CONTRA COSTA COUNTY AIRPORTS

Veterans' benefits programs are important to millions of Americans. Approximately one-third of the U.S. population, or twenty-six million veterans and forty-eight million family members are potentially eligible for federal veterans' benefits. Veterans are THE reason this department exists, our common purpose, and our efforts are directed toward meeting their needs... The Contra Costa County Veterans Service Office was established in 1946. The department was created to help local veterans and their families obtain veterans' benefits from federal, state, and local agencies. Since the department's inception, the Board of Supervisors has continued to recognize the need for professional veterans' advocates to provide claims assistance to the 72,000 veterans and their families who reside in this county. Because of this, we maintain the willingness to change and are flexible in our attitudes... County Veterans Service Offices play an important role in a national veteran's advocacy network...

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