Carson
      Integrated Service Network 
      No.14
  Network Director, Veterans                     Patricia Crosetti
      Integrated Service Network 
      No.15
  Network Director, Veterans                     John Higgins, M.D.
      Integrated Service Network 
      No.16
  Network Director, Veterans                     Vernon Chong, M.D.
      Integrated Service Network 
      No.17
  Network Director, Veterans                     Thomas Trujillo
      Integrated Service Network 
      No.18
  Network Director, Veterans                     Terrance Batliner
      Integrated Service Network 
      No.19
  Network Director, Veterans                     Barry Bell
      Integrated Service Network 
      No.20
  Network Director, Veterans                     Marjorie Sue Wolf
      Integrated Service Network 
      No.21
  Network Director, Veterans                     Smith Jenkins, Jr.
      Integrated Service Network 
      No.22
Chief Employee Education Officer                 Robert Means, Acting
Veterans Canteen Service Officer                 James Donahue
Chief, Policy, Planning, and Performance Office  Gregg Pane, M.D.
  Quality Management Officer                     Nancy Wilson, M.D.
  Medical Inspector                              Charles Koerber, Acting
  Director, Infrastructure Policy                Bruce Plecinski
      and Development Office
  Director, Policy and Planning                  Maureen Baltay
      Office
  Director, Management Review                    Paul Gilbert
      Service
Chief Patient Care Services Officer              Thomas Garthwaite, 
                                                     M.D., Acting
  Deputy Associate Deputy Chief                  Gabriel Manasse, M.D., 
      Medical Director for                           Acting
    Hospital-Based Services
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  Deputy Associate Deputy Director               Robert Gebhart, M.D.
      Chief Medical Director for  
      Ambulatory Care
  Assistant Chief Medical Director               (vacancy)
      for Dentistry
  Assistant Chief Medical Director               (vacancy)
      for Geriatrics and Extended 
      Care
  Deputy Associate Deputy Chief                  Conner Higgins, M.D.,
      Medical Director for                           Acting
      Rehabilitation and 
      Prosthetics
  Assistant Chief Medical Director               Nancy Valentine
      for Nursing Programs
Chief Research and Development Officer           (vacancy)
  Director, Medical Research                     Paul Hoffman, M.D., 
      Service                                        Acting
  Director, Health Services                      Daniel Deykin, M.D.
      Research and Development 
      Service
  Director, Rehabilitation Research              John Goldschmidt, M.D.
      and Development Service  
Chief Academic Affiliations Officer              Elizabeth M. Short, 
                                                     M.D., Acting
Director, Readjustment Counseling Service        Alfonso Batres
Chief Administrative Officer                     Lydia Mavridis
  Director, Health Administrative                (vacancy)
      Service
  Director, Volunteer Programs and               Jim Delgado
      Veterans Service Organization 
      Liaison
  Director, Management and                       Thomas Hogan
      Administrative Support Office
  Director, Environmental                        John Fitzgerald
      Management Service
  Director, Acquisition and                      John Ogden, Acting
      Materiel Management Liaison
  Director, Medical Sharing Office               Arthur Hamerschlag
Chief Financial Officer                          W. Todd Grams
  Director, Budget Office                        C.R. Wichlacz
  Director, Evaluation Office                    Douglas Perian
  Director, Financial Management                 J.P. Brakefield
      Office
  Director, Medical Care Recovery                Walter Besecker
      Office
Chief Facilities Management Officer              Charles Yarbrough
  Director, Management and Planning              Pamela Dix
      Office
  Director, Property Management                  Lawrence Hill
      Office
  Director, Eastern Area Project                 Harold Goode
      Office
  Director, Western Area Project                 James Lawson
      Office
  Director, Facilities Quality                   Lloyd Siegel
      Office
  Director, Consulting Support                   John Hornak
      Office
  Director, Asset and Enterprise                 Anatolij Kushnir
      Development Office
Chief Information Officer                        R. David Albinson
  Director, IRM Policy and Planning              Leonard Bourget
      Service
  Director, IRM Field Liaison                    Jean McVoy, Acting
      Service
  Director, Library and Audiovisual              (vacancy)
      Communication Programs
  Director, Information Support                  Michael Williams
      Office
  Director, Decision Support System              Daniel Marsh
Under Secretary for Benefits, Veterans Benefits  R.J. Vogel
    Administration
  Deputy Under Secretary for                     Raymond H. Avent
      Benefits
  Chief Information Officer                      Newell Quinton

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  Director, Office of Executive                  Patricia Grysavage
      Management and Communications
  Director, Office of Human                      Ventris Gibson
      Resources
  Director, Eastern Area                         David A. Brigham
  Director, Central Area                         Stephen L. Lemons
  Director, Southern Area                        Leo C. Wurschmidt
  Director, Western Area                         Jack McReynolds
  Director, Compensation and                     J. Gary Hickman
      Pension Service
  Director, Education Service                    Celia Dollarhide
  Director, Office of Resource                   Robert Gardner
      Management
  Director, Loan Guaranty Service                Keith Pedigo
  Director, Vocational                           Larry Woodard
      Rehabilitation Service
  Director, Insurance Service                    Thomas Lastowka
Director, National Cemetery System               Jerry W. Bowen
  Special Assistant                              Dina C. Wood
  Director, Office of Field                      Roger R. Rapp
      Operations
    Director, Field Programs                     Fred L. Watson
        Service
    Director, Technical Support                  Robert B. Holbrook
        Service
    Director, State Cemetery Grants              Harold F. Graber
        Service
  Director, Office of Operations                 Vincent L. Barile
      Support
    Director, Administration                     Herbert H. Souza
        Service
    Director, Budget and Planning                (vacancy)
        Service
    Director, Executive                          Alexander Havas
        Communications and Public 
        Affairs Service
    Director, Information Systems                Mark P. Durocher
        Service
    Director, Memorial Programs                  Lawrence DeMeo, Jr.
        Service
  Directors, National Cemetery                     
      System Area Offices:
    Philadelphia, PA                             Patrick J. Gartland
    Atlanta, GA                                  Robert Wilk
    Denver, CO                                   Thomas G. Balsanek
Assistant Secretary for Management               D. Mark Catlett
  Deputy to the Assistant Secretary              Stanley R. Sinclair
  Deputy Assistant Secretary for                 Shirley C. Carozza
      Budget
  Deputy Assistant Secretary for                 Frank W. Sullivan
      Financial Management
  Deputy Assistant Secretary for                 Nada D. Harris
      Information Resources 
      Management
  Deputy Assistant Secretary for                 Gary J. Krump
      Acquisition and Materiel 
      Management
Assistant Secretary for Policy and Planning      Dennis Duffy
    Executive Assistant                          Nancy Tackett
  Deputy Assistant Secretary for                 Edward Chow, Jr.
      Policy
    Associate Deputy Assistant                   Irwin Pernick
        Secretary for Policy
  Deputy Assistant Secretary for                 Nora E. Egan
      Planning
    Director, National Center for                H. David Burge
        Veterans Analysis and 
        Statistics
Assistant Secretary for Human Resources and      Eugene A. Brickhouse
    Administration
  Deputy Assistant Secretary for                 Ronald E. Cowles
      Human Resources Management
  Deputy Assistant Secretary for                 Gerald K. Hinch
      Equal Opportunity
  Deputy Assistant Secretary for                 Robert W. Schultz
    Administration
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  Deputy Assistant Secretary for                 John H. Baffa
      Security and Law Enforcement
Assistant Secretary for Public and               Kathy Elena Jurado
    Intergovernmental Affairs
  Executive Assistant                            Marti McAlister Gallo
  Deputy Assistant Secretary for                 James H. Holley
      Public Affairs
  Deputy Assistant Secretary for                 John T. Hanson
      Intergovernmental Affairs
  Director, Veterans Canteen                     James B. Donahoe
      Service
Assistant Secretary for Congressional Affairs    Edward P. Scott
  Deputy Assistant Secretary for                 Philip Riggin
      Congressional Affairs
________________________________________________________________________
The Department of Veterans Affairs operates programs to benefit veterans 
and members of their families. Benefits include compensation payments 
for disabilities or death related to military service; pensions; 
education and rehabilitation; home loan guaranty; burial; and a medical 
care program incorporating nursing homes, clinics, and medical centers.
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) was established as an executive 
department by the Department of Veterans Affairs Act (38 U.S.C. 201 
note). The Department's predecessor, the Veterans Administration, had 
been established as an independent agency under the President by 
Executive Order 5398 of July 21, 1930, in accordance with the act of 
July 3, 1930 (46 Stat. 1016). This act authorized the President to 
consolidate and coordinate the U.S. Veterans Bureau, the Bureau of 
Pensions, and the National Home for Volunteer Soldiers.
    The Department of Veterans Affairs comprises three organizations 
that administer veterans programs: the Veterans Health Administration, 
the Veterans Benefits Administration, and the National Cemetery System. 
Each organization has field facilities and a Central Office component. 
The Central Office also includes separate offices that provide support 
to the top organizations' operations as well as to top VA executives. 
Top Central Office managers, including the Inspector General and General 
Counsel, report to the highest level of Department management, which 
consists of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Deputy Secretary.
Assistant Secretaries  Five Assistant Secretaries provide policy 
guidance, operational support, and managerial oversight to the Secretary 
and Deputy Secretary, the administrations, and other top offices. They 
include the Assistant Secretaries for Management, Policy and Planning, 
Human Resources and Administration, Public and Intergovernmental 
Affairs, and Congressional Affairs. Other central management offices are 
detailed as follows.
Board of Veterans' Appeals  The Board of Veterans' Appeals (BVA) is 
responsible, on behalf of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, for 
entering the final appellate decisions in claims of entitlement to 
veterans' benefits. The Board is also responsible for deciding matters 
concerning fees charged by attorneys and agents for representation of 
veterans before VA. The mission of the Board, set forth in title 38 of 
the United States Code, sections 7101-7109, is to conduct hearings, 
consider and dispose of appeals properly before the Board in a timely 
manner, and issue quality decisions in compliance with the law. The 
Board is headed by a Chairman, who is appointed by the President and 
confirmed by the Senate, and who is directly responsible to the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Members of the Board are appointed by the 
Secretary with the approval of the President and are under the 
administrative control and supervision of the Chairman. Each BVA 
decision is signed by a Board member acting as an agent of the 
Secretary. Final

