2021 Middlesex, Newport, Rutland, Burlington Vets Town Halls in the press
After a hiatus in 2020, Vermont’s Vets Town Halls returned with four outdoor events.
Event coverage:
- WCAX: Veterans Town Hall creates space for listening and learning
- NBC5: Veterans share stories of service at town hall event – Community gathered at Camp Meade to listen to veterans’ experiences
- VPR’s The Frequency: Vets share stories in Middlesex
- Waterbury Roundabout: Vets Town Hall returns after pandemic with first event at Camp Meade
- The Valley Reporter: Camp Meade hosts Vets Town Hall – the first since the pandemic
- Barton Chronicle: Veterans share stories, pain, and cameraderie
Interviews with the event hosts:
- Veterans Voices: How speaking out and finding solitude in nature helped one Vermont vet transition on 22/44 (interview with Jon Turner)
- What Matters This Week with Lauren Maloney on 22/44 (interview with Jon Turner)
- ABC Local 22 News: Vermont’s ‘Vets Town Hall’ events give those who served a platform to share their experiences (interview with Kyle Aines)
- WDEV: Vermont Viewpoint (interview with Jon Turner begins at about 20min 30sec)
- The NEK Voice: Marty McMahon of Vermont Vets Town Halls
Pre-event coverage:
- Rutland Herald: Vets Town Halls return, events in Rutland, Burlington coming up
- Caledonian Record: Prouty Beach event aims to give voice to veterans (behind a paywall)
- The Vermont Country Sampler: Veterans invited to share stories at Vets Town Halls (p19)
- Williston Observor: Veterans to share stories at public town hall event (p9)
- The Waterbury Roundabout: Veterans to share stories at Vets Town Hall at Camp Meade
- The Valley Reporter: Camp Meade to host veterans town hall
- Seven Days: The Magnificent 7: Must See, Must Do, June 23-29
- Burlington Free Press: Camp Meade aims to build community in small Vermont town through arts and food (behind a paywall)
