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  • Desi Smith/Gloucester Daily Times Ivan Muise, left, of Essx, a veteran of both the Army and Navy, talks with Michael Smith, the associate director of Veterans Upward Bound. Desi Smith/Gloucester Daily Times

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  • Desi Smith/Gloucester Daily Times Gloucester servicemen, from left, rear, Christopher Hammond, who served in the Oklahoma National Guard in Iraq in 2007 and '08, Philip Parker-Mendez, who served in the Marine Corps in 2011, and Kurt Wheeler, who served in the Marine Corps in 2012, participate in the recent "War on Terror Veteran Coalition" open house at the Gloucester Office of Veterans Services in Gloucester.

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January 22, 2013

A helping hand for veterans

By Times Staff Gloucester Daily Times

Cape Ann veterans have faced and survived war, but sometimes readjusting to the homefront and finding work is just as difficult.

The newly formed Global War on Terror Veterans Coalition held a forum recently to address and overcome some of those challenges, namely the high suicide and unemployment rates among young soldiers returning home.

Many former and active members of the military came to learn about the many services that are available to help them with any problems that may have effected them during their time of service and after.

More information about the coalition is available by contacting Richard Barbato at 978-281-9470 or Office of Veterans Services at 12 Emerson Ave., Gloucester.

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