Tribal Council, County Board help fund vets' transportation needs

Cook County is a long way from Veterans Administration medical facilities. The population of military veterans is aging, as well as increasing due to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Getting veterans to their medical and related appointments can be difficult.
 
That’s where Cook County Veterans Services Officer Clarence “Clinker” Everson comes in. He makes sure the vets get to where they need to go. However, the state’s enhancement grant that helps with such transportation ran out in June.
 
The Cook County Board and the Grand Portage Reservation Tribal Council jumped into the gap to help veterans get that necessary transportation.
 
In an interview with WTIP’s Roger Linehan, the Veterans Service Officer tells what happened.