Seacoast Vet-to-Vet Café resumes at Langdon Place of Dover
DOVER — The monthly Vet-To-Vet Café hosted by Wentworth Hospice and Langdon Place of Dover will resume for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic began on Tuesday, May 2, at Langdon Place of Dover, 60 Middle Road.
Veterans from World War II, Korean Conflict, Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan wars are welcome to participate. Current service members are also welcome to attend.
Prior to the COVID-19 shutdown in 2020, the Vet-To-Vet Café grew to 25 veterans monthly from four wars. Fourteen vets participated in the first Vet-To-Vet Cafe at Langdon Place of Dover in October 2019.
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The café, run by veterans, will be held monthly at Langdon Place of Dover and is open to all veterans, both war-time and peace-time. It is designed to offer a safe social environment for vets to gather, decompress and meet other veterans. It also provides an opportunity for current or recent vets to meet veterans from World War II, Korean Conflict, and Vietnam to share experiences in a safe environment. Future events will include guest speakers talking about topics of interest to veterans, discussions about veteran challenges, VA concerns, resource help and ceremonies honoring veterans’ service.
Peter Nawrocki, a hospice volunteer with Journey Song and volunteer veteran coordinator will be the host.
For information, call 603-743-4110 ext. 224.
This article originally appeared on Portsmouth Herald: Seacoast Vet-to-Vet Café resumes at Langdon Place of Dover
