In the Bay County Government Center's parking lot Friday, hot dogs could be smelled throughout the area.

That's because a group of veterans drove down from Charlotte, North Carolina Friday morning to give out free food and see for themselves how the area is doing after Hurricane Michael.

They have been coming to the area every five or six weeks to see the progress since the storm and they're trying to see what else they can do to help.

This group began their volunteer work here the day before the storm.

"We're some of the first on sight. We actually like to get there 24 hours early, sit the storm out, get logistics, talk to local county sheriffs and/or collaborative partners like Red Cross, see where they need the most. Either short water rescue and or home evacuation/road evacuation," said Curtis Drafton, co-founder of the U.S. Veterans Hall of Fame.

Saturday the group will tour some of the devastation to see how things have improved since Hurricane Michael.