DelVal to Host Returning Vets Forum

Since 2001, more than 2.2 million U.S. men and women have returned from serving in Afghanistan or Iraq.

Even for those U.S. veterans who have not suffered traumatic physical or psychological injuries, readjustment to civilian life stateside can be a challenge.

That's just one reason two Doylestown institutions are joining forces to examine those issues.

Delaware Valley College and the Travis Manion Foundation are partnering to host a forum on issues facing returning veterans and their families. It will be held Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the school in Doylestown Township.

"Understanding Your Returning Veteran" is designed to help loved ones better understand the issues they may face when a veteran comes home, organizers said.

Speakers will include a mother and her son, who was deployed several times to Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as a husband who was deployed multiple times and his wife.

The event will be moderated by a retired U.S. Navy lieutenant commander.

The forum is free and open to the public.

Registration is preferred and can be done at www.travismanion.org.

For more information, visit the college's website.