Husband's Death Propels Widow to Help Others [Image 2 of 2]

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, chair of the Government Relations Committee for the Gold Star Wives of America, Inc., testifies before the House Committee on Veterans Affairs's subcommittee on disability compensation and memorial affairs Sept. 24, 2009, in Washington. Wersel points out a changes made to the Department of Veterans Affairs benefit and compensation handbook, which now outlines policy and entitlements for survivors of fallen service members. 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.

• Date Taken: 09.24.2009
• Date Posted: 09.30.2009 11:53
• Photo ID: 207812
• VIRIN: 090924-A-7377C-002
• Resolution: 2592x3872
• Size: 1.99 MB
• Location: EMERALD ISLE, NORTH CAROLINA, US