To honor individuals who have served the United States, Laketran and Geauga Transit will be providing free public transportation services beginning Veterans Day, Nov. 11, through Nov. 16. Laketran customers taking Local Routes and Park-n-Ride need to inform their drivers that they are veterans when they board the bus, and trips will be free, officials noted. Dial-a-Ride or Geauga Transit customers should also inform agency employees of their veteran status when scheduling reservations. The annual promotion runs in addition to the yearlong reduced fare discount that Lake County veterans can receive by completing an application for Laketran’s Reduced Fare program. “Each year, Laketran provides nearly 6,000 Dial-a-Ride trips to Lake County veterans to access health care appointments,” said CEO Ben Capelle. “It is the least we can do for the sacrifice that veterans have given to our country, and we would like to continue to show our support and appreciation.” For over 25 years, Laketran has operated a special Veterans Medical Transportation service, in partnership with the Lake County Veterans Service Commission and Lake County commissioners. The service provides free, door-to-door, Dial-a-Ride transportation for Lake County veterans and their spouses to the county’s Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic, administration office, and the Louis Stokes VA Medical Center in University Circle in Cleveland. The program for Lake County veterans also subsidizes fare for Dial-a-Ride transportation to any adult day care facility or medical appointment, either in Lake County or to University Circle hospitals, officials noted. For more information on Laketran’s Veterans Medical Transportation program, call 1-888-LAKETRAN or visit www.laketran.com. For more information about the services offered by the Lake County Veterans Service Commission, visit www.lakecountyohio.gov/veterans or to register for Veterans Medical Transportation, call 440-350-2904.