Vets Town Hall is inviting community partners to help host storytelling events with area veterans this fall. Vets Town Halls are nonpolitical community gatherings where veterans are invited to share personal stories of their time in military service and how those experiences have affected them. Non-veterans are encouraged to attend and listen, with the goal…
Over the first two weeks of November 2025, more than three hundred people came together at seven events across Vermont to listen to over fifty veterans share their experiences. To make these events happen and help get the word out, we’ve had dozens of community partners, and at least twenty-five news stories featured this year’s Vets…
This year, Vermont was home to six Vets Town Halls, more than any previous fall since we started in 2017. We held our seventh annual event in the Burlington area, and Bristol hosted its first-ever Vets Town Hall. Many of this year’s events had better attendance than they have during any year since 2020. Read…
We are honored that Vets Town Hall is a member of the inaugural Partnership Grants cohort for 2024-2026. This program aids long-term humanities initiatives of Vermont nonprofit organizations, and will be an important source of funding for our programming in upcoming years. Learn more about this program here, and read about our fellow grant recipients…
Six Vets Town Halls took place throughout the year – twice as many as in 2022 – including first events in South Burlington (in the spring), Bradford, Brattleboro, and South Royalton; our fifth year in Rutland, and our sixth year in Colchester/Burlington. Thank you to these publications for helping to get the word out! 2023’s…
On Sunday, April 2nd, 2023, community members gathered at an event where family members of veterans were invited to speak about their experiences. Everyone – veterans, family, and nonveterans – was encouraged to attend and listen. “I have often felt that the burdens of war weigh heavier upon our families back home,” says event emcee…
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…