The feeling is like when World War II started, and we all worked together. I don't see that too much now,'' said Agan, who worked at the Standard Oil plant in Richmond during the war while her husband was stationed in the commissary on a naval ship. Agan's husband died from multiple sclerosis in 1976. I've always liked the connection with the service,'' she said. The medication program dispenses 1,500 prescriptions a year and saves veterans who live in Sonoma County from having to make the long drive to Fairfield, said Rich Garza, the county's veteran services officer.
More volunteers are welcome.
Call Larry Davis at 565-5961 to help. Volunteers also are needed to drive Sonoma County veterans to the Veteran's Administration Hospital in San Francisco. A clean DMV record is required. Lacerte's volunteer work is different, in that it requires him to be a veteran. Lacerte, who retired from the Air Force after 30 years of service, is a member of an honor guard that pays tribute to fallen comrades at memorial services throughout the Bay Area.