Veterans can share personal experiences at event Friday, May 16

The Associated Students Veterans’ Outreach Center will hold a "Stories Deployed: The Veteran Chronicles" event from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, May 16, in Fraser Hall Room 4.

Student veterans and veteran members of the local community will share their stories and experiences. The event is free and open to the public.

The event is part of a national storytelling movement among vets that includes The Telling Project, Warriors Write and the Veterans Writing Project, among others. Stories Deployed is an outlet for veterans form Western's campus and the Bellingham community to share their personal experiences and their connection with the military. Some content may be graphic in nature.