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Veterans Advisory Committee <br /> Minutes November 26,2019 <br /> Page 2 <br /> Discussion Regarding Dept. of Veterans Affairs <br /> Chair Doolittle: (Introduced topic) We all heard that we have a new person assigned to <br /> the Federal office. No name has been posted yet, no identity, no date start. <br /> Felipe Sales: He is there. <br /> Chair Doolittle: Is he? <br /> Sales: He's there. He's been with the VA in Oahu for I think he said 15 years. So, he's <br /> very well established. He has family here., <br /> Chair Doolittle: Do we have a name? <br /> Sales: Uh, you know, one of those senior moments. But he's there, he came to the office <br /> today. Very knowledgeable, he appears to be very helpful. He's got at least about another <br /> six years. <br /> Chair Doolittle: He came to hang his boots up? <br /> Sales: Yeah, but six years is good though. <br /> Chair Doolittle: No, but this will be his last assignment. <br /> Sales: Yeah. <br /> Chair Doolittle: Do we have any other comments? <br /> Debra Lewis: All I know is Ben Fuata, our VSO is planning to meet with him to work out <br /> a schedule, so it'll be mutually beneficial. They did make it in November. They said they <br /> were going to be in November, and we were skeptical, but they made it. Although he's <br /> got a huge backlog. <br /> Discussion on Veterans Cemeteries and War Memorials Listing <br /> Chair Doolittle: (Introduction of topic) Marcia Brinkley provided trying to encourage <br /> community in different areas, different organizations to adopt certain monuments for <br /> maintenance and whatever other things they can do to have fundraisers for them. Was <br /> that the purpose? <br /> Isaac Nahakuelua: Yes, so I printed up a list, 16 pages worth, I can pass it around. <br /> Wery: I think what needs to be done or what should be done, they're all over. Some are <br /> being taken cared of, some by the community. I would suggest that this committee, we <br /> can't do the work, but we can encourage organizations to adopt a particular monument. <br /> That way they'll all be taken cared of and this entity here will be just coordinating, but <br /> most of the assistance stuff is just cleaning, all easy stuff. <br />