The state is quietly shutting down a program, nearly 3 decades old, that aids veterans statewide, mostly in rural areas.

The Rendell administration is closing the state’s five Governor’s Veterans Outreach and Assistance Centers, which were started by Gov. Dick Thornburgh in 1981. The centers help veterans with paperwork for health claims, job placement, education and other services, at locations outside the usual Veterans Affairs and veteran service organization offices across the state.

The offices — including branches in Erie and Greensburg — are set to close by the end of December, though some have been shuttered already.

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