Veterans got help navigating the system designed to help those who served their country Tuesday at the first-ever Northeast Georgia Veterans’ Benefits Fair in Gainesville. “This is our first one, we wanted to do it during our August recess when we had plenty of resources and time here and I could actually be a part of it as well,” said U.S. Rep. Collins, who spent part of 2008-09 in Iraq as a chaplain with a U.S. Air Force Reserve unit. The event was hosted at the American Legion Paul E. Bolding Post 7 Riverside Drive headquarters, and ran through the afternoon as representatives from all facets of veteran’s affairs answered questions to help veterans navigate the often slow-moving, complexities of the system.