The
Alabama State Board of Veterans Affairs (SBVA) reappointed retired Rear Admiral
W. Clyde Marsh to a new four-year term as commissioner of the Alabama
Department of Veterans Affairs (ADVA).
“Admiral Marsh has demonstrated great
leadership and innovation to the department for the past decade. Under his
leadership the first state veterans cemetery and the fourth veterans home were
built,” Board member Ken Rollins said.
Admiral Marsh oversaw efforts to
completely renovate and upgrade Bill Nichols State Veterans Home, Alabama
oldest long-term care veterans facility in 2016. He spearheaded the transition
from a paper claims process to a statewide computer data based claims system to
enhance the claims filing process that provides better connectivity and
efficiency in county veterans service offices statewide.
“The veterans of
Alabama are fortunate Admiral Marsh accepted another four-year term as our
commissioner. He has served in multiple positions on the national level; he's
highly respected throughout the federal Veterans Administration and by state
directors,” Dolores Hardin, SBVA Vice Chair, said. Commissioner Marsh has
served as ADVA commissioner since October 2005.