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    Husband's Death Propels Widow to Help Others

    EMERALD ISLE, NORTH CAROLINA, UNITED STATES

    09.24.2009

    Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden 

    Office of the Secretary of Defense Public Affairs           

    Vivianne Wersel, center, chair of the Government Relations Committee for the Gold Star Wives of America, Inc., testifies before the House Committee on Veterans Affairs? subcommittee on disability compensation and memorial affairs Sept. 24, 2009, in Washington. Wersel is the widow of Marine Corps Lt. Col. Richard Wersel, who died of heart complications one week after redeploying from Iraq in February 2005. Since, Wersel have been very active in advocating the need for improved benefits for survivors of fallen service members.

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    Date Taken: 09.24.2009
    Date Posted: 09.30.2009 11:41
    Photo ID: 207806
    VIRIN: 090924-A-7377C-001
    Resolution: 3574x2394
    Size: 1.54 MB
    Location: EMERALD ISLE, NORTH CAROLINA, US

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