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:10 1 INTRODUCTION The Veterans Service (Affairs) Office system in North Carolina and throughout the United States consist of a three-tier hierarchy. The three levels in North Carolina consist of one state office located in Winston-Salem, fifteen district offices strategically located throughout the state, and county offices for those . counties that wish to maintain one The Orange County Veterans Office is located in the Sixth District of the State along with Caswell, Vance, Granville, Durham, Chatham, and Lee counties. The District office for these counties is located in Durham. Through the aforementioned three-tiered hierarchy, information is distributed both up and down through the system. With Winston-Salem as a federal office, all federal directive, regulations, and information concerning the State Office is distributed from this office. From this office information is disseminated to the District offices, who in turn relay the information to each county office in its respective district. When information is to be sent from the'county office to the state office, it must pass through the district office. In essence, the district office serves as an information clearinghouse between the state and county offices; however, the main objective of the district office is to assist and, advise the various county offices in the completion of each of the county offices' duties. In the recent past, the Orange County Veterans Service Office has become in- operable. The activities of this office have been carried out via the Veterans Service District Office located in Durham. With a representative of this office, traveling to Orange County one day per week, the needs of the Orange County veterans have been addressed. If any assistance is requested of the District Office before or after this one day per week, it is the obligation of the veteran to travel to Durham for further assistance. The purpose of this paper is to present to the Orange County Commissioners and others that are concerned, facts pertaining to the operations of the Orange County Office. Hopefully, this assessment will assist in determining if there is indeed a need fot the continuance of this county office at the present level or at an expanded level. Some probable action alternatives are also presented in the hope of meeting the needs of all involved with the rendering and receipt of this service.