Added by Joseph F. Campbell
Added by Bob
Added by Bob

The Dryhootch will consist of a coffee shop on the first floor, with meeting rooms for veteran’s organizations, counseling groups, etc. in the lower level. We will also partner with the Vet Center and the Milwaukee VA Mental Health staff to bring peer to peer counseling for our new brother and sister returning from the Mideast, as well as those veterans suffering from previous wars and service. This building is located in the historic Soldiers Home District on the Milwaukee VA grounds. We will be occupying areas that have been unused for years and require renovation in order to open. We will open in phases that consist of a) the renovation of the old Post Office for the permanent coffee house and b) outdoor reflection patio and meeting areas. Help Us Help Them!
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A Place for Veterans to Reconnect
Veterans, friends, and family, share a cup of coffee, lattes, sodas, juices, and stories. Join the camaraderie of others who've been where you've been; who share that special bond of serving their country and have felt the daily toll of being in harm’s way. - see more - |
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Dryhootch Coffee is a Social Place
Where one can come and meet old buddies, make new friends, share stories, and remember and salute those who did not make it home. Where a great cup of Java and good friends bring back the good memories , great stories while you enjoy some jazz, poetry, or a good movie. It's a great place and time to reflect and laugh again.- see more - |
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Dryhootch Coffee is a Healing Place
Dryhootch Coffee is safe place where the troubles, fears, and worries of service and sacrifice can be addressed. Learn skills on how to cope and how to deal with the memories that won't go away. Groups on addictions, PTSD, and family involvement are available in a warm and inviting atmosphere that promotes healing and reflection. Information by vets, for vets, on what government programs are available to help you, your family, or a friend. - see more - |
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To get the first Dryhootch off the ground, we need your contributions. Everything from labor, materials, cash, equipment, etc. We recieve no government funding, & yet our veterans need our nations help. Please help us help them. |
IIf you can't visit us in person, become part of our community online. Share your stories, submit your articles, write a blog, get involved. The best way for our troops to deal with the trauma of war is help from those who have been there.
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Where ever there are veterans returning from war, there is a need for a Dryhootch. Contact us on how you can start a Chapter in your town or city. Contact Dryhootch on how we give a gome for our veterans to reconnect. |
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Sunday
July 5, 2009 from 12pm to 5pm – Summerfest Grounds
Join us on Sunday Afternoon as we take our truck and information to the Military Appreciation Day!
Organized by Dryhootch | Type: military, day, dryhootch, outreach
Saturday
July 18, 2009 all day – Timmerman Airfield Milwaukee
Join us at this fund raiser at the Lao-Hmong National Celebration to be held at Timmerman Field in Milwaukee. Lets honor the Lao-Hmong who fought as Americas Ally in the Secret War in Laos. They lo...
Organized by Dryhootch | Type: fundraiser
Sunday
July 19, 2009 from 10am to 1pm – Silver Spring Armory
Join us to serve brats & burgers to the US Army 1152nd Transportation Co & their families. Some of the unit heads off to duty later this year, so lets show them we appreciate their efforts ...
Organized by Dryhootch | Type: picnic
Thursday
July 23, 2009 at 9pm to July 26, 2009 at 4pm – Wyndham Hotel, Milwaukee
Help us raise awareness as we take our Mobile Canteen to the State of Wisconsin American Legion convention goers. Please sign up to serve as information hosts for Dryhootch.
Posted by Sister AnnCatherine Veierstahler on July 1, 2009 at 3:25pm
Posted by vera roddy on June 7, 2009 at 8:28pm
Posted by Patricia Clason on June 6, 2009 at 8:00pm
Posted by D on May 6, 2009 at 11:33am
PTSD is the silent killer and destroyer of lives of any other weapon of war to us veterans. It is estimated that 2-3x the number of Vietnam Veterans died after the war from PTSD, suicide, etc then ...
Started by Bob Jun 23.
What color is PTSD. The American Legion uses the red poppy, the Vietnam Vets pick the "orange blossom" from agent orange fame. What color is PTSD? What flower/poppy can we use to take to events and...
Started by Bob. Last reply by Tom Williams Jun 23.
G/day, our organization has targeted young australian and new zealand military personnel to assist them and their families. We are finding around 30-40% of troops returning from deployment sufferin...
Started by john jarrett. Last reply by john jarrett Feb 11.
An April 2008 RAND Report states: Nearly 20 percent of military service members who have returned from Iraq and Afghanistan — 300,000 in all — report symptoms of post traumatic stress disorder or m...
Tagged: Report, Rand, study, PTSD
Started by Bob Sep. 28, 2008.
This is the first discussion to kick off hopefully many that will speak to what we can do to help those returning from war, struggling with PTSD, and the baggage of other problems that comes along ...
Started by Bob Jul. 25, 2008.
A charismatic man claiming to be an Iraq veteran had a high profile in Colorado before being exposed as a fraud.
Sgt. John M. Russell had fallen into debt, his father said, and was in trouble with his commanding officer before he killed five people on Monday at Camp Liberty in Iraq.
Veterans centers created for those returning from an earlier war are pressed into duty to serve those who served in Iraq and Afghanistan. A nonprofit dedicated to helping veterans return home. Peer to Peer counseling, a coffee house, a place for veterans to reconnect.
© 2009 Created by Bob