Veteran's Townhall Event

This is a great event that was started in Massachusetts and now has spread across the county. Our event is the only Town Hall for Ohio on Veteran's Day and will be a great event hearing stories and experiences from Veterans with all different backgrounds. Cleveland 1st Platoon members can attend to listen and learn. If willing, veterans will have an opportunity to share their story/experience during the 30 min "story time". Open to all platoon members. Official start time is 2:30 and registration is required on the vet town hall website (link below). Background Info on Event: "The first Vets Town Hall was held on Veterans Day 2015. The idea, conceived by author Sebastian Junger, was simple but powerful: to provide a forum for veterans to share the pride, grief, or quiet appreciation of life that war bestowed upon them and for non-veterans to listen and to learn. In the tradition of warrior storytelling, veterans describe the life that the war bestowed upon them. Veterans speak about what his or her service means to them through a story, summary of service, message, letter home, excerpt from a war journal, or even the story behind a photograph. Non-veterans are invited and encouraged to attend, to listen, and to learn. The event should be solemn and non-political. There will be no question-and-answer period afterward. There will be no debate on the merits or justifications of war. There will be no recriminations or accusations. This is simply a chance for veterans to tell the community what it felt like to go to war. Some vets will be incredibly proud. Others will be angry. A few might cry too hard to even be able to speak. A community ceremony like this will return the experience of war to our entire nation rather than just leaving it to the people who fought. " Vetstownhall.org

Type

Support Event

What To Wear

Your TMC Shirt!

Inclement Weather

Rain or Shine, Indoors