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BVA decisions are appealable to the United States Court of Veterans 
Appeals.
Board of Contract Appeals  The Board of Contract Appeals was established 
on March 1, 1979, pursuant to the Contract Disputes Act of 1978 (41 
U.S.C. 601-613). The Board is a statutory, quasi-judicial tribunal that 
hears and decides appeals from decisions of Contracting Officers on 
claims relating to contracts awarded by VA, or by any other agency when 
such agency or the Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy has 
designated the Board to decide the appeal.
    In August 1985, the Board's jurisdiction was expanded to include 
applications for attorney fees and expenses under the Equal Access to 
Justice Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. 504 note). Board decisions are final 
within VA, but may be appealed, either by the Government or by the 
contractor, to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal 
Circuit.
    The Board also acts as a trier of disputed material facts in 
debarment/suspension proceedings. Additionally, the Chairman of the 
Board is the senior official within the Department to promote alternate 
dispute resolution pursuant to the Administrative Dispute Resolution Act 
(5 U.S.C. 581 note). Finally, the Board is charged with resolving any 
disputes between drug manufacturers and the Secretary with regard to 
pharmaceutical pricing agreements provisions of the Veterans Health Care 
Act of 1992 (38 U.S.C. 101 note).

Health Services

The Veterans Health Administration, formerly the Veterans Health 
Services and Research Administration, provides hospital, nursing home, 
and domiciliary care, and outpatient medical and dental care to eligible 
veterans of military service in the Armed Forces. It operates 173 
medical centers, 39 domiciliaries, 376 outpatient clinics, 131 nursing 
home care units, and 205 Vietnam Veteran Outreach Centers in the United 
States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the Republic of the 
Philippines, and provides for similar care under VA auspices in non-VA 
hospitals and community nursing homes and for visits by veterans to non-
VA physicians and dentists for outpatient treatment. It also supports 
veterans under care in hospitals, nursing homes, and domiciliaries 
operated by 35 States. Under the Civilian Health and Medical Program, 
dependents of certain veterans are provided with medical care supplied 
by non-VA institutions and physicians.
    The Administration conducts both individual medical and health-care 
delivery research projects and multihospital research programs. It 
assists in the education of physicians and dentists, and with training 
of many other health care professionals through affiliations with 
educational institutions and organizations. These programs are all 
conducted as prescribed by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs pursuant to 
sections 4101-4115 of title 38 of the United States Code and other 
statutory authority and regulations.

Veterans Benefits

The Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), formerly the Department of 
Veterans Benefits, conducts an integrated program of veterans benefits. 
It provides information, advice, and assistance to veterans, their 
dependents, beneficiaries, representatives, and others applying for VA 
benefits. It also cooperates with the Department of Labor and other 
Federal, State, and local agencies in developing employment 
opportunities for veterans and referral for assistance in resolving 
socioeconomic, housing, and other related problems. In addition, VBA 
provides information regarding veterans benefits to various branches of 
the Armed Forces.
    Programs are provided through VA regional offices, medical centers, 
visits to communities, and a special toll-free telephone service (800-
827-1000) and are available in all 50 States, the District of Columbia, 
and Puerto Rico.
Compensation and Pension  The Compensation and Pension Service has 
responsibility for:
    --claims for disability compensation and pension;

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    --automobile allowances and special adaptive equipment;
    --claims for specially adapted housing;
    --special clothing allowances;
    --emergency officers' retirement pay;
    --eligibility determinations based on military service for other VA 
benefits and services or those of other Government agencies;
    --survivors' claims for death compensation, dependency and indemnity 
compensation, death pension, burial and plot allowance claims;
    --claims for accrued benefits;
    --forfeiture determinations;
    --claims for adjusted compensation in death cases; and
    --claims for reimbursement for headstone or marker.
Education  The Education Service has responsibility for: the Montgomery 
GI Bill--Active Duty and Selected Reserve (chapters 30 and 1606); the 
Post Vietnam Era Veterans' Educational Assistance Program (chapter 32); 
the Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance Program (chapter 
35); the Section 901 Test Program; and school approvals, compliance 
surveys, and work study.
Vocational Rehabilitation  The Vocational Rehabilitation Service has 
responsibility for: outreach, motivation, evaluation, counseling, 
training, employment, and other rehabilitation services to disabled 
veterans (chapters 31 and 15); evaluation, counseling, and miscellaneous 
services to veterans and service persons (chapter 30) and other VA 
education programs; evaluation, counseling, education, and miscellaneous 
services to sons, daughters, and spouses of totally and permanently 
disabled veterans and to surviving orphans, widows, or widowers of 
certain deceased veterans, including rehabilitation services to certain 
handicapped dependents (chapter 35); and affirmative action activities.
Loan Guaranty  Loan guaranty operations include: appraising properties 
to establish their values; supervising the construction of new 
residential properties; establishing the eligibility of veterans for the 
program; passing on the ability of a veteran to repay a loan and the 
credit risk; servicing and liquidating defaulted loans; and disposing of 
real estate acquired as the consequence of defaulted loans.
Insurance  Life insurance operations are for the benefit of service 
members, veterans, and their beneficiaries. The day-to-day processing of 
all matters related to individual insurance accounts is handled by the 
Regional Office and Insurance Centers in Philadelphia, PA, and St. Paul, 
MN. These two centers provide the full range of functional activities 
necessary for a national life insurance program. Activities include the 
complete maintenance of individual accounts, underwriting functions, and 
life and death insurance claims awards, as well as any other insurance-
related transactions. For information, call toll-free, 800-669-8477
    The agency is also responsible for the administration of the 
Veterans Mortgage Life Insurance program for those disabled veterans who 
receive a VA grant for specially adapted housing. Accounts are 
maintained at the Regional Office and Insurance Center in St. Paul, MN.
    In addition, the agency is responsible for supervising the 
Servicemen's Group Life Insurance (SGLI) and Veterans Group Life 
Insurance (VGLI) programs. Both programs are handled through the Office 
of Servicemen's Group Life Insurance, 231 Washington Street, Newark, NJ 
07102. For information, call toll-free, 800-419-1473.
Veterans Assistance  Through the Veterans Assistance Service, 
information, advice, and assistance are provided to veterans, their 
dependents and beneficiaries, representatives, and others in applying 
for benefits administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs. In 
addition, the Veterans Assistance Service cooperates with the Department 
of Labor and other Federal, State, and local agencies in developing 
employment opportunities for veterans, and referral for assistance in 
resolving socioeconomic, housing, and other related problems.
    The Service is responsible for maintaining a benefits protection

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program (fiduciary activities) for minors and incompetent adult 
beneficiaries. It also provides field investigative services for other 
VA components. It ensures compliance by schools and training 
institutions with VA directives. It also ensures compliance with title 
VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d); title IX of the 
Education Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681); section 504 of the 
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794); and the Age Discrimination 
Act of 1975, as amended (42 U.S.C. 6101). The programs of the Service 
are provided through VA regional offices, VA medical centers, itinerant 
visits to communities, and a special toll-free telephone service 
available in all 50 States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.
    The Veterans Assistance Service also has the responsibility of 
providing information regarding veterans benefits to the various 
branches of the Armed Forces here and abroad and to veterans residing in 
foreign countries through United States embassies and consular offices, 
and of coordinating veterans' activities with foreign governments.

