Florida American Legion member connects with fellow veterans at GenCon

Vic Mitchell is a Florida Navy veteran who has been attending Gen Con for almost 20 years. He works for the VA hospital in Orlando, where he runs a program at the mental health clinic using tabletop role-playing games (TTRPGs) such as “Dungeons & Dragons” (D&D) to “bring veterans together and create an interactive social experience that allows them to explore their imagination, but also learn some skills and tools to help with various mental health issues” such as PTSD. Last year he joined American Legion Post 400 in Orlando, because “I wanted to join an organization that helps vets and wants to see their mental health and stability increase. I have noticed the Legion has been making an active effort lately to do that.”