Dublin VA feeds veterans ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday

The Carl Vinson VA Medical Center held a two-hours drive-thru to feed local veterans for the Thanksgiving holiday.

Water and fire don't mix.

If there's inclement weather ... you should have a backup plan for your turkey.

With the help of local churches... veterans at the carl vinson v-a medical center ... will be able to have a nice meal ... for the thanksgiving holiday.

41-nbc jatrissa wooten has more from the two-hour drive-thru event in dublin.

Sot: gus allbritton volunteer "this year with covid-19 really kicking in and everything.

We have a lot of veterans and their families are needy, and they need food."

With the help of two local churches donated 100 boxes of food to the dublin va to distribute to its veterans.

Chief of volunteer service keith griffin says the food should last about 2 to three days.

Sot: keith griffin: chief of volunteer service, carl vinson va medical center "they have milk, eggs, meat, fruit and vegetable products" griffin says with the pandemic and loss of income for some---everyone can use a little help.

He says each box is for a veteran who lives off the medical center's campus.

"a meal for one day or a couple of days can change their spirit" gus allbritton has volunteered at the medical center for close to 30 years.

He says anytime he get a chance to give back- he does because he know as a veteran its impactful "they come to a place where they are appreciated, where they are the thanksgiving