BY MEGAN ERBACHER
Larry Gries joked that a few years ago, he was the University of Southern Indiana dental hygiene studentsā guinea pig.
Once Gries, 67, retired from being a student housing mail man for USI, he started taking advantage of the dental programās services.
On Monday morning, Gries was one of 36 veterans signed up for USIās Dental Hygiene Clinicās free dental cleaning, fluoride and X-rays. The free services take place again Wednesday for 36 more veterans.
This yearās appointment schedule, which is full, was expanded to include evening hours in hopes to serve more veterans. This is the second year for free services, but discounted services were available before.
Gries served as a private in the Army in the Vietnam War from 1969-70. He was stationed in Quang Tri province and was part of a transportation division.
āWe supplied the fire bases between North and South Vietnam,ā he said.
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