National Cemetery System

The National Cemetery System (NCS) provides services to veterans, active 
duty personnel, reservists, and National Guard members with 20 years' 
qualifying service and their families by operating national cemeteries; 
furnishing headstones and markers for the graves of U.S. veterans, 
service members, reservists, and National Guard members with 20 years' 
qualifying service worldwide; awarding grants to aid States in 
developing, improving, and expanding veterans cemeteries; and serving as 
the operations element for the Presidential Memorial Certificate 
Program.
    The mission of the National Cemetery System is:
    --to provide, upon request, the interment of eligible service 
members, veterans, reservists, National Guard members with 20 years' 
qualifying service, their spouses, and certain children in VA national 
cemeteries and to maintain their graves;
    --to mark, upon application, the graves of eligible veterans, 
reservists, and National Guard members with 20 years' qualifying service 
worldwide who are buried in national, State, or private cemeteries;
    --to administer the State Cemetery Grants Program, which provides 
financial assistance to States for establishing, improving, and 
expanding State veterans cemeteries; and
    --to provide Presidential Memorial Certificates to the loved ones of 
honorably discharged, deceased service members or veterans.
    The National Cemetery area offices (located in Atlanta, GA; 
Philadelphia, PA; and Denver, CO) provide direct support to the 114 
national cemeteries located throughout the United States and Puerto 
Rico.

Field Facilities

Insurance Centers  Two field sites house all individual insurance 
records covering service members and veterans under the Government-
administered programs: WW I United States Government Life Insurance; WW 
II National Service Life Insurance; Post-Korean Conflict; Veterans 
Reopened Insurance for the disabled of WW II and Korea; and Service-
Disabled Veterans Insurance, the only Government-administered program 
open for new issues to disabled veterans only.
    The two field locations are the VA Regional Office and Insurance 
Centers in Philadelphia, PA, and St. Paul, MN. All World War I insurance 
accounts, accounts for which the premium is paid by allotment from 
military service pay, and those paid by deduction from VA compensation 
or preauthorized debit are located at Philadelphia. All remaining 
insurance accounts are geographically distributed between the two VA 
Centers--with the Mississippi River serving as the approximate line of 
division. The Philadelphia Veterans Affairs Center is also responsible 
for formulating policy for the veterans insurance programs.
    The insurance functions performed by the two field stations include 
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range of insurance operations to provide individual policy, 
underwriting, and life and death insurance claims service for service 
members, veterans, and their beneficiaries.
Regional Offices  Department of Veterans Affairs regional offices:
    --grant benefits and services provided by law for veterans, their 
dependents, and beneficiaries within an assigned territory;
    --furnish information regarding VA benefits and services;
    --adjudicate claims and makes awards for disability compensation and 
pension;
    --supervise the payment of VA benefits to incompetent beneficiaries;
    --aid, guide, and prescribe vocational rehabilitation training and 
administer educational benefits;
    --guarantee loans for purchase of manufactured homes and lots and 
condominium units, purchase or construction or alteration of homes and 
farm residences, and under certain conditions, guarantee refinancing 
loans;
    --process grants for specially adapted housing;
    --process death claims;
    --assist the veteran in exercising rights to benefits and services; 
and
    --supervise VA offices under their jurisdiction.
    The offices are also responsible for veterans assistance activities, 
including coordination of efforts of participating agencies in an 
``outreach'' program to assist returning service members, particularly 
those who are educationally disadvantaged.
    Services to U.S. veterans in most foreign countries normally are 
provided by the VA Regional Office, District of Columbia. The Honolulu 
Regional Office serves the Islands of American Samoa, the Commonwealth 
of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Wake, and Midway and the Trust 
Territory of the Pacific Islands. U.S. veterans in the Virgin Islands 
and Mexico are served by the San Juan and Houston offices, respectively. 
Service is provided in cooperation with embassy staffs of the Department 
of State.
Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office, District of Columbia  
The Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office, District of 
Columbia, is a typical regional office with additional functions. It has 
global jurisdiction and grants benefits and services provided by law for 
veterans and their beneficiaries and dependents residing outside the 
territorial limits of the United States, and it adjudicates certain 
unusual claims and actions not common to all regional offices, such as 
WW I adjusted compensation death cases, forfeiture cases, and benefits 
under special enactments provided by the Congress. It also maintains 
liaison with the Treasury Department on types and methods of payments to 
recipients in foreign countries.
VA Offices  The VA office provides veterans assistance and such other 
services as cannot be conveniently provided to veterans, their 
dependents and beneficiaries, and others in a given locality by a 
regional office or center.
Medical Centers  Veterans Affairs Medical Centers provide eligible 
beneficiaries with medical and other health care services equivalent to 
those provided by private-sector institutions, augmented in many 
instances by services to meet the special requirements of veterans. One 
hundred and thirty-three VA medical facilities are affiliated with 104 
medical facilities for residency training; 72 VA medical facilities are 
affiliated with 59 dental schools; and all centers cooperate with one or 
more educational institutions in programs of nursing, associated health 
professions and occupations, and administrative training and related 
research, both in individual projects and in association with other VA 
medical centers in broad cooperative studies. There are 106 nursing home 
care units associated with VA medical centers to provide skilled nursing 
care and related medical services to patients who are no longer in need 
of hospital care.
VA Regional Office and Insurance Centers  Veterans Affairs Regional 
Office and Insurance Centers combine a regional office and an insurance 
center under the jurisdiction of one director.

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VA Medical and Regional Office Centers  Veterans Affairs Medical and 
Regional Office Centers combine a regional office and a medical center 
or a regional office, medical center, and domiciliary under the 
jurisdiction of one director.
Domiciliaries  Veterans Affairs Domiciliaries provide the least 
intensive level of inpatient medical care. This includes necessary 
ambulatory medical treatment, rehabilitation, and support services in a 
structured environment to veterans who are unable because of their 
disabilities to provide adequately for themselves in the community.
Outpatient Clinics  Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinics provide eligible 
beneficiaries with ambulatory care.
VA National Cemeteries  Veterans Affairs national cemeteries are the 
final resting places for burial of the remains of veterans, active duty 
personnel, reservists, and National Guard members with 20 years' 
qualifying service, their spouses, and certain eligible dependents. 
Memorial markers for veterans, service members, reservists, and National 
Guard members with 20 years' qualifying service, whose remains are not 
available for burial, may also be placed in a national cemetery. These 
cemeteries are designated as national shrines created in tribute to the 
sacrifices of all Americans who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces.

           National Facilities--Department of Veterans Affairs          
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                   Type of                              
           Address                 facility             Director        
------------------------------------------------------------------------
National Facilities Under the Veterans Health Administration, Veterans  
 Benefits Administration, and National Cemetery System--Centers,        
 Domiciliaries, Medical Centers, Medical and Regional Office Centers,   
 Outpatient Clinics, Insurance Centers, Regional Offices, Supply        
 Activities, and National Cemeteries                                    
                                                                        
ALABAMA:                                                                
  Birmingham, 35233 (700 S.    Medical Center.  William Mountcastle   
   19th St.).                                                           
  Mobile, 36604 (1202          National         Sandra Beckley        
   Virginia St.) (Mail:         Cemetery.                               
   Barrancas National                                                   
   Cemetery, FL).                                                       
  Montgomery, 36109-3798 (215  Medical Center.  John R. Rowan         
   Perry Hill Rd.).                                                     
  Montgomery, 36109 (345       Regional Office  Patrick K. Courtney   
   Perry Hill Rd.).                                                     
  Seale, 36875 (553 Hwy. 165)  National         William Trower        
   (Fort Mitchell National      Cemetery.                               
   Cemetery).                                                           
  Tuscaloosa, 35404..........  Medical Center.  Kenneth W. Ruyle      
  Tuskegee, 36083............  Medical Center.  Jimmie L. Clay        
ALASKA:                                                                 
  Anchorage, 99508 (2925       Outpatient       Al Poteet             
   Debarr Rd.).                 Clinic and                              
                                Regional                                
                                Office.                                 
  Fort Richardson, 99505       National         James L. Fitzgerald   
   (P.O. Box 5-498).            Cemetery.                               
  Sitka, 99835 (P.O. Box       ......do.......  James L. Fitzgerald   
   1065) (Mail: Fort                                                    
   Richardson National                                                  
   Cemetery, AK).                                                       
ARIZONA:                                                                
  Phoenix, 85012 (7th St. and  Medical Center.  John Fears            
   Indian School Rd.).                                                  
  Phoenix, 85012 (3225 N.      Regional Office  David W. Walls        
   Central Ave.).                                                       
  Phoenix, 85024 (23029 N.     National         (Vacancy)               
   Cave Creek Rd.) (National    Cemetery.                               
   Memorial Cemetery of                                                 
   Arizona).                                                            
  Prescott, 86313............  Medical Center   Patricia McClem       
                                (medical and                            
                                domiciliary).                           
  Prescott, 86301 (VA Medical  National         (Vacancy)               
   Center) (500 Highway 89      Cemetery.                               
   N.) (Mail: National                                                  
   Memorial Cemetery of                                                 
   Arizona).                                                            
  Tucson, 85723..............  Medical Center.  Jonathan Gartner      
ARKANSAS:                                                               
  Fayetteville, 72703........  Medical Center.  Richard F. Robinson   
  Fayetteville, 72701 (700     National         Lawrence E. Bibbs     
   Government Ave.).            Cemetery.                               
  Fort Smith, 72901 (522       ......do.......  Karen Browne          
   Garland Ave.).                                                       
  Little Rock, 72206 (2523     ......do.......  Mary Ann Fisher       
   Confederate Blvd.).                                                  
  Little Rock, 72205 (300      Medical Center.  George Gray           
   Roosevelt Rd.) (John L.                                              
   McClellan Memorial                                                   
   Veterans Hospital).                                                  
    Little Rock Division                                              
    North Little Rock                                                 
   Division                                                             
      (Mail: Little Rock)                                             
  North Little Rock, 72115,    Regional Office  Samuel L. Holmes      
   (P.O. Box 1280, Bldg. 65,                                            
   Fort Root).                                                          
CALIFORNIA:                                                             
  Benicia, 94523 (150 Muir     Medical Center.  Sheila Collen         
   Rd.).                                                                
  Fresno, 93703 (2615 Clinton  ......do.......  James DeNiro          
   Ave.).                                                               
  Gustine, 95322 (32053 W.     National         Carla Williams        
   McCabe Rd.) (San Joaquin     Cemetery.                               
   Valley National Cemetery).                                           
  Livermore, 94550...........  Medical Center.  James Groff           

