Veterans Outreach—Union County Freeholder Bette Jane Kowalski (center) speaks with (from left) Army veterans Lorena Huggins of Rahway and John Gratacos of Elizabeth, who is with the Vietnam Veterans of America’s New Jersey Council, during a day-long outreach program for Union County’s veterans and their families at Union County College in Cranford. They are joined by James Wheeler and Mack Harper from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. The countywide information and outreach event was sponsored by the Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders and coordinated by the Union County Department of Human Services, Office of Veterans Services. Veterans and their family members may also call Union County’s Office of Veterans Services at (908) 659-7407, or the toll-free Veterans Hotline at (866) 640-7115 for information and assistance. (Photo by Jim Lowney/County of Union)
