By Edith Tucker
SHELBURNE — Nearly 200 military veterans, assistance providers and vendors attended Friday’s fifth annual North Country Veterans Conference at the Town and Country Inn and Resort to learn the breadth of available resources, the opportunities to continue to “give back,” and to network with other veterans.
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