sentences:  He retired from the military in 1978 as a Chief Warrant Officer Two.Returning to New Mexico, Rocco was named director of New Mexico's Veterans Service Commission.During his tenure, he established the Vietnam Veterans of New Mexico organization, opened a Veterans' Center which provided peer counseling to Vietnam veterans, started a shelter for the homeless and a nursing home for veterans, and persuaded New Mexico legislators and voters to waive tuition for all veterans at state colleges.