During the most recent Executive Committee meeting, Mr. Howard Quarles was appointed by the Branch President (and confirmed by the Executive Committee) as Chair of the Armed Services & Veterans Affairs Committee.
Mr. Quarles is a King William / Union Hope Community resident, a member of Union Hope Baptist Church and works with vulnerable adults who cope with mental illness and addiction. Mr. Quarles is a retired Sergeant after several decades in the U.S. Army.
Duties of the Armed Services and Veterans Affairs Committee:
Armed Services and Veterans Affairs. The Committee on Armed Services and Veterans’ Affairs shall: (1) seek to establish a working relationship with those agencies in government, national, state and local, having the responsibility in the affairs of members of the various Armed Services and Veterans and to see that the programs to which they are responsible are administered fairly and justly to members of the minority community; (2) study conditions pertaining to veterans and members of the Military Service and their dependents and/or survivors in the community; (3) serve as a center of information on matters affecting the members of the Active Military, Reserves, State National Guard and Veterans; (4) maintain a repository of materials, information and forms to be used in assisting veterans and/or dependents of veterans and military personnel with their problems; (5) receive and act on all complaints relative to acts of discrimination on account of race, color, creed, or denial of benefits to which they are entitled because of discrimination; (6) prepare quarterly report on committee activities to be submitted to the Executive Committee of the Unit and the National Director of Armed Services and Veterans Affairs.
