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Article: SUBCOMMITTEE ON DISABILITY ASSISTANCE AND MEMORIAL AFFAIRS REVIEWS FUNDING FOR ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY, AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- March 30, 2006
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Rep. Steve Buyer, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee issued the following press release:
Today, Subcommittee Vice Chairman Jeb Bradley (R-N.H.) held an oversight hearing on policy and operational issues facing Arlington National Cemetery and the American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC).
"We all have a sacred duty to honor and commemorate the men and women of the United States military. Whether in a VA national cemetery, Arlington National Cemetery, or an ABMC cemetery, the obligation remains the same," said Bradley.
Arlington National Cemetery is the nation's premier military cemetery and is operated by the Department of the Army. ABMC, an independent agency of the ...