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Military and Veterans Resource Event Set for March 13

WARRENSBURG, MO (March 5, 2012) – More than 40 vendors, door prizes, resource handouts, and informational speakers await those attending the first Military and Veterans and Resource Event, planned for 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday, March 13 at the University of Central Missouri. Admission to this event in Elliott Union 240 is free. All active duty, guard, reservists, retired service men and women, and military dependents are welcome to attend. According to Delilah Nichols, coordinator of Military and Veteran Services at UCM, the purpose of the event is to provide individuals who are serving or have served their country information about the different types of resources that are available to them. Representatives of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs will be in attendance to provide information about education, medical and veteran benefits. Other resource participants include the Missouri Veterans Commission, Tricare, USAA, and Whiteman Air Force Base Airman and Family Resource Center, just to name a few. Vendors encourage participants seeking benefit services to bring a copy of their DD-214 to the event. Individuals who have questions are encouraged to contact the Office of Military and Veterans Services at 660-543-8776. # # #