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112th Congress Hearing Archives

Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands Legislative Hearing on H.R. 2563, H.R. 1335 and H.R. 854

Tuesday, October 4, 2011 | 2:00 PM 1334 Longworth House Office Building
Subcommittee on National Parks, Forest and Public Lands

SUBCOMMITTEE ON NATIONAL PARKS, FORESTS AND PUBLIC LANDS
1334 Longworth House Office Building
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
2:00 p.m.





LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON:
  • H.R. 2563 (Hall), To authorize a Wall of Remembrance as part of the Korean War Veterans Memorial and to allow certain private contributions to fund that Wall of Remembrance.
  • H.R. 1335 (Platts), To revise the boundaries of the Gettysburg National Military Park to include the Gettysburg Train Station, and for other purposes.
  • H.R. 854 (Farr), To authorize the Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs, and for other purposes.

WITNESSES AND TESTIMONY:

Panel I

Congressman Ralph Hall, R-TX (H.R. 2563)

Congressman Todd Platts, R-PA (H.R. 1335)

Congressman Sam Farr, D-CA (H.R. 854)

Panel II

Stephen E. Whitesell (H.R. 2563, H.R. 1335, H.R. 854)
Regional Director, National Capital Region
National Park Service
Department of the Interior

Col. William E. Weber, USA Ret. (H.R. 2563)
Chairman
Gen. RGS Korean War Veterans Memorial Foundation, Inc.
(Truth in Testimony Form)

William P. Lecky, FAIA (H.R. 2563)
Board Member
Korean War Veterans Memorial Foundation
(Truth in Testimony Form)

Chuck Ludlam (H.R. 854)
Former Peace Corp Volunteer
(Truth in Testimony Form)

Roger K. Lewis (H.R. 854)
Member of the Board of Trustees
Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation
(Truth in Testimony Form)