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Veteran urges Newman to back peer counseling group, city says memorial plan funded
Summary
At the Aug. 26 Newman City Council meeting, veteran Jorge Martinez urged the city to support a volunteer peer-counseling group and asked for memorial flagpoles; staff said a local memorial design is funded and staff will follow up.
Jorge Martinez, a member of a local veterans post, told the Newman City Council on Aug. 26 that veterans in the area lack mental-health supports and asked the city for help establishing a volunteer peer-counseling group and memorial flagpoles.
Martinez said he has been trying to start “Friends Anonymous,” a no-dues, peer-support group and sought city support for a flagpole and a memorial in both Newman and…
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