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Gift CluluW11111ruill) lit ffialtila4ulletto <br /> SPECIAL COMMISSION ON. FHE <br /> CONCERNS OF THE VIETNAM VETERANS <br /> ROOM 1001, LEVERCIf SALIONSIALL OUILDIN(i <br /> 100 CAMBRIUGE STREET. BOSION, MA 02202 <br /> HON. EDWARD J. KING PAUL P CAMArH� <br /> GOVERNOR EXE�UTII� <br /> HON. FRANCIS D. DORIS. CH.IRMAN (6174 727,G I I G <br /> 10171 722:1650 <br /> HON. THOMAS J VALLELY. ViCE�CHAIRMA� <br /> MEMBERS <br /> HON. JOSEPH 0. WALSH October 7 , 1()82 <br /> HON. ANGELO M. SCACCIA <br /> CHARLES N. COLLATOS <br /> UR. LOUIS BARTOSHESKY <br /> ALLAN N. BREEN <br /> HOW JAMES M CONNOLLY <br /> DAVID ENTLN <br /> DR. DAVID A FINKEL <br /> JAMES FITZPATRICK <br /> DONALD L. JERNIGAN Arthur S. Blank , m. i). <br /> CR. JOHN McCAHAN Director, Readjustment Counseling <br /> DR. RICHARD M RYAN <br /> STEPHEN ZARDI� Services 11RC <br /> MICHAEL SULLIVAN Veterans Administration, CLI-ItraL Office <br /> WALTER COTTER 810 Vermont N .W. <br /> Washington, DC20420 <br /> Dear Mr. Blank : <br /> 0 As you may be aware, our Commission is mandated by <br /> the legislature to investigate and present legislative <br /> and administrative recommendations relating to the concerns <br /> of Vietnam veterans to the Governor and the General <br /> Court by June 30 , 1983 . To date we have geographically <br /> canvassed our state with Light public hearings. At each <br /> of these locations , there was overwhelming support for <br /> the veterans Outreach program and recommendations for <br /> its expansion. This was particularly the -case in the town <br /> of Hyannis. That is , the time and expense of travel to <br /> V.A. facilities in Rhode Island , Boston, and/or Brockton <br /> is very prohibitive for the 15 , 000 Vietnam veterans residing <br /> in the Cape Cod area . The traveling satellite team which <br /> serviced the veterans on the Cape this past summer was very <br /> well received. Fri fact at. tfie Hyannis hearing the veterans <br /> there specifically asked that the Commission write you <br /> requesting that a permanent outreach center be located <br /> there. <br /> Seftat-o­�Valsh remarked that the Commission should <br /> place this request in the form of a motion; it was so moved , <br /> and I was instructed to draft a letter to that effect. In <br /> behalf of the Vietnam veterans of Barnstable County, the <br /> Conunonwealth of Massachusetts ' Special Commission on the <br /> Concerns of Vietnam Veterans is respectfully requesting <br /> that your office establish a full-time Outreach center in <br /> Barnstable County (Cape Coal Massachusetts . <br />