The Department of Veterans Affairs will host a town hall in Colorado Springs on Thursday to highlight its MyVA program that works with local nonprofits and agencies to connect veterans with care and benefits.

The two-hour meeting begins at 4 p.m. at theNorris-Penrose Event Center, 1045 Lower Gold Camp Road, and will feature a talk from Danny Pummill, the agency’s acting undersecretary for benefits. Other VA leaders overseeing health care and the construction of the new VA cemetery near the airport will be on hand, the agency said.

Other speakers include Bob McLaughlin, who runs the Mount Carmel Center for Excellence, a veteran-aimed nonprofit; and Kate Hatten co-chair of the Peak Military Care Network, a nonprofit that connects veterans to health care resources.

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