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The need for the center arose
because of the growth in the veteran
population in the region. Roche says
New Hanover County has about
19,500 veterans. Brunswick County
has a little more than 14,000, Pender
County has 6,400, and Onslow
County has almost 28,000.
“We saw 18,500 veterans last year,”
Roche says. “With about two more
weeks in this fiscal year, we’ve seen
almost 19,000. Our growth percent-age
is about 15 percent over the last
two years.”
Before the new center opened in
March 2013 — a soft opening followed
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