2024 Vets Town Halls in print

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Local newspapers really showed up for VTH this year! Thank you to these publications for helping to get the word out:

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The fledgling national organization will provide support to local organizers and host a calendar of events at vetstownhall.org, with the goal of helping to establish annual Vets Town Halls in every state — and eventually in every community — in the United States. The organization also directly coordinates Vets Town Halls here in Vermont. Junger…

VTH speaker Maureen Dwyer and emcee Jon Turner on Vermont Edition

VTH speaker Maureen Dwyer and emcee Jon Turner on Vermont Edition

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Vermont Edition’s Mikaela Lefrak interviewed Vietnam veterans Maureen Dwyer and Perry Melvin on Veterans Day 2024. This episode focuses on Dwyer’s and Melvin’s experiences in Vietnam, and Maureen also shares her experiences speaking at Vets Town Halls. Towards the end of the episode, Vets Town Hall emcee and board member Jon Turner discusses our programming….

2018 Burlington and Rutland Vets Town Halls in the press

2018 Burlington and Rutland Vets Town Halls in the press

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In 2018 we returned to Burlington’s Contois Auditorium – this year with Jon Turner emceeing the event – and Kyle Aines and Community College of Vermont ran the first Vets Town Hall in Rutland.

VTDigger: Bestselling author Sebastian Junger registers nonprofit for veterans in Vermont
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VTDigger: Bestselling author Sebastian Junger registers nonprofit for veterans in Vermont

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Sebastian Junger, bestselling author and co-director of the Afghanistan war documentary “Restrepo,” has launched a nonprofit organization — registered in Vermont — that aims to connect veterans and non-veterans through community events.  The organization, called Vets Town Hall, will provide resources for any person or organization who wants to host a gathering where attendees can…

ABC22: Veterans and families share experiences at town hall

ABC22: Veterans and families share experiences at town hall

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Colchester, VT– Veterans and families of veterans gathered on St. Michael’s campus at the ‘Family Vets Town Hall’ where attendees shared their experiences. Veterans typically share stories at the town hall events, but Sunday was the first day that family members of veterans were invited to speak as well. Read more.

2019 Colchester, Rutland, & St. Johnsbury Vets Town Halls in the press

2019 Colchester, Rutland, & St. Johnsbury Vets Town Halls in the press

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2019 was our third year in Chittenden County (and the year we moved from Contois to McCarthy Arts Center at Saint Michael’s College). Community College of Vermont again hosted a Vets Town Hall in Rutland, and added a location in Saint Johnsbury.