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  Loma Linda, 92357 (11201     ......do.......  Dean R. Stordahl      
   Benton St.) (Jerry L.                                                
   Pettis Memorial Veterans                                             
   Hospital).                                                           
  Long Beach, 90822 (5901 E.   Medical Center.  Jerry Boyd            
   7th St.).                                                            
  Los Angeles, 90013 (425 S.   Outpatient       Lee Nackman           
   Hill St.).                   Clinic.                                 
  Los Angeles, 90024 (11000    Regional Office  Stewart F. Liff       
   Wilshire Blvd.).                                                     
  Los Angeles, 90049 (950 S.   National         Gertrude Devenney     
   Sepulveda Blvd.).            Cemetery.                               
  Oakland, 94612-5209          Regional Office  Donald E. Stout       
   (Oakland Federal Bldg.,                                              
   1301 Clay St.).                                                      
  Palo Alto, 94304 (3801       Medical Center.  James Groff           
   Miranda Ave.).                                                       
    Menlo Park Division                                               
    Palo Alto Division                                                
  Riverside, 92508 (22495 Van  National         Steve Jorgensen       
   Buren Blvd.).                Cemetery.                               
  San Bruno, 94066 (1300       ......do.......  Cynthia Nunez         
   Sneath Lane) (Golden Gate                                            
   National Cemetery).                                                  
  San Diego, 92161 (3350 La    Medical Center.  Leonard C. Rogers     
   Jolla Village Dr.).                                                  
  San Diego, 92108 (2022       Regional Office  Patrick Nappi         
   Camino Del Rio N.).                                                  
  San Diego, 92166 (Point      National         Helen B. Szumylo      
   Loma, P.O. Box 6237) (Fort   Cemetery.                               
   Rosecrans National                                                   
   Cemetery).                                                           
  San Francisco, 94121 (4150   Medical Center.  Lawrence C. Stewart   
   Clement St.).                                                        
  San Francisco, 94129 (P.O.   National         Cynthia Nunez         
   Box 29012, Presidio of San   Cemetery.                               
   Francisco) (Mail: Golden                                             
   Gate National Cemetery,                                              
   CA).                                                                 
  Sepulveda, 91343...........  Medical Center.  Perey C. Norman       
  West Los Angeles, 90073....  ......do         Kenneth J. Clark      
                                (medical and                            
                                domiciliary).                           
COLORADO:                                                               
  Denver, 80220 (1055          Medical Center.  Thomas A. Trujillo    
   Clermont St.).                                                       
  Denver, 80225 (Denver        Prosthetics      Robert A. Shields     
   Federal Ctr.).               Distribution                            
                                Center.                                 
  Denver, 80235 (3698 S.       National         Art Smith             
   Sheridan Blvd.) (Fort        Cemetery.                               
   Logan National Cemetery).                                            
  Fort Lyon, 81038...........  Denver           Robert E. Lee         
                                Distribution                            
                                Center.                                 
  Fort Lyon, 81038 (VA         National         Maintained by VAMC      
   Medical Center).             Cemetery.        Engineering Service    
  Fort Lyon, 81038...........  Medical Center.  David W. Smith        
  Grand Junction, 81501......  Prosthetics      (Vacancy)               
                                Distribution                            
                                Center.                                 
  Grand Junction, 81501......  Medical Center.  Robert R. Rhyne       
  Lakewood, 80228 (P.O. Box    Regional Office  Catherine L. Smith    
   25126, 155 Van Gorden St.).                                          
CONNECTICUT:                                                            
  Hartford, 06103 (450 Main    Regional Office  Jeffrey Alger         
   St.).                                                                
  Newington, 06111 (555        Medical Center.  Vincent Ngr           
   Willard Ave.).                                                       
  West Haven, 06516 (W.        ......do.......  (Vacancy)               
   Spring St.).                                                         
DELAWARE:                                                               
  Wilmington, 19805 (1601      Medical and      Dexter Dix            
   Kirkwood Hwy.).              Regional                                
                                Office Center.                          
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA:                                                   
  Washington, 20422 (50        Medical Center.  Sanford M. Garfunkel  
   Irving St. NW.).                                                     
  Washington, 20421 (1120      Regional Office  C. Faye Norred        
   Vermont Ave. NW.).                                                   
FLORIDA:                                                                
  Bay Pines, 33504 (1000 Bay   Medical Center   Thomas Weaver         
   Pines Blvd. N.).             (medical and                            
                                domiciliary).                           
  Bay Pines, 33504-0477 (P.O.  National         Ronald R. Pemberton   
   Box 477).                    Cemetery.                               
  Bushnell, 33513 (Florida     ......do.......  Ronald R. Pemberton   
   National Cemetery) (6502                                             
   SW. 102d Ave.).                                                      
  Gainesville, 32608-1197      Medical Center.  J. Malcom Randall     
   (1601 SW. Archer Rd.).                                               
  Lake City, 32055-5898 (801   Medical Center.  Alline Norman         
   S. Marion St.).                                                      
  Miami, 33125 (1201 NW. 16th  ......do.......  Thomas C. Doherty     
   St.).                                                                
  Pensacola, 32508-1099        National         Sandra Beckley        
   (Naval Air Station)          Cemetery.                               
   (Barrancas National                                                  
   Cemetery).                                                           
  St. Augustine, 32084 (104    ......do.......  Ronald R. Pemberton   
   Marine St.) (Mail: Florida                                           
   National Cemetery, FL).                                              
  St. Petersburg, 33731 (P.O.  Regional Office  William D. Stinger    
   Box 1437).                                                           
  Tampa, 33612 (13000 Bruce    Medical Center.  Richard A. Silver     
   B. Downs Blvd.) (James A.                                            
   Haley Veterans Hospital).                                            
GEORGIA:                                                                
  Atlanta, 30365 (730          Regional Office  (Vacancy)               
   Peachtree St. NE.).                                                  
  Augusta, 30904-6285 (2460    Medical Center.  Thomas L. Ayres       
   Wrightsboro Rd. (10)).                                               
    Forest Hills Division                                             
    Lenwood Division                                                  
  Decatur, 30033 (1670         ......do.......  Larry Deal            
   Clairmont Rd.).                                                      
  Dublin, 31021..............  Medical Center   William O. Edgar      
                                (medical and                            
                                domiciliary).                           
  Marietta, 30060 (500         National         (Vacancy)               
   Washington Ave.).            Cemetery.                               
HAWAII:                                                                 
  Honolulu, 96850 (P.O. Box    Medical and      Barry Raff            
   50188).                      Regional                                
                                Office Center.                          
  Honolulu, 96813-1729 (2177   National         Gene E. Castagnetti   
   Puowaina Dr.) (National      Cemetery.                               
   Memorial Cemetery of the                                             
   Pacific).                                                            

