November is National Veterans and Military Family Month, and a major initiative in central Indiana is providing life-changing debt relief to honor veterans' service and sacrifice.

Richard Bryant, a proud U.S. Marine Corps veteran, recently received an unexpected letter in the mail that he initially thought was a scam.

"They said they had paid off one of my medical bills. I'm like, 'This is a scam,'" Bryant said. "It literally sat on my workbench out in the garage for three weeks, maybe."

The letter was legitimate. Bryant was able to pay off more than $2,000 in medical debt through a partnership between Verizon, Team Penske and the Indianapolis Colts.

"It's real. It has been paid for in full with no questions asked," said Andy Brady, president of Verizon Great Lakes. "We go out and fran

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