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04-21-03, 10:10 AM
Nicholson Sworn in As VA Under Secretary for Memorial Affairs
WASHINGTON, D.C., April 19;, 2003 - Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Anthony J. Principi administered the oath of office April 16 to John W.
"Jack" Nicholson as Under Secretary for Memorial Affairs in the Department
of Veterans Affairs (VA).
"Jack Nicholson is a veteran with an outstanding record of service
and success," said Principi. "The important work of honoring veterans in
death and continuing America's commitment to maintaining our national
cemeteries as sacred shrines is in good hands."
Nicholson, a 30-year Army veteran, is a 1956 graduate of the U.S.
Military Academy at West Point, N.Y. He holds a master's degree in public
administration. He taught military tactics at West Point and served on both
the Army staff and the Joint Chiefs of Staff in the Pentagon. His overseas
military assignments include more than two years with infantry units in
Vietnam and tours of duty in Germany, Lebanon, Switzerland and Korea. He
retired from the Army in 1986 with the rank of brigadier general.
Nicholson was a Federal Executive Fellow at the Brookings
Institution and has served on the board of directors of several
associations. In recent years, he has been active in numerous civic and
veterans organizations.
As under secretary, Nicholson will direct the operation and
maintenance of 120 VA national cemeteries and other memorial-related
programs for veterans and eligible family members. VA also provides
headstones and markers for eligible veterans, administers a federal grants
program to help states set up veterans cemeteries, and issues Presidential
Memorial Certificates to the families of honorably discharged deceased
veterans.
Information on VA burial benefits is available from national
cemetery offices and VA regional offices at 1-800-827-1000 or visit the VA
web sites on the Internet at <http://www.va.gov> or <http://www.cem.va.gov>.
WASHINGTON, D.C., April 19;, 2003 - Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Anthony J. Principi administered the oath of office April 16 to John W.
"Jack" Nicholson as Under Secretary for Memorial Affairs in the Department
of Veterans Affairs (VA).
"Jack Nicholson is a veteran with an outstanding record of service
and success," said Principi. "The important work of honoring veterans in
death and continuing America's commitment to maintaining our national
cemeteries as sacred shrines is in good hands."
Nicholson, a 30-year Army veteran, is a 1956 graduate of the U.S.
Military Academy at West Point, N.Y. He holds a master's degree in public
administration. He taught military tactics at West Point and served on both
the Army staff and the Joint Chiefs of Staff in the Pentagon. His overseas
military assignments include more than two years with infantry units in
Vietnam and tours of duty in Germany, Lebanon, Switzerland and Korea. He
retired from the Army in 1986 with the rank of brigadier general.
Nicholson was a Federal Executive Fellow at the Brookings
Institution and has served on the board of directors of several
associations. In recent years, he has been active in numerous civic and
veterans organizations.
As under secretary, Nicholson will direct the operation and
maintenance of 120 VA national cemeteries and other memorial-related
programs for veterans and eligible family members. VA also provides
headstones and markers for eligible veterans, administers a federal grants
program to help states set up veterans cemeteries, and issues Presidential
Memorial Certificates to the families of honorably discharged deceased
veterans.
Information on VA burial benefits is available from national
cemetery offices and VA regional offices at 1-800-827-1000 or visit the VA
web sites on the Internet at <http://www.va.gov> or <http://www.cem.va.gov>.