§9A-1-2. Veterans' Council; administration of department.
There is continued the "Veterans' Council" consisting of nine
members who must be citizens and residents of this state and who
have served in and been honorably discharged or separated under
honorable conditions from the Armed Forces of the United States and
whose service was within a time of war as defined by the laws of
the United States, either Public Law No. 2 -- 73rd Congress, or
Public Law No. 346 -- 78th Congress, and amendments thereto.
Where feasible, two members of the council shall be veterans of
either World War II or the Korean Conflict, at least two members of
the council shall be veterans of the Vietnam era, at least one
member shall be a veteran of the first Gulf War and at least one
member shall be a veteran of the Afghanistan or Iraqi Conflicts.
The members of the veterans' council shall be selected with special
reference to their ability and fitness to effectuate the purposes
of this article. If an eligible veteran is not available or cannot
be selected, a veteran who is a citizen and resident of this state,
who served in and was honorably discharged or separated under
honorable conditions from the Armed Forces of the United States and
who served during any time of war or peace may be selected.
A secretary and such veterans' affairs officers, assistants
and employees as the secretary considers advisable, shall
administer the West Virginia Department of Veterans' Assistance.