Vietnam Veterans National Medal Act: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs and Coinage of the Committee on Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs, House of Representatives, Ninety-eighth Congress, First Session on H.R. 1870 ... September 27, 1983 |
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106th Year NUMBER AFFAIRS AND COINAGE American Army Art Collection Art Program art therapy battle bill Cannon Rotunda Center Chairman ANNUNZIO Chicago civilian artists combat art combat artist committee competition CONGRESS LIBRARY CONGRESS THE LIBRARY Congressional creative depicted Director efforts exhibit Fornelli Frank Government Jim McNeely John McManus legislation LIBRARY OF CONGRES LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Marine Corps McCurry Medal of Honor Military History Mitchell Jamieson Museum National Medal Act NATIONAL VETERANS naval Navy Office paintings Photo-Padraic photographs pieces portraits Posner Profes Professional artist record sculpture Secretary Senate Served in Vietnam sketches Society of Illustrators soldier Stars and Stripes SUBCOMMITTEE ON CONSUMER Thank tion Tom Daschle U.S. Army U.S. Edition Varco veteran artists Veterans Art Group Veterans National Medal Viet Vietnam conflict Vietnam from 1967 Vietnam Veterans Art Vietnam Veterans Memorial Vietnam Veterans National VVAG Washington Project Watercolor World World War II York
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