During pandemic, where can veterans turn?

We look at where veterans can go for help during this pandemic.

OUR VETERANS,INCLUDED.IN TONIGHT'SREBOUND REPORT..NBC26'S MATTJARCHOW TALKS WITHLOCAL LEADERSABOUT WHEREVETERANS CAN GOFOR HELP ANDSUPPORT.IN SOME WAYS..THEREARE SIMILARITIES.KENNETH CORRY,WISCONSINDEPARTMENT OFVETERANS AFFAIRS"A lot of our veterans areisolating, staying at home,as a lot of us are doing aswell."BUT THERE CAN BEEXTRA CHALLENGESTHAT VETERANS HAVETO FACE.KENNETH CORRY,WISCONSINDEPARTMENT OFVETERANS AFFAIRS"Post traumatic stressdisorder, anxiety,depression.."WHY THEN..CAN IT BE SO HARDFOR VETERANS TOFIND HELP?KENNETH CORRY,WISCONSINDEPARTMENT OFVETERANS AFFAIRS"In the military, when weask for help it's kind oflooked down upon, you'rekind of looked as weak butit's actually strong.

Beingstrong right now isreaching out."THAT'S A MESSAGEKENNETH CORRY ISWORKING TO SHARE.KENNETH CORRY,WISCONSINDEPARTMENT OFVETERANS AFFAIRS"We want to make surethey know where to turn tobecause if they don't knowwhere to turn to, theyhave nowhere to go.We're lost."..AND WITH THEPANDEMIC..SOMESERVICES THAT HELPVETERANS WERESHUTDOWN..VETERANSWEREN'T ABLE TO GETVALUABLECOUNSELING.JOE AULIK, BROWNCOUNTY VETERANSSERVICE OFFICEDIRECTOR"There's always aresource available, and itstarts with our office."JOE AULIK HEADS THEBROWN COUNTYVETERANS SERVICEOFFICE.HE SAID ABOUT HALFOF THE PEOPLE INTHE VETERANCOMMUNITY AREN'TAWARE OF BENEFITSTHEY'RE ENTITLED TO.JOE AULIK, BROWNCOUNTY VETERANSSERVICE OFFICEDIRECTOR"We can hook them upwith those benefits, wecan meet with them viathe phone, we can fileeverything electronically.So we did not stop ourservices at all."IT CAN MAKE A HUGEDIFFERENCE..JOE AULIK, BROWNCOUNTY VETERANSSERVICE OFFICEDIRECTOR"It's a healing piece, andeconomically it's justmassive."AND IT'S JUST ONE OFTHE PLACES THATCAN HELP VETERANSDURING THISPANDEMIC.JOE AULIK, BROWNCOUNTY VETERANSSERVICE OFFICEDIRECTOR"Resources are nowstarting to open back up."TO REACH THEM..ALLIT CAN TAKE IS APHONE CALL..AND THEWILLINGNESS TOMAKE IT.KENNETH CORRY,WISCONSINDEPARTMENT OFVETERANS AFFAIRS"It took me a long time toreach out for help butwhen I did it felt like therewas a weight lifted off myshoulders.

It was so, it feltso good."..MATT JARCHOW, NBC26.HERE'S A CLOSERLOOK AT WHEREVETERANS CAN GOFOR HELP RIGHTNOW..THE DEPARTMENTOF VETERANSAFFAIRS ANDVETERANS SERVICEOFFICES ARE BOTHOPEN AND LOCAL..WE ALSO HAVETHESE NUMBERS ONOUR WEBSITE..NBC 26DOT COM.STILL AHEAD AT SIX...CHAN