Tewksbury's Congressman Moulton to Host Veterans Day Town Hall

By ADAM SWIFT (Patch Staff)

Sixth District Congressman Seth Moulton, who represents Tewksbury, is inviting residents of the district to attend a Veterans Day Town Hall in Marblehead on Wednesday.

The event takes place on Veterans Day, Nov. 11 at 11 a.m. at Abbot Hall in Marblehead.

The noted writer and director Sebastian Junger will also be attending the town hall.

“This event is a community forum aiming to establish a greater understanding between local veterans and the friends and neighbors they fought for,” Moulton stated. “In the tradition of warrior storytelling, veterans are invited to describe the pride, grief, rage, or quiet appreciation of life that the war bestowed upon them. Each veteran will be given up to 10 minutes to 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 to listen and to learn.”

For more information on the original idea for the event, Moulton suggests reading Junger’s Vanity Fair article, “How PTSD Became a Problem Far Beyond the Battlefield.”

“This event will help our community bridge the divide between veterans and non-veterans and inform how I can better serve you in Congress,” Moulton stated.