SPEAKER INDEX CONTENTS INSERTS ANGRISANO 35 39 41 42 BOONE 26 BUGAJ 36 44 DOLLNER 11 DOUGHERTY 53 55 56 63 64 EVANS 4 6 31 32 33 35 51 52 63 64 FALKOWSKI 21 30 31 32 33 34 35 FINK 42 44 FLAHERTY 49 GALLAGHER 20 HARTMAN 52 58 60 61 62 LAFALCE 1 3 4 6 8 16 17 LYONS 17 31 MAZZARELLA 37 QUINN 1 4 6 7 8 11 13 16 17 20 21 26 29 30 31 33 34 35 36 37 38 41 42 44 46 48 49 51 52 53 55 56 57 58 60 62 63 64 RYAN 16 SAMPSON 36 46 49 SULEWSKI 9 SULKOWSKI 13 30 32 CONTENTS SPEAKERS INSERTS STATEMENTS OF DR. JOAN SULEWSKI, REPRESENTATIVE OF CHAIRMAN JACK QUINN'S VETERANS ADVISORY COMMITTEE; DAVID DOLLNER, NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR VETERANS PROGRAMS ADMINISTRATOR; MARY LEE SULKOWSKI, DIRECTOR, BUFFALO VA VETS CENTER; WILLIAM LYONS, VICE PRESIDENT, FIRST NATIONAL BANK; RICHARD GALLAGHER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, WESTERN NEW YORK ALCOHOL AND DRUG DEPENDENCY SERVICES; FRANK FALKOWSKI, COO, WESTERN NEW YORK VETERANS HOUSING COALITION, INC.; AND LINDA BOONE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, NATIONAL COALITION FOR HOMELESS VETERANS PAGE 9 STATEMENT OF JOAN SULEWSKI PAGE 9 STATEMENT OF DAVID H. DOLLNER PAGE 11 STATEMENT OF MARY LEE SULKOWSKI PAGE 13 STATEMENT OF WILLIAM LYONS PAGE 17 STATEMENT OF RICHARD GALLAGHER PAGE 20 STATEMENT OF FRANK FALKOWSKI PAGE 21 STATEMENT OF LINDA BOONE PAGE 26 STATEMENTS OF PETER G. MAZZARELLA, VFW PAST STATE COMMANDER, DEPARTMENT OF NEW YORK; PAUL ANGRISANO, VIETNAM VETERANS OF AMERICA; DENNIS FINK, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, FRIENDS OF CAZENOVIA MANOR, INC.; MARTIN BUGAJ, AMVETS FIRST VICE COMMANDER, DEPARTMENT OF NEW YORK; JOHN B. SAMPSON, CHAIRMAN, REHABILITATION COMMISSION, THE AMERICAN LEGION; AND COMMAND SERGEANT MAJOR GARY FLAHERTY, NON COMMISSIONED OFFICERS ASSOCIATION PAGE 36 STATEMENT OF PETER G. MAZZARELLA PAGE 37 STATEMENT OF PAUL ANGRISANO PAGE 39 STATEMENT OF DENNIS FINK PAGE 42 STATEMENT OF MARTIN BUGAJ PAGE 44 STATEMENT OF JOHN SAMPSON PAGE 46 STATEMENT OF CSM GARY FLAHERTY, USA (RET) PAGE 49 STATEMENTS OF PETER DOUGHERTY, VA CENTRAL OFFICE, HOMELESS VETERANS PROGRAMS; BILL FEELEY, ACTING DIRECTOR, VA MEDICAL CENTER, BUFFALO; GREGORY MASON, NEW YORK VETERANS AFFAIRS REGIONAL OFFICE; AND JAMES H. HARTMAN, STATE DIRECTOR, NEW YORK VETERANS EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PAGE 53 STATEMENT OF PETER DOUGHERTY PAGE 53 STATEMENT OF JAMES H. HARTMAN PAGE 57 INSERTS SPEAKERS CONTENTS NO INSERTS IN THIS HEARING