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Local veterans were able to take advantage of more than 50 service providers at the 33rd Stand Down event.
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Rep. Mike Levin, D-Oceanside, wrote the legislation to rename the center after Capt. Jennifer M. Moreno, who died in Afghanistan in October 2013.
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