Husband’s Death Propels Widow to Help Others
Husband’s Death Propels Widow to Help Others
By Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden
American Forces Press Service
EMERALD ISLE, N.C., Sept. 30, 2009 – For the past five years, Vivianne Wersel has been fighting to improve benefits for the widows and families of fallen servicemembers.
Vivianne Wersel, government relations committee chair for the Gold Star Wives of America, testifies before the House Veterans Affairs Committee’s subcommittee on disability compensation and memorial affairs, Washington, D.C. Sept. 24, 2009. Wersel is the widow of Marine Corps Lt. Col. Richard Wersel, who died of heart complications a week after returning from Iraq in February 2005. DoD photo by Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden
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