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IDAHO:                                                                  
  Boise, 83702 (805 W.         Regional Office  Barry M. Barker       
   Franklin St.).                                                       
  Boise, 83702-4598 (5th &     Medical Center.  Wayne Tippets         
   Fort Sts.).                                                          
ILLINOIS:                                                               
  Alton, 62003 (600 Pearl      National         Ralph E. Church       
   St.) (Mail: Jefferson        Cemetery.                               
   Barracks National                                                    
   Cemetery, MO).                                                       
  Chicago, 60611 (333 E.       Medical Center.  Joseph L. Moore       
   Huron St.).                                                          
  Chicago, 60612 (820 S.       ......do.......  John Denardo          
   Damen Ave.).                                                         
  Chicago, 60680 (P.O. Box     Regional Office  Montgomery D. Watson  
   8136).                                                               
  Danville, 61832............  Medical Center.  James S. Jones        
  Danville, 61832 (1900 E.     National         Richard J. Pless      
   Main St.).                   Cemetery.                               
  Hines, 60666-0303 (Lock Box  Finance Center.  James Burkett         
   66303, AMF O'Hare, IL).                                              
  Hines, 60141 (Edward Hines,  Medical Center.  Joan E. Cummings, M.D.
   Jr. Hospital).                                                   
  Hines, 60141 (P.O. Box 76).  VA National      Nancy L. Darn         
                                Acquisition                             
                                Center.                                 
  Hines, 60141 (P.O. Box 27).  Service and      David Garcia          
                                Distribution                            
                                Center.                                 
  Marion, 62959 (2401 W. Main  Medical Center.  Linda Kurz            
   St.).                                                                
  Mound City, 62963 (P.O. Box  National         Ralph E. Church       
   128, Hwys. 37 & 51) (Mail:   Cemetery.                               
   Jefferson Barracks                                                   
   National Cemetery, MO).                                              
  North Chicago, 60064.......  Medical Center.  Alfred S. Pete        
  Quincy, 63201 (36th & Maine  National         Mary Dill             
   Sts.) (Mail: Rock Island     Cemetery.                               
   National Cemetery, Rock                                              
   Island, IL).                                                         
  Rock Island, 61299 (P.O.     ......do.......  Mary Dill             
   Box 737, Rock Island                                                 
   Arsenal).                                                            
  Springfield, 62707 (5063     National         Leon Murphy           
   Camp Butler Rd., R #1)       Cemetery.                               
   (Camp Butler National                                                
   Cemetery).                                                           
INDIANA:                                                                
  Fort Wayne, 46805 (1600      Medical Center.  Jonathan D. Hawk      
   Randalia Dr.).                                                       
  Indianapolis, 46202 (1481    ......do.......  Alice Wood            
   W. 10th St.).                                                        
    Cold Spring Road                                                  
   Division                                                             
    Tenth Street Division                                             
      (Mail: 1481 W. 10th                                             
   St., Indianapolis)                                                   
  Indianapolis, 46204 (575 N.  Regional Office  Dennis R. Wyant       
   Pennsylvania St.).                                                   
  Indianapolis, 46208 (700 W.  National         Bobby A. Moton        
   38th St.) (Crown Hill        Cemetery.                               
   National Cemetery) (Mail:                                            
   Marion National Cemetery,                                            
   IN).                                                                 
  Marion, 46952-4589.........  Medical Center.  Jon E. Crisman        
  Marion, 46952 (1700 E. 38th  National         Bobby A. Moton        
   St.).                        Cemetery.                               
  New Albany, 47150 (1943      ......do.......  Gary D. Peak          
   Elkin Ave.) (Mail: Zachary                                           
   Taylor National Cemetery,                                            
   KY).                                                                 
IOWA:                                                                   
  Des Moines, 50309 (210       Regional Office  Norman W. Bauer       
   Walnut St.).                                                         
  Des Moines, 50310-5774       Medical Center.  Ellen DeGeorge-Smith  
   (30th and Euclid Ave.).                                              
  Iowa City, 52246-5774        ......do.......  Gary L. Wilkinson     
   (Highway 6 W.).                                                      
  Keokuk, 52632 (1701 J St.)   National         Mary Dill             
   (Mail: Rock Island           Cemetery.                               
   National Cemetery, IL).                                              
  Knoxville, 50138...........  Medical Center.  Donald D. Ziska       
KANSAS:                                                                 
  Fort Leavenworth, 66048      National         Gerald T. Vitela      
   (Mail: Leavenworth           Cemetery.                               
   National Cemetery, KS).                                              
  Fort Scott, 66701 (P.O. Box  ......do.......  Gerald T. Vitela      
   917).                                                                
  Leavenworth, 66048.........  Medical Center   Carole B. Smith       
                                (medical and                            
                                domiciliary).                           
  Leavenworth, 66048 (P.O.     National         Gerald T. Vitela      
   Box 1694).                   Cemetery.                               
  Topeka, 66622 (2200 Gage     Medical Center.  Edgar Tucker          
   Blvd.).                                                              
  Wichita, 67218 (5500 E.      ......do.......  Jerry E. Mayhall      
   Kellogg).                                                            
  Wichita, 67218 (5500 E.      Regional Office  Gary L. Campbell      
   Kellogg).                                                            
KENTUCKY:                                                               
  Danville, 40442 (277 N. 1st  National         Jeffrey Teas          
   St.) (Mail: Camp Nelson      Cemetery.                               
   National Cemetery, KY).                                              
  Lebanon, 40033 (20 HWY.      ......do.......  Gary D. Peak          
   208E) (Mail: Zachary                                                 
   Taylor National Cemetery,                                            
   KY).                                                                 
  Lexington, 40511...........  Medical Center.  Helen Cornish         
    Cooper Drive Division                                             
    Leestown Division                                                 
  Lexington, 40508 (833 W.     National         Jeffrey Teas          
   Main St.) (Mail: Camp        Cemetery.                               
   Nelson National Cemetery,                                            
   KY).                                                                 
  Louisville, 40202 (545 S.    Regional Office  Henry W. Gresham      
   3d St.).                                                             
  Louisville, 40202 (800 Zorn  Medical Center.  Larry J. Sander       
   Ave.).                                                               
  Louisville, 40204 (701       National         Gary D. Peak          
   Baxter Ave.) (Cave Hill      Cemetery.                               
   National Cemetery) (Mail:                                            
   Zachary Taylor National                                              
   Cemetery, KY).                                                       
  Louisville, 40207 (4701      ......do.......  Gary D. Peak          
   Brownsboro Rd.) (Zachary                                             
   Taylor National Cemetery).                                           

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  Nancy, 42544 (Mill Springs   ......do.......  Jeffrey Teas          
   National Cemetery) (Mail:                                            
   Camp Nelson National                                                 
   Cemetery, KY).                                                       
  Nicholasville, 40356 (6980   ......do.......  Jeffrey Teas          
   Danville Rd.) (Camp Nelson                                           
   National Cemetery).                                                  
LOUISIANA:                                                              
  Alexandria, 71301..........  Medical Center.  Billy M. Valentine    
  Baton Rouge, 70806 (220 N.   National         Virgil M. Wertenberger
   19th St.) (Mail: Port        Cemetery.                               
   Hudson National Cemetery,                                            
   LA).                                                                 
  New Orleans, 70146 (1601     Medical Center.  John D. Church, Jr.   
   Peridido St.).                                                       
  New Orleans, 70113 (701      Regional Office  William D. Fillman    
   Loyola Ave.).                                                        
  Pineville, 71360 (209 E.     National         John Bacon            
   Shamrock Ave.) (Alexandria   Cemetery.                               
   National Cemetery) (Mail:                                            
   Natchez, NC).                                                        
  Shreveport, 71130 (510 E.    Medical Center.  Michael Hamilton      
   Stoner Ave.).                                                        
  Zachary, 70791 (20978 Port   National         Virgil M. Wertenberger
   Hickey Rd.) (Port Hudson     Cemetery.                               
   National Cemetery).                                                  
MAINE:                                                                  
  Togus, 04330...............  Medical and      John Sims, Jr.        
                                Regional                                
                                Office Center.                          
  Togus, 04330 (VA Medical     National         Kurt Rotar            
   and Regional Office          Cemetery.                               
   Center) (Mail:                                                       
   Massachusetts National                                               
   Cemetery, MA).                                                       
MARYLAND:                                                               
  Annapolis, 21401 (800 West   National         Robin Pohlman         
   St.) (Mail: Baltimore        Cemetery.                               
   National Cemetery, MD).                                              
  Baltimore, 21201 (31         Regional Office  John Smith            
   Hopkins Plz.).                                                       
  Baltimore, 21218 (3900 Loch  Medical Center.  Dennis Smith          
   Raven Blvd.).                                                        
  Baltimore, 21228 (5501       National         Robin Pohlman         
   Frederick Ave.).             Cemetery.                               
  Baltimore, 21228 (3445       National         Robin Pohlman         
   Frederick Ave.) (Loudon      Cemetery.                               
   Park National Cemetery)                                              
   (Mail: Baltimore National                                            
   Cemetery, MD).                                                       
  Fort Howard, 21052.........  Medical Center.  Charles Clark         
  Perry Point, 21902.........  ......do.......  Allan Gross           
MASSACHUSETTS:                                                          
  Bedford, 01730 (200 Springs  ......do.......  Bill Conte            
   Rd.) (Edith Nourse Rogers                                            
   Memorial Veterans                                                    
   Hospital).                                                           
  Boston, 02130 (150 S.        ......do.......  Smith Jenkins, Jr.    
   Huntington Ave.).                                                    
  Boston, 02203 (John F.       Regional Office  Michael D. Olson      
   Kennedy Federal Bldg.).                                              
  Boston, 02108 (17 Court      Outpatient       combined VA Boston      
   St.).                        Clinic.                                 
  Bourne, 02532 (Connery       National         Kurt Rotar            
   Ave.) (Massachusetts         Cemetery.                               
   National Cemetery).                                                  
  Northampton, 01060.........  Medical Center.  Gary Rossio           
  West Roxbury, 02132 (1400    ......do.......  Michael Lawson        
   Veterans of Foreign Wars                                             
   Pky.).                                                               
MICHIGAN:                                                               
  Allen Park, 48101..........  Medical Center.  (Vacancy)               
  Ann Arbor, 48105 (2215       ......do.......  Edward Gamache        
   Fuller Rd.).                                                         
  Augusta, 49012 (15501        National         Robert Poe            
   Dickman Rd.) (Fort Custer    Cemetery.                               
   National Cemetery).                                                  
  Battle Creek, 49106........  Medical Center.  (Vacancy)               
  Detroit, 48226 (477          Regional Office  (Vacancy)               
   Michigan Ave.).                                                      
  Iron Mountain, 49801.......  Medical Center.  Glen Grippen          
  Saginaw, 48602 (1500 Weiss   ......do.......  Robert Sabini         
   St.).                                                                
MINNESOTA:                                                              
  Minneapolis, 55417 (1        ......do.......  Charles Milbrandt     
   Veterans Dr.).                                                       
  Minneapolis, 55450 (7601     National         Steve Muro            
   34th Ave., S.) (Fort         Cemetery.                               
   Snelling National                                                    
   Cemetery).                                                           
  St. Cloud, 56301 (4801 8th   Medical Center.  Thomas A. Holthaus    
   St. N.).                                                             
  St. Paul, 55111 (Bishop      Regional Office  Ronald J. Henke       
   Henry Whipple Federal        and Insurance                           
   Bldg., Fort Snelling).       Center.                                 
   Remittances: P.O. Box 1820.                                          
MISSISSIPPI:                                                            
  Biloxi, 39531..............  Medical Center   George Rodman         
                                (medical and                            
                                domiciliary).                           
    Biloxi Hospital and                                               
   Domiciliary Division                                                 
    Gulfport Hospital                                                 
   Division                                                             
      (Mail: Biloxi, MS)                                              
  Biloxi, 39535-4968 (P.O.     National         Jeffrey S. Barnes     
   Box 4968).                   Cemetery.                               
  Corinth, 38834 (1551 Horton  ......do.......  Mark E. Maynard       
   St.) (Mail: Memphis                                                  
   National Cemetery, TN).                                              
  Jackson, 39216 (1500 E.      Medical Center.  Richard P. Miller     
   Woodrow Wilson Ave.).                                                
  Jackson, 39269 (100 W.       Regional Office  Mary F. Layland       
   Capitol St.).                                                        
  Natchez, 39120 (41 Cemetery  National         John Bacon            
   Rd.).                        Cemetery.                               
MISSOURI:                                                               
  Columbia, 65201 (800         Medical Center.  John T. Carson        
   Hospital Dr.) (Harry S.                                              
   Truman Memorial Veterans                                             
   Hospital).                                                           
  Jefferson City, 65101 (1024  National         Ralph E. Church       
   E. McCarthy) (Mail:          Cemetery.                               
   Jefferson Barracks                                                   
   National Cemetery, MO).                                              

