ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Ahead of Veterans Day on Wednesday, Nov. 11, a veterans information fair at Tanger Outlets Asheville was held on Saturday, Nov. 7.
More than 20 veteran-focused organizations from the western North Carolina area set up information booths to help educate veterans and their families about what’s available to them.
Organizer and veteran advocate AJ Inman said making sure veterans know about the resources available to them is a big part of the battle.
“We want to work, we want things, but we don’t have anywhere to go. And as a veteran, it’s hard to ask for help sometimes. So that’s why as a veteran, I think it would help the message, if it helps come from me, and then you have a trust. And this is somewhere where it’s about the veterans and not organizations doing something for a photo-op,” Inman said…