YESTERDAY (SUNDAY) WAS THE FINAL DAY OF THE 2014 STAND DOWN MONTEREY. OVER THE WEEKEND, MORE THAN 400 CENTRAL COAST VETERANS WERE GIVEN FREE FOOD AND SHELTER, MEDICAL CARE, DENTAL WORK, AND LEGAL AID, AMONG OTHER SERVICES. BY ALL ESTIMATES, THE NUMBER OF VETERANS SERVED WAS DOUBLE THAT OF THE 2012 EVENT. THE VETERAN TRANSITIONS CENTER OF MONTEREY COUNTY AND THE UNITED VETERANS COUNCIL CO-SPONSORED THE EVENT, WHICH WAS MADE POSSIBLE BY COMMUNITY DONATIONS AND OVER 500 VOLUNTEERS. THE NEXT STAND DOWN MONTEREY WILL BE HELD IN 2016.
