Jessica Gruenling joined WRTV as a Reporter & Multi Media Journalist in June of 2023.
INDIANAPOLIS — On Monday afternoon, employees at Volunteers of America put together a special lunch for the veterans they serve.“Our veterans here love to eat and we love to feed them so we all pitched in and we did a taco bar for them,” said Yalonda Campbell, the program director for veteran services.The organization works with homeless vets. They have 24 beds and help them find housing, jobs and work on mental health.
”A block away, dozens lined the sidewalk for the Veterans Day parade.“My niece, nephew and my two youngest,” that’s who Hannah Nilsen brought to the parade.While most kids are in school, Nilsen says hers are in a hybrid homeschool program and this was a field trip for them.“I think it would be great for all the kids to experience this, if all the schools were closed they could come. There's so much to experience,' Nilsen said.
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