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Wreaths Across America Radio to host first radio roundtable on veteran healing

COLUMBIA FALLS, Maine – Wreaths Across America Radio announced the first in a series of four roundtable discussions focused on veteran healing through sharing stories of resilience, purpose and success. This live discussion will take place Thursday, March 25, at 7 p.m. Eastern time and can be heard on WAAR, https://wreathsacrossamerica.org/radio.

The goal of the roundtable series is to help reduce barriers for veterans by supporting generational bonds between service veterans through stories of service and success; destigmatizing issues faced by veterans and asking for help; combating inaccurate perceptions of veterans by discussing the diverse experiences, challenges and success of service members, veterans, and their families and connecting veterans with valuable resources.

This first roundtable, “Service, Resilience, Success,” will include two guest panelists.

Retired Army Maj. Gen. Peter “Pete” Aylward is the director of The United States of America Vietnam War Commemoration. As such, he leads the daily operations of this Secretary of Defense program, authorized by Congress, to thank and honor Vietnam veterans and their families for their service and sacrifice. Aylward held a variety of command and staff assignments including commander of the 26th Infantry Brigade (Light) 29th Infantry Division; deputy director of plans and policy for Northern Command in Colorado Springs and deputy director of domestic operations for the National Guard Bureau in Arlington, Virginia.

He also served on the White House Homeland Security Council Domestic Resiliency Group and was the director of the Department of Defense’s Pandemic Influenza Task Force.

Edward “Ed” McEvoy is the national outreach program specialist with the Department of Veterans Affairs’ Readjustment Counseling Service. He is responsible for developing national outreach policy, guiding national outreach efforts and establishing and maintaining national-level partnership efforts to improve outreach effectiveness. McEvoy began his VA career with RCS at the Center City Vet Center in Philadelphia, as an outreach specialist. Before his VA career, he served in the United States Marine Corps for seven years and deployed to Iraq in 2003, 2005 and 2008.

The guest panelists will be interviewed by retired Army Capt. Joe Reagan and Karen Worcester, executive director of Wreaths Across America.

“I think this is going to be a meaningful discussion,” Susan Patten, program manager for Wreaths Across America Radio, said. “As everyone involved has a synergy of mission and a deep understanding of veterans’ needs and the needs of their families. We look forward to this opportunity to offer stories and the importance in addressing veterans’ healing.”

Anyone can listen to Wreaths Across America Radio’s 24/7 internet stream anywhere at http://www.wreathsacrossamerica.org/radio, and most recently, via the iHeart Radio app or download it at the App Store or on Google.

Subsequent broadcasts will be Thursdays, June 24, Sept. 23 and Dec. 23. All panel discussions which will be held live on WAAR.

Submitted by Wreaths Across America Radio.

 

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