Fremont County (Colorado) Veterans Service Office

Every Colorado county must run a veterans service office (C.R.S. 28-5-801 to 805; see the Colorado entry). Fremont County's page: "Our mission is to assist all discharged members of the United States Armed Forces, the surviving spouses, administrators, executors, conservators, guardians or heirs of any such veterans, or any other persons who may have proper claims", by filing and prosecuting claims for insurance, pensions, compensation, hospitalization, vocational training, education, loans and other federal and State benefits. Who and where. Veteran's Services, Room 203, 615 Macon Avenue, Cañon City, CO 81212; 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday; closed Fridays and holidays; "Please call ahead at (719) 276-7400 to schedule an appointment." Cheryl Baur, (719) 276-7400, and John Grooms, (719) 276-7401. The Colorado Division of Veterans Affairs' directory lists the same officers, suite and hours, with the email [email protected] and fax (719) 276-7402. On August 25, 2026 the Commissioners appointed Mr. Grooms Veterans Service Officer, jointly with Ms. Baur, for August 30, 2026 to August 30, 2028 (Resolution 20 of 2026), after a year's training and certification. He told the Board the office "is mobile, so they can travel to assist veterans at various locations, including their homes", and that it had extended its hours to 8 to 4, Monday to Thursday. The coffee. "Fremont County Veteran Services invites you to attend the Women Veterans Coffee Talk, every 2nd Wednesday from 8-9 am at the VFW Building, 215 North Cottonwood in Cañon City. RSVP to the Veteran Services Department or at 719-276-7401." Also on the page. A checklist of things to ask about (an increase in compensation, Agent Orange and Gulf War presumptions, aid and attendance, a lost discharge, a shared burial plot, free VA headstones), the Vet Center, and Honor Flight of Southern Colorado (Misti Stowell, 719-637-7609), a charity that flies veterans to the Washington memorials, which the Commissioners honoured on April 11, 2026.