By Rick Kauffman
With more than 35,000 veterans on record in Delaware County, the demographic of those who served in the armed forces has been one local and state legislators have worked to represent fairly.
The main difficultly representatives in Veterans Affairs Offices and veterans consistently find is a lack of information available to them.
Wednesday afternoon, the Pennsylvania Mobile Veterans Outreach Van, described as a “mobile VFW,” parked outside the Delaware County Courthouse to raise awareness and provide assistance to veterans.
“Wherever we go we have the target audience of veterans and their families,” said Jim Pearson, of the Veterans’ Service Office with the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs. “We’re trying to make them aware of benefits and services that are available, if they meet the eligibility criteria and if so how do they apply for those benefits.”
With servicemen and women and their families filing in throughout the afternoon, it was 
clear that after discharge
many veterans aren’t privy to services for which they are qualified. While many served the necessary amount of time, the transition from active duty to discharge left them in the lurch for whom and what office to connect for benefits entitled to them.
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