Veterans Receive Discounts on Transportation

During a recent ceremony at the VA Medical Center in Loma Linda veterans enjoyed a special discount fare on public transportation. Omnitrans offered veterans fare and passes to veterans, allowing those who have served their country to ride for half price on all Omnitrans bus routes, OmniGo and sbX. Omnitrans joins over 1,000 San Bernardino County businesses offering discounts to veterans as part of the county's Veteran Friendly Business and ID card program, where veterans can get discounts at participating businesses with the county-issued IDs. Honorably-discharged veterans can apply for an ID card from San Bernardino County's Veterans Affairs Offices in San Bernardino, Rancho Cucamonga and Hesperia. The ID cards allow veterans to identify themselves more easily to merchants offering benefits to veterans including discounts, free items or preferred status. Veterans will not need to carry their discharge papers to prove their veteran status with a veteran ID card. Said Veterans Affairs Director Bill Moseley, “This program has been beneficial to San Bernardino County businesses and, most importantly, our veterans. We are grateful to all of our local businesses who have shown their support of our veteran community.” To apply for a Veteran ID Card visit https://hss.sbcounty.gov/va/Veteran_ID.htm for more information. [END] ORIGINAL PR: Omnitrans celebrated its special discount fare for Veterans during a ceremony at the VA Medical Center in Loma Linda on Monday. The Veterans Fare and Passes will allow those who have served their country to ride for half price on all Omintrans bus routes, OmniGo, and sbX. Omnitrans is now more than 1,000 San Bernardino County businesses, including Victor Valley Transit Authority and Mountain Transit, offering discounts to veterans as part of the County’s Veteran Friendly Business and ID card program. With the County issued cards, veterans can get discounts at participating business. Honorably-discharged veterans can apply for an ID card from the County’s Veterans Affairs offices in Hesperia, Rancho Cucamonga or San Bernardino. The identification cards make veterans easier to identify to any area merchant that offers benefits to veterans such as discounts on purchases, free items, or preferred status. With the card, a veteran will not need to carry a copy of their military discharge papers to prove their veteran status. To apply for a Veteran ID Card visit https://hss.sbcounty.gov/va/Veteran_ID.htm for more information. San Bernardino County merchants have benefitted from increased business of local veterans while veterans and have been better served and learn about available state and federal benefits when visiting the Veterans Affairs offices to obtain their ID cards. “This program has been beneficial to San Bernardino County businesses and, most importantly, our veterans” said Veterans Affairs Director Bill Moseley. “We are grateful to all of our local businesses who have shown their support of our veteran community.” Veterans Affairs is doing its part to help the community achieve the Countywide Vision by ensuring residents have the resources they need to provide the necessities of life to their families. Information on the Countywide Vision can be found at www.sbcounty.gov