12/03/2013
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"It is my belief that the option of a burial in a VA national cemetery, in the state you call home, is a solemn obligation our government should fulfill."
"Thank you, Mr. Hallinan, for all the improvements you are making at Arlington and for staying open during the shutdown so that people could come and visit the cemetery even if they could not go to oth..."
"It is my belief like yours, Mr. Chairman, that option of a burial in a VA national cemetery in one's home state is a solemn obligation that our government should fulfill."
"If the NCA hopes to offer options that serve all veterans and their families, the self-selecting survey is going to fail to provide any honest feedback for those determinations."