STATE CAPITOL, PHOENIX – Senator Jamescita Peshlakai released the
following statement on the Legislature's unanimous adoption of her Senate Concurrent
Resolution 1028.
SCR 1028 expresses the Legislature's commitment to ensuring the cooperation
of the Arizona Department of Veterans' Services and the Navajo Nation in an
effort to increase the number of veteran service officers working within the
Navajo Nation. The resolution officially recognizes the memorandum
of understanding between the ADVS and the Navajo Nation that was signed on
June 24, 2016.
Sen. Peshlakai |
"SCR 1028 is a promise that the state of Arizona will collaborate
with the Navajo Nation Veterans' Administration to have their staff federally
accredited and working under the umbrella of the state Department of Veterans'
Services. When implemented, this will be the first time tribal veteran service
officers are able to file federal Veterans' Administration claims and benefits
applications for our tribal veterans," said Senator Peshlakai. "This significant
improvement will change the lives of many tribal veterans, their families and
communities by not forcing them to travel many hours away from home to be able
to receive these hard earned benefits.
"As a combat war veteran, I thank my legislative colleagues for
stepping up to right an incredible wrong and oversight in our state. We must
act now and purposely for our patriots and forgotten soldiers."
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