Volunteers and needy veterans meet informally during Stand Down, an annual event to provide services and emergency assistance to homeless and unemployed veterans. The volunteers' efforts were hampered this year by the theft of $26,000 worth of blankets, cots, coats and other items intended for the nearly 300 veterans who show up during the three-day event.

Photo by Michael Woodward, Reporter

Volunteers and needy veterans meet informally during Stand Down, an annual event to provide services and emergency assistance to homeless and unemployed veterans. The volunteers' efforts were hampered this year by the theft of $26,000 worth of blankets, cots, coats and other items intended for the nearly 300 veterans who show up during the three-day event.

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