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  Kansas City, 64128 (4801     Medical Center.  Hugh Doran            
   Linwood Blvd.).                                                      
  Poplar Bluff, 63901........  ......do.......  A. Alexander, M.D.
  Springfield, 65804 (1702 E.  National         Dane Freeman          
   Seminole St.).               Cemetery.                               
  St. Louis, 63125...........  Medical Center.  Donald Ziegenhorn     
    John J. Cochran                                                   
   Division                                                             
    Jefferson Barracks                                                
   Division                                                             
  St. Louis, 63115 (P.O. Box   Records          Michael C. Baker      
   5020).                       Management                              
                                Center.                                 
  St. Louis, 63103 (400 S.     Regional Office  Robert J. Epley       
   18th St.).                                                           
  St. Louis, 63125 (2900       National         Ralph E. Church       
   Sheridan Dr.) (Jefferson     Cemetery.                               
   Barracks National                                                    
   Cemetery).                                                           
MONTANA:                                                                
  Fort Harrison, 59636.......  Medical and      Joseph Underkofler    
                                Regional                                
                                Office Center.                          
  Miles City, 59301..........  Medical Center.  Richard Stanley       
NEBRASKA:                                                               
  Grand Island, 68801........  ......do.......  Michael Murphy        
  Lincoln, 68510 (600 S. 70th  ......do.......  David A. Asper        
   St.).                                                                
  Lincoln, 68516 (5631 S.      Regional Office  David Barrett         
   48th St.).                                                           
  Maxwell, 69151 (HCO 1, Box   National         Jim Schwartz          
   67) (Fort McPherson          Cemetery.                               
   National Cemetery).                                                  
  Omaha, 68105 (4101           Medical Center.  John Phillips         
   Woolworth Ave.).                                                     
NEVADA:                                                                 
  Las Vegas, 89015 (102 Lake   Outpatient       Raymond J. Reeves     
   Mead Dr.).                   Clinic.                                 
  Reno, 89520 (1000 Locust     Medical Center.  Gary Whitfield        
   St.).                                                                
  Reno, 89520 (1201 Terminal   Regional Office  Eileen Straub         
   Way).                                                                
NEW HAMPSHIRE:                                                          
  Manchester, 03104 (718       Medical Center.  (Vacancy)               
   Smyth Rd.).                                                          
  Manchester, 03101 (275       Regional Office  Edward Hubbard        
   Chestnut St.).                                                       
NEW JERSEY:                                                             
  Beverly, 08010 (R #1,        National         Delores T. Blake      
   Bridgeboro Rd.).             Cemetery.                               
  East Orange, 07019.........  Medical Center.  Kenneth Mizrach       
  Lyons, 07939...............  ......do.......  A. Paul Kidd          
  Newark, 07102 (20            Regional Office  Robert P. Van Sprang  
   Washington Pl.).                                                     
  Salem, 08079 (R.F.D. 3,      National         Delores T. Blake      
   Fort Mott Rd., Box 542)      Cemetery.                               
   (Finn's Point National                                               
   Cemetery) (Mail: Beverly                                             
   National Cemetery, NJ).                                              
  Somerville, 08876..........  Asset            Robert Nelson         
                                Management                              
                                Service.                                
NEW MEXICO:                                                             
  Albuquerque, 87108 (2100     Medical Center.  Norman Brown          
   Ridgecrest Dr. SE.).                                                 
  Albuquerque, 87102 (500      Regional Office  Ray W. Hall           
   Gold Ave. SW.).                                                      
  Fort Bayard, 88036 (P.O.     National         Eileen Harrison       
   Box 189) (Fort Bayard        Cemetery.                               
   National Cemetery) (Mail:                                            
   Fort Bliss National                                                  
   Cemetery, TX).                                                       
  Santa Fe, 87501 (P.O. Box    ......do.......  Gloria C. Gamez       
   88, 501 N. Guadalupe St.).                                           
NEW YORK:                                                               
  Albany, 12208 (113 Holland   Medical Center.  Fred Malphurs         
   Ave.).                                                               
  Batavia, 14020.............  ......do.......  Paul J. McCool        
  Bath, 14810................  Medical Center   Michael Sullivan      
                                (medical and                            
                                domiciliary).                           
  Bath, 14810 (VA Medical      National         David G. Dimmick      
   Center).                     Cemetery.                               
  Bronx, 10468 (130 W.         Medical Center.  Mary Ann Musumecii    
   Kingsbridge Rd.).                                                    
  Brooklyn, 11209 (800 Poly    ......do.......  James J. Farsetta     
   Pl.).                                                                
    Brooklyn Division                                                 
    St. Albans Division                                               
  Brooklyn, 11205 (35 Ryerson  Outpatient       James J. Farsetta     
   St.).                        Clinic.                                 
  Brooklyn, 11208 (625         National         Jim Adamson           
   Jamaica Ave.) (Cypress       Cemetery.                               
   Hills National Cemetery)                                             
   (Mail: Long Island                                                   
   National Cemetery, NY).                                              
  Buffalo, 14202 (111 W.       Regional Office  Gregory Mason         
   Huron St.).                                                          
  Buffalo, 14215 (3495 Bailey  Medical Center.  Richard S. Droske     
   Ave.).                                                               
  Calverton, 11933 (210        National         Patrick Hallinan      
   Princeton Blvd.).            Cemetery.                               
  Canandaigua, 14424.........  Medical Center.  Stuart Collyer        
  Castle Point, 12511........  ......do.......  Ronald F. Lipp        
  Elmira, 14901 (1825 Davis    National         David G. Dimmick      
   St.) (Woodlawn National      Cemetery.                               
   Cemetery) (Mail: Bath                                                
   National Cemetery, NY).                                              
  Farmingdale, 11735-1211      ......do.......  Jim Adamson           
   (2040 Wellwood Ave.) (Long                                           
   Island National Cemetery).                                           
  Montrose, 10548 (Franklin    Medical Center.  (Vacancy)               
   Delano Roosevelt Hospital).                                          
  New York, 10001 (245 W.      Regional Office  Joseph Thompson       
   Houston Street).                                                     
  New York, 10001 (1st Ave.    Medical Center.  John Donnellan, Jr.   
   at E. 24th St.).                                                     
  Northport, Long Island,      ......do.......  Eleanor Travers, M.D. 
   11768.                                                           
  Syracuse, 13210 (Irving      ......do.......  Phillip Thomas        
   Ave. and University Pl.).                                            
NORTH CAROLINA:                                                         
  Asheville, 28805...........  ......do.......  James A. Christian    

