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Vietnam vet to head state agency
Vietnam vet to head state agency
(EXCERPT) Jim Willis also served as a law enforcement officer for about three decades in Oregon. PETER WONG Statesman Journal September 26, 2003 A veteran of the Vietnam War and law enforcement is the new director of the Oregon Department of Veterans Affairs. Jim Willis was named Thursday by Gov. Ted Kulongoski as the replacement for Jon Mangis, who stepped down Sept. 1 after 18 years in the position. Willis will continue as acting director until the Senate confirms his appointment, probably at its next meeting Nov. 6. “As a decorated Vietnam veteran and a longtime public servant, Jim brings four decades of dedication and experience to his new role,” Kulongoski said in a written statement. Willis, 60, will run a department that the Legislature created just two years after he was born. In addition to providing counseling and claims service to military veterans, their dependents and survivors, the agency also oversees home and farm loans. The position pays $101,844 annually. Willis was b... U.S. and friendly nation laws prohibit fully reproducing copyrighted material. In abidance with our laws this report cannot be provided in its entirety. However, you can read it in full today, 26 Sep 2003, at the following URL. (COMBINE the following lines into your web browser.) The subject/content of this report is not necessarily the viewpoint of the distributing Library. This report is provided for your information and discussion. http://news.statesmanjournal.com/article.cfm?i=68316 --------------------------- Otis Willie Associate Librarian The American War Library http://www.americanwarlibrary.com |
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