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Veterans services: transportation for 68 VAMC appointments, 98 attended March appreciation dinner

Government Operations Committee · April 14, 2026
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Veterans Service Officer Kevin Swab reported coordinating 68 trips to the Syracuse VAMC, assisting 12+ benefits actions, and hosting a Vietnam Veterans Appreciation Dinner on March 28 with 98 attendees; a Memorial ceremony is scheduled for May 30, 2026.

Kevin Swab, Veterans Service Officer, told the committee his office coordinated transportation for 68 veterans to appointments at the Syracuse VAMC and assisted with more than a dozen new veterans' benefits actions, records requests and burial or survivor benefits. Swab highlighted ongoing outreach including monthly lunches and breakfasts in several towns and wellness programming.

Swab noted a Vietnam Veterans Appreciation Dinner held March 28 that drew 98 veterans and family members and said the office plans a Memorial ceremony on May 30, 2026 to post names for the "In Memory" program. He said staff are working to validate veteran status for benefits and to reactivate a local AMVETS post.

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