Cynthia Crosson continues to learn from her son — 15 years after his death.

You Cannot Cage the Wolf is Crosson’s recently published book, telling the story of her relationship with her son Jamie Tower, what he was like before he entered the military and how different he was when he came back. He died by suicide