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  Durham, 27705 (508 Fulton    ......do.......  Michael Phaup         
   St. and Erwin Rd.).                                                  
  Fayetteville, 28301 (2300    ......do.......  Jerome Calhoun        
   Ramsey St.).                                                         
  New Bern, 28560 (1711        National         Margaret S. Yarborough
   National Ave.).              Cemetery.                               
  Raleigh, 27610 (501 Rock     ......do.......  Abe Stice             
   Quarry Rd.).                                                         
  Salisbury, 28144 (1601       Medical Center.  R. Eugene Konik       
   Brenner Ave.).                                                       
  Salisbury, 28144 (202        National         Abraham G. Stice      
   Government Rd.).             Cemetery.                               
  Wilmington, 28403 (2011      ......do.......  Margaret S. Yarborough
   Market St.) (Mail: New                                               
   Bern National Cemetery,                                              
   NC).                                                                 
  Winston-Salem, 27155 (251    Regional Office  John Montgomery       
   N. Main St.).                                                        
NORTH DAKOTA:                                                           
  Fargo, 58102 (655 First      Medical and      Douglas Kenyon        
   Ave.).                       Regional                                
                                Office Center.                          
OHIO:                                                                   
  Chillicothe, 45601.........  Medical Center.  Michael Walton        
  Cincinnati, 45220 (3200      ......do.......  Gary Nugent           
   Vine St.).                                                           
  Cleveland, 44106-3800        ......do.......  Krista Ludenia        
   (10701 East Blvd.).                                                  
    Becksville Division                                               
    Wade Park Division                                                
  Cleveland, 44199 (1240 E.    Regional Office  Phillip J. Ross       
   9th St.).                                                            
  Columbus, 43221 (2090 Kenny  Outpatient       Lilian T. Thome, M.D. 
   Rd.).                        Clinic.                             
  Dayton, 45428 (VA Medical    Medical Center   Edgar Thorsland       
   Center, 4100 W. 3d St.).     (medical and                            
                                domiciliary).                           
  Dayton, 45428 (VA Medical    National         Karen J. DuHart       
   Center, 4100 W. 3d St.).     Cemetery.                               
OKLAHOMA:                                                               
  Fort Gibson, 74434 (1423     ......do.......  Candice Underwood     
   Cemetery Rd.).                                                       
  Muskogee, 74401 (Memorial    Medical Center.  (Vacancy)               
   Station, Honor Heights                                               
   Dr.).                                                                
  Muskogee, 74401 (125 S.      Regional Office  Jerry G. McRae        
   Main St.).                                                           
  Oklahoma City, 73104 (921    Medical Center.  Steve J. Gentling     
   NE. 13th St.).                                                       
OREGON:                                                                 
  Eagle Point, 97524 (2763     National         Darryl Ferrell        
   Riley Rd.).                  Cemetery.                               
  Portland, 97207 (3710 SW.    Medical Center.  Barry L. Bell         
   U.S. Veterans Hospital                                               
   Rd.).                                                                
  Portland, 97204 (1220 SW.    Regional Office  Joseph Williams       
   3d Ave.).                                                            
  Portland, 97266-6937 (11800  National         Billy D. Murphy       
   SE. Mt. Scott Blvd., P.O.    Cemetery.                               
   Box 66147) (Willamette                                               
   National Cemetery).                                                  
  Roseburg, 97470-6513.......  Medical Center.  Alan Perry            
  Roseburg, 97470 (VA Medical  National         Billy D. Murphy       
   Center) (Mail: Willamette    Cemetery.                               
   National Cemetery, OR).                                              
  White City, 97503..........  Domiciliary....  George Ardries, Jr.   
PENNSYLVANIA:                                                           
  Altoona, 16602-4377........  Medical Center.  Gerald Williams       
  Annville, 17003-9618 (R 2,   National         Charlene R. Lewis     
   Box 484) (Indiantown Gap     Cemetery.                               
   National Cemetery).                                                  
  Aspinwall (see Pittsburgh,                                            
   15240)                                                               
  Butler, 16001-2480.........  Medical Center.  Peter Stajduhar, M.D. 
  Coatesville, 19320.........  ......do.......  Gary Devansky         
  Erie, 16501 (135 E. 38th     ......do.......  Stephen M. Lucas      
   St. Blvd.).                                                          
  Lebanon, 17042.............  ......do.......  Leonard Washington, Jr. 
  Philadelphia, 19101 (5000    Regional Office  Thomas M. Lastowka    
   Wissahickon Ave.)            and Insurance                           
   (Insurance remittances:      Center.                                 
   P.O. Box 7787). (Mail:                                               
   P.O. Box 8079).                                                      
  Philadelphia, 19104          Medical Center.  Earl Falast           
   (University and Woodland                                             
   Aves.).                                                              
  Philadelphia, 19138 (Haines  National         Delores T. Blake      
   St. and Limekiln Pike)       Cemetery.                               
   (Mail: Beverly National                                              
   Cemetery, NJ).                                                       
  Pittsburgh, 15222 (1000      Regional Office  Harold T. Bushey      
   Liberty Ave.).                                                       
  Pittsburgh, 15206 (Highland  Medical Center.  Laurn Miller          
   Dr.).                                                                
  Pittsburgh, 15240            ......do.......  Thomas A. Cappello    
   (University Dr. C).                                                  
    Aspinwall Division                                                
    Pittsburgh Division                                               
      (Mail: University                                               
   Drive, Pittsburgh)                                                   
  Wilkes-Barre, 18711 (1111    ......do.......  Reedes Hurt           
   East End Blvd.).                                                     
PHILIPPINE REPUBLIC:                                                    
  Manila (1131 Roxas Blvd.)    Regional Office  Robert F. Moakley     
   (APO 96440).                 and Outpatient                          
                                Clinic.                                 
PUERTO RICO:                                                            
  Bayamon, 00960 (P.O. Box     National         Jorge Lopez           
   1298) (Puerto Rico           Cemetery.                               
   National Cemetery).                                                  
  Hato Rey, 00918 (U.S.                                                 
   Courthouse and Federal                                               
   Bldg., Carlos E. Chardon                                             
   St.).                                                                
  San Juan, 00927-5800         Medical Center.  Edward Valenzuela     
   (Barrio Monacillos G.P.O.,                                           
   Box 4867).                                                           
  San Juan, 00936 (U.S.        Regional Office  Gary L. Cole          
   Courthouse and Federal                                               
   Bldg., Carlos E. Chardon                                             
   St., Hato Rey, G.P.O. Box                                            
   4867).                                                               

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RHODE ISLAND:                                                           
  Providence, 02903 (380       Regional Office  Peter Wells           
   Westminster Mall).                                                   
  Providence, 02908 (Davis     Medical Center.  Edward H. Seiler      
   Park).                                                               
SOUTH CAROLINA:                                                         
  Beaufort, 29902 (1601        National         Walter A. Gray        
   Boundary St.).               Cemetery.                               
  Charleston, 29401-5799 (109  Medical Center.  Dean Billik           
   Bee St.).                                                            
  Columbia, 29201 (William     ......do.......  Robert M. Athey       
   Jennings Bryan Dorn                                                  
   Veterans Hospital).                                                  
  Columbia, 29201 (1801        Regional Office  R. Stedman Sloan, Jr. 
   Assembly St.).                                                       
  Florence, 29501 (803 E.      National         Kenneth LaFevor       
   National Cemetery Rd.).      Cemetery.                               
SOUTH DAKOTA:                                                           
  Fort Meade, 57741..........  Medical Center.  Peter Henry           
  Fort Meade, 57785 (P.O. Box  National         Douglas D. Miner      
   640, Sturgis) (Mail: Black   Cemetery.                               
   Hills National Cemetery).                                            
  Hot Springs, 57747.........  Medical Center   Daniel Marsh          
                                (medical and                            
                                domiciliary).                           
  Hot Springs, 57747 (VA       National         Douglas D. Miner      
   Medical Center) (Mail:       Cemetery.                               
   Black Hills National                                                 
   Cemetery, SD).                                                       
  Sioux Falls, 57117 (Royal    Medical Center   R. Vincent Crawford   
   C. Johnson Veterans          and Regional                            
   Memorial Hospital) (Mail:    Office.                                 
   P.O. Box 5046, 25051 W.                                              
   22d St.).                                                            
  Sturgis, 57785 (P.O. Box     National         Douglas D. Miner      
   640) (Black Hills National   Cemetery.                               
   Cemetery).                                                           
TENNESSEE:                                                              
  Chattanooga, 37404 (1200     ......do.......  James Wallace         
   Bailey Ave.).                                                        
  Knoxville, 37917 (939 Tyson  ......do.......  Rodney Dunn           
   St. NW.) (Mail: Mountain                                             
   Home).                                                               
  Madison, 37115-4619 (1420    ......do.......  Joe Nunnally          
   Gallatin Rd. S.)                                                     
   (Nashville National                                                  
   Cemetery).                                                           
  Memphis, 38104 (1030         Medical Center.  Kenneth L. Mulholland 
   Jefferson Ave.).                                                     
  Memphis, 38122 (3568 Townes  National         Mark E. Maynard       
   Ave.).                       Cemetery.                               
  Mountain Home, 37684         Medical Center   Carl Gerber, M.D. 
   (Johnson City).              (medical and                            
                                domiciliary).                           
  Mountain Home, 37684 (P.O.   National         Rodney Dunn           
   Box 8).                      Cemetery.                               
  Murfreesboro, 37129-1236...  Medical Center.  Brian Heckert         
  Nashville, 37212-2637 (1310  ......do.......  Larry E. Deters       
   24th Ave. S.).                                                       
  Nashville, 37203 (110 9th    Regional Office  Thomas Jensen         
   Ave. S.).                                                            
TEXAS:                                                                  
  Amarillo, 79106 (6010        Medical Center.  Y.C. Parris           
   Amarillo Blvd. W.).                                                  
  Austin, 78772 (1615 E.       Automation       Robert Evans          
   Woodward St.).               Center.                                 
  Austin, 78714-9575 (P.O.     Finance Center.  Harlan R. Hively      
   Box 149975).                                                         
  Big Spring, 79720..........  Medical Center.  Gary Brown            
  Bonham, 75418 (Sam Rayburn   Medical Center   Charles Freeman       
   Memorial Veterans Center).   (medical and                            
                                domiciliary).                           
  Dallas, 75216 (4500 S.       Medical Center.  Alan Harper           
   Lancaster Rd.).                                                      
  El Paso, 79925 (5919 Brook   Outpatient       Frank Caldwell        
   Hollow Dr.).                 Clinic.                                 
  Fort Bliss, 79906 (5200      National         Eileen Harrison       
   Fred Wilson Rd., P.O. Box    Cemetery.                               
   6342).                                                               
  Houston, 77030 (2002         Medical Center.  Robert Stott          
   Holcombe Blvd.).                                                     
  Houston, 77054 (6900         Regional Office  Thomas R. Wagner      
   Alameda Rd.).                                                        
  Houston, 77038 (10410        National         Clyde Rowney          
   Veterans Memorial Dr.).      Cemetery.                               
  Kerrville, 78028...........  Medical Center.  Arnold E. Mouish      
  Kerrville, 78028 (VA         National         Joe A. Ramos          
   Medical Center, 3600         Cemetery.                               
   Memorial Blvd.) (Mail:                                               
   Fort Sam Houston, TX).                                               
  Marlin, 76661..............  Medical Center.  Melvin Baker          
  San Antonio, 78285 (7400     ......do.......  Jose R. Coronado      
   Merton Minter Blvd.)                                                 
   (Audie L. Murphy Memorial                                            
   Veterans Hospital).                                                  
  San Antonio, 78202 (517      National         Joe A. Ramos          
   Paso Hondo St.) (Mail:       Cemetery.                               
   Fort Sam Houston National                                            
   Cemetery, TX).                                                       
  San Antonio, 78209 (1520     National         Joe A. Ramos          
   Harry Wurzbach Rd.) (Fort    Cemetery.                               
   Sam Houston National                                                 
   Cemetery).                                                           
  Temple, 76504 (Olin E.       Medical Center   Michael R. Harwell    
   Teague Veterans Center).     (medical and                            
                                domiciliary).                           
  Waco, 76711 (4800 Memorial   Medical Center.  Wallace M. Hopkins    
   Dr.).                                                                
  Waco, 76799 (1400 N. Valley  Regional Office  Lois High             
   Mills Dr.).                                                          
UTAH:                                                                   
  Salt Lake City, 84147 (125   Regional Office  Douglas B. Wadsworth  
   S. State St.).                                                       
  Salt Lake City, 84148 (500   Medical Center.  William L. Hodson, Jr.
   Foothill Blvd.).                                                     
VERMONT:                                                                
  White River Junction, 05009  Medical and      Gary DeGasta          
                                Regional                                
                                Office Center.                          
VIRGINIA:                                                               
  Alexandria, 22314 (1450      National         Larry Williams        
   Wilkes St.) (Mail:           Cemetery.                               
   Culpeper National                                                    
   Cemetery, VA).                                                       
  Culpeper, 22701 (305 U.S.    ......do.......  Larry Williams        
   Ave.).                                                               
  Danville, 24541 (721 Lee     ......do.......  Abe C. Stice          
   St.) (Mail: Salisbury                                                
   National Cemetery, NC).                                              

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  Hampton, 23667.............  Medical Center   William G. Wright     
                                (medical and                            
                                domiciliary).                           
  Hampton, 23669 (Cemetery     National         Homer D. Hardamon     
   Rd. at Marshall Ave., VA).   Cemetery.                               
  Hampton, 23669 (VA Medical   ......do.......  Homer D. Hardamon     
   Center) (Mail: Cemetery                                              
   Rd. at Marshall Ave., VA).                                           
  Hopewell, 23860 (10th Ave.   ......do.......  Homer D. Hardamon     
   and Davis St.) (City Point                                           
   National Cemetery) (Mail:                                            
   Richmond National                                                    
   Cemetery, VA).                                                       
  Leesburg, 22075 (Balls       ......do.......  Larry Williams        
   Bluff National Cemetery)                                             
   (Mail: Culpeper National                                             
   Cemetery, VA).                                                       
  Mechanicsville, 23111        ......do.......  Homer D. Hardamon     
   (Route 156 N.) (Cold                                                 
   Harbor National Cemetery)                                            
   (Mail: Richmond National                                             
   Cemetery, VA).                                                       
  Richmond, 23249 (1201 Broad  Medical Center.  James Dudley          
   Rock Rd.).                                                           
  Richmond, 23231 (1701        National         Homer D. Hardamon     
   Williamsburg Rd.).           Cemetery.                               
  Richmond, 23231 (8620        ......do.......  Homer D. Hardamon     
   Varina Rd.) (Fort Harrison                                           
   National Cemetery) (Mail:                                            
   Richmond National                                                    
   Cemetery, VA).                                                       
  Richmond, 23231 (8301        ......do.......  Homer D. Hardamon     
   Willis Church Rd.)                                                   
   (Glendale National                                                   
   Cemetery) (Mail: Richmond                                            
   National Cemetery, VA).                                              
  Roanoke, 24011 (210          Regional Office  James Maye            
   Franklin Rd. SW.).                                                   
  Salem, 24153...............  Medical Center.  John Presley          
  Sandston, 23150 (400 E.      National         Homer D. Hardamon     
   Williamsburg Rd.) (Seven     Cemetery.                               
   Pines National Cemetery)                                             
   (Mail: Richmond National                                             
   Cemetery, VA).                                                       
  Staunton, 24401 (901         ......do.......  Larry Williams        
   Richmond Ave.) (Mail:                                                
   Culpeper National                                                    
   Cemetery, VA).                                                       
  Triangle, 22172 (R #619,     ......do.......  Patricia K. Novak     
   18424 Joplin Rd.)                                                    
   (Quantico National                                                   
   Cemetery).                                                           
  Winchester, 22601 (401       ......do.......  Larry Williams        
   National Ave.) (Mail:                                                
   Culpeper National                                                    
   Cemetery, VA).                                                       
WASHINGTON:                                                             
  American Lake, Tacoma,       Medical Center.  Frank Taylor          
   98493.                                                               
  Seattle, 98174 (915 2d       Regional Office  Richard F. Murphy     
   Ave.).                                                               
  Seattle, 98108 (4435 Beacon  Medical Center.  Timothy Williams      
   Ave., S.).                                                           
  Spokane, 99205 (N. 4815      ......do.......  Joseph M. Manley      
   Assembly St.).                                                       
  Walla Walla, 99362 (77       ......do.......  George Marnelli       
   Wainwright Dr.).                                                     
WEST VIRGINIA:                                                          
  Beckley, 25801 (200          ......do.......  Gerald Husson         
   Veterans Ave.).                                                      
  Clarksburg, 26301..........  ......do.......  Michael Newch         
  Grafton, 26354 (R #2, Box    National         (Vacancy)               
   127) (West Virginia          Cemetery.                               
   National Cemetery).                                                  
  Grafton, 26354 (431 Walnut   ......do.......  (Vacancy)               
   St.) (Mail: West Virginia                                            
   National Cemetery, WV)                                               
   (Mail: Grafton National                                              
   Cemetery, WV).                                                       
  Huntington, 25701 (1540      Medical Center.  Phillip S. Elkins     
   Spring Valley Dr.).                                                  
  Huntington, 25701 (640 4th   Regional Office  Michael Walcoff       
   Ave.).                                                               
  Martinsburg, 25401.........  Medical Center   Richard Dell          
                                (medical and                            
                                domiciliary).                           
WISCONSIN:                                                              
  Madison, 53705 (2500         Medical Center.  Nathan L. Geraths     
   Overlook Ter.) (William S.                                           
   Middleton Memorial                                                   
   Veterans Hospital).                                                  
  Milwaukee, 53295-4000 (5000  Medical Center   Russell E. Struble    
   W. National Ave.).           (medical and                            
                                domiciliary).                           
  Milwaukee, 53295-4000 (5000  Regional Office  Jon A. Baker          
   W. National Ave., Bldg. 6).                                          
  Milwaukee, 53295-4000 (5000  National         Richard A. Anderson   
   W. National Ave.) (Wood      Cemetery.                               
   National Cemetery).                                                  
  Tomah, 54660...............  Medical Center.  Stanley Q. Johnson    
WYOMING:                                                                
  Cheyenne, 82001 (2360 E.     Medical and      Frank Drake           
   Pershing Blvd.).             Regional                                
                                Office Center.                          
  Sheridan, 82801............  Medical Center.  John Brinkers         
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