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Veterans in the Commonwealth

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Vine Grove resident Wesley Betson, 4, waves American flags during the Hardin County Veterans Day celebration Satuday at Optimist Park in Vine Grove.
Amber Coulter

How are military veterans from Kentucky faring?  What Services are available to them and how are we failing them?  How have public perceptions of veterans shifted from one armed conflict to another?  These are some of the questions we'll pursue and that we're inviting you to answer.

Send your comments or personal story by email before Thursday morning to  wekueasternstandard (at) gmail dot com, post on Facebook, tweet us @889weku or call our Listener Line at 859-622-1657.

Guests: Ken Lucas, Former U.S. Representative from Kentucky's 4th District and Commissioner of the Kentucky Department of Veterans Affairs; 
Brett Morris, Interim Director of the Eastern Kentucky University Department of Military and Veterans Affairs;Kevin Pernicano, PhD, Chief of Mental Health Services for the VA Medical Center in Lexington.

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