The Times - Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley

WALLA WALLA - The Blue Mountain Veteran's Coalition & Echo Company 181 BSB will be sponsoring the Veteran's Standdown on Wednesday, October 16 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event will take place at the Walla Walla Fairgrounds Community Center at 363 Orchard Street in Walla Walla. All military veterans are welcome with a special invitation to homeless veterans.

The following services will be provided at no charge: Eye exams, dental exams, veteran benefit officers will be available, PTSD counseling, employment services, haircuts, showers, hygiene products, flu shots and help with obtaining discharge papers will be available. A free breakfast will be served from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. and lunch will be served from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Bring copies of military paperwork if possible. For more information or transportation call Don Schack, 525-5723, Walla Walla; Dorne Hall, 522-0923, Walla Walla; Ivan Keve, 337-6546, Waitsburg; or Jim Harting, 382-4874, Dayton.