RD515 - World War II 75th Anniversary Commemoration Committee Annual Report


Executive Summary:
The World War II 75th Anniversary Commemoration Commission (the Commission) was created in the 2014 Appropriation Act (2014 Special Session I, c. 2; Item 1, Section P.1) to plan, develop, and carry out programs and activities to commemorate the 75th anniversary of World War II, including a national reunion of living veterans. The Commission is composed of four members of the House of Delegates, two members of the Senate of Virginia, and two nonlegislative citizen members. The Commissioner of the Department of Veterans Services and the Executive Director of the Virginia War Memorial serve as ex officio members with nonvoting privileges. Technical assistance is provided to the Commission by the Department of Veterans Affairs and Virginia War Memorial. The Commission held three meetings in 2015.