CHP Officer Mike Lassig is on hand at the Veterans Expo offering job possibilities for returning veterans with the department. Valley News/Tony Ault photo
With more than 90 veterans organizations and vendors, the annual Veterans Expo at Monteleone Meadows in Murrieta brought more than 200 area veterans to learn what benefits are available to them and their families for their service to the nation.
The annual Veterans Expo initially created by Sen. Melissa Melendez and Assemblymember Kelly Seyarto, now Sen. Kelly Seyarto, is a high point for veteran information in the Valley. The expo brought dozens of representatives from federal, state, county, city, private organizations and businesses to help explain the many benefits available to active, retired and former servicemembers and their families. Those benefits range from physical to mental health services, education, housing, legal issues, employment and financial expenses and expert help in
