What is Togo D. West Jr.?
{{Infobox officeholder |name = Togo West |image = TogoDWest.jpg |office = 3rd [[United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs]] |president = [[Bill Clinton]] |term_start = May 4, 1998 |term_end = July 10, 2000 |predecessor = [[Jesse Brown]] |successor = [[Anthony Principi]] |office1 = [[United States Secretary of the Army]] |president1 = [[Bill Clinton]] |term_start1 = November 22, 1993 |term_end1 = May 4, 1998 |predecessor1 = [[Gordon R. Sullivan|Gordon Sullivan]] {{small|(Acting)}} |successor1 = [[Robert M. Walker|Mike Walker]] {{small|(Acting)}} |office2 = [[General Counsel of the Navy]] |president2 = [[Jimmy Carter]] |term_start2 = April 22, 1977 |term_end2 = January 13, 1979 |predecessor2 = [[E. Grey Lewis|Grey Lewis]] |successor2 = [[Coleman Hicks]] |birth_name = Togo Dennis West Jr. |birth_date = {{birth date|1942|6|21}} |birth_place = [[Winston-Salem, North Carolina|Winston-Salem]], [[North Carolina]], [[United States|U.S.]] |death_date = {{death date and age|2018|3|8|1942|6|21}} |death_place = [[Caribbean Sea]] aboard cruiseliner between [[Barbados]] and [[Puerto Rico]] |party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] |spouse = Gail Berry |children = 2 daughters |education = [[Howard University]] {{small|([[Bachelor of Science|BS]], [[Juris Doctor|JD]])}} |allegiance = {{flag|United States}} |branch = {{army|United States}} |serviceyears = 1965–1973 |unit = [[Judge Advocate General's Corps, United States Army|Army Judge Advocate General's Corps]] |mawards = [[Legion of Merit]]<br>[[Meritorious Service Medal (United States)|Meritorious Service Medal]] }} '''Togo Dennis West Jr.''' (June 21, 1942 – March 8, 2018) was an attorney and public official who was the third [[United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs]]. He was picked by [[President of the United States|President]] [[Bill Clinton]] on [[January 27]], [[1998]], during Clinton's second term, and was confirmed by the [[United States