[Monumental Life Insurance Company]
February 10, 2009
Mr. Craig Ruckman
Office of Insurance Products
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, NE
Washington, DC 20549
| Re: | Separate Account VA DD |
| | Vanguard Variable Annuity Plan |
| | Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 on Form N-4 |
| | File Nos.: 333-146328; 811-06144 |
Dear Mr. Ruckman:
Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 to the above-referenced Form N-4 registration statement was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 9, 2009. The accession number is 0001193125-09-022610.
Enclosed is a courtesy copy of the Vanguard Variable Annuity Plan, prospectus and SAI black-lined against the currently effective registration statement.
Please note that this filing is being used as a “template” filing and I have enclosed a copy of the Template Request for your convenience.
We trust that all of the information is in order. Please call me at (319) 355-8330 with any comments or questions.
Very truly yours,
Monumental Life Insurance Company
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/s/ Darin D. Smith |
Darin D. Smith |
General Counsel |
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Enc. | | |
cc: | | Frederick R. Bellamy, Esq. |