...the region.The Bethel project is unusual in that so many in the community are involved in seeing it through, said Verdie Bowen, director of the state Division of Veterans Affairs. He said its $140,000 grant for the project will be administered...

...Military veterans can air their concerns in town hall meetings this spring across Alaska. State Veterans Affairs Director Verdie Bowen says officials will address health care, home loans, education and disability compensation. He told The Anchorage...

...Corporation; Brig. Gen. Deborah McManus, assistant adjutant general and commander of the Alaska National Guard; and Verdie Bowen, director if Alaska's Office of Veterans Affairs. All of the Alaska witnesses testified about the difficulty in...