WV VETERANS COUNCIL
In accordance with Chapter 9A, Article 1, Section 3, as amended, The West Virginia Code provides that there shall be a Veterans Council, “which shall consist of nine members who shall be citizens and residents of this state, each member must be a wartime veteran of the Armed Forces of the United States and must have served honorably”.
The Governor makes appointments to the council which are then confirmed by the State Senate. Council members are appointed for a six year term and may be reappointed. It shall be the duty and function of the Veterans Council to determine the general administrative policies of the division, to promulgate such rules and regulations as may be necessary, to examine the efficiency of the division from time to time, to exercise supervision over the operations of the division, and to advise the Governor and the legislature with respect to legislation affecting the interests of veterans, their widows, dependents and orphans.
Current Members:
Miles Epling, Chairman – Point Pleasant
Patrick Farrell - Bridgeport
Chester Fleming - Elkview
William Harris – Moundsville
Richard Homan – Moorefield
Debra Kay Tompkins - Mount Nebo
Ralph Stump – St. Albans
Robert E. Vass, Sr. – Huntington
The State of West Virginia is and has always been foremost in providing its and
daughters for the defense of our country. The
patriotism of West Virginians is a matter of
history. By the same token, the State of West
Virginia has been foremost in caring for those who have served. The West Virginia Legislature in its wisdom in
1945 created the West Virginia Department of Veterans Affairs (later named WV Division of
Veterans Affairs) to provide a service to its honored veterans which cannot be and is not
duplicated by any other state group or agency currently in existence.
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