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Cambria County schedules town halls for veterans

Tribune-Democrat - 9/1/2018

Sept. 01--The Cambria County Veteran Services Office has scheduled four town hall events for October aimed at reaching out to the county's veteran population and providing information about possible benefits available through the Veterans Administration.

The town halls will be held in Ashville, Cresson, Johnstown and Geistown.

"We held a series of these earlier in the year, and it seems to be very beneficial to our veteran community," said Tom Chernisky, Cambria County President Commissioner.

Josh Hauser, Cambria County Veteran Services director, said his office has been trying to inform people about how the VA is structured and how it works.

"We've found that this type of proactive approach helps clear up any confusion or misconceptions about the system in general," he said.

Statistics maintained by the Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veteran Affairs listed Cambria County as the top county in the state for filing claims this past fiscal year.

"The Cambria County Veterans Affairs Office has been working very hard to reach the thousands of veterans that call Cambria County home," said Brian Natali, PADMVA chief of veterans services and programs. "Their veteran service officers are experienced, trained professionals who provide veterans with the best advice and assistance available at no cost."

Cambria County plans on scheduling an additional round of veteran town halls to be held in January and February of 2019.

The October town halls are scheduled to be held as follows:

--6 to 8 p.m.Oct. 12, Ashville VFW, 158 West Main St., Ashville.

--5:30 to 7 p.m.Oct. 22, Cambria County Library, 248 Main St., Johnstown.

--2 to 4 p.m.Oct. 23, Cresson American Legion, 222 Ashcroft Ave., Cresson.

--3 to 5 p.m.Oct. 29, VFW Post 155, 651 Lamberd Ave., Johnstown.

Jocelyn Brumbaugh is a reporter for the Tribune-Democrat. Follow her on Twitter @JBrumbaughTD.

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