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Arnold, a psychologist and licensed counselor who served a combat tour as a Marine in Vietnam and then more than 30 years in the New Jersey Army National Guard, wants you to know this as well: “If you call, the people you are going to work through are veterans and a part of the Guard family,” Arnold said. “The most important thing for you to know is that help is available. We are always there.” Besides Arnold, key Vet-to-Vet hotline staff members include: - Rich Dvorin, an Air Force veteran, retired New Brunswick cop and Gold Star father. His son, Army Lt. Seth Dvorin, was killed by an IED in Iraq on Feb. 3, 2004. - Heather Altman, licensed counselor who worked as a mental health counselor at Fort Bragg, N.C. and later led the Woodbury Armory Family Readiness Group. She was a first-responder to the Pentagon on Sept. 11. The hotline launched in 2005 as a partnership between the state Department of Military and Veterans Affairs and the University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey. It is the only hotline in the country staffed by veterans – and the only one that is also available for veterans’ families as well. |
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