The conversation with the Director of Cemeteries (Washington DC) went well.  Three offices of the VA had reviewed our design and the DC said that our monument will be the finest of all the monuments (at its level – not in the level of 12-foot tall statues) at all the National Cemeteries.  Being Request number six, he still had some toning down requirements… and a creative suggestion.  After some reviews and redesigning by our monument team, we are about to send in Request number seven to the VA in Washington DC.  Regarding the bronze diving pins on the monument, sadly our jeweler in Albuquerque has closed his business.  However, we have found another jeweler artist in Wisconsin who is looking forward to making our pins.  We are close!