President-elect Donald Trump said in a Jan. 9 social media post that Sam Brown, a decorated U.S. Army war veteran and former Senate candidate from Nevada, will serve in his incoming administration as the next undersecretary of veterans affairs for memorial affairs, a senior position with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
If confirmed by the Senate, Brown will be responsible for overseeing the maintenance and operation of 155 VA national cemeteries and helping to provide burial services for U.S. veterans and certain members of their families.
Other responsibilities at the department will include maintaining cemeteries as national shrines; managing land acquisition, design, and construction; overseeing activities related to the establishment of new national cemeteries; and overseeing memorial programs to honor the service of deceased veterans….