Hundreds attend first of its kind event for area veterans

Hundreds attend first of its kind event for area veterans

Hundreds of veterans attended the first Coastal Bend Joint County Veterans Claims Summit and Resource Fair at the Borchard Fairgrounds to receive assistance with their benefits.Veterans services officers from 12 area counties, including Nueces County, were on hand to help attendees with applying for compensation, appealing denials, non-service related pensions, and applying for survivor's benefits.In the first few hours of the event, 50 veterans…