NATIONAL CEMETARY ADMINISTRATION:JOHN FITCH, JR.

From: Congressional Testimony | Date: April 20, 2005 | Copyright information

Congressional Testimony
04-20-2005
Statement of John Fitch, Jr. Senior Vice President, National Funeral Directors
Association Committee on House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Disability
Assistance and Memorial Affairs April 20, 2005 Mr. Chairman, Members of
the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to present the views of
the National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) on the National Cemetery
Administration (NCA) and the national cemetery system. I am John H. Fitch,
Jr., Senior Vice-President for Advocacy. The National Funeral Directors
Association represents more than 13,000 funeral ...

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