Online webinar held to help OEF veterans

The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), Department of Wisconsin, will hold an online webinar Wednesday, Sept. 8, from 1 TO 2:30 p.m., using Zoom, for veterans of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF).

Wisconsin VFW Commander Cory Geisler will host the discussion, accompanied by special guests and veterans who served in Afghanistan, Jason Church and Travis West.

The withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan, has caused profound pressure on veterans who served there and made great sacrifices safeguarding the Afghans from the tyranny of the Taliban. The symposium will also provide referral support for those veterans struggling.

This exchange is intended to provide a forum for discussing shared experiences and offering a healing path to OEF veterans adjusting to the stress exacerbated by the withdrawal.

“The difficulty of the current events in this world has become unbearable to some of our veterans that have served, fought and sacrificed, to see the progress halted,” said Geisler. “Wisconsin VFW is reaching out to our OEF veterans and letting them know that we care.”

The Vet Center of Madison, will also attend, and be available online to offer services for veterans and their families. Vet Centers are community-based counseling centers that provide a wide range of social and psychological services to veterans, and the military.

The OEF symposium is free to all veterans. To register, visit https://vfwwi.org/di/vfw/v2/default.asp?pid=100845.

“We are with you,” said Geisler. “We are here for you. We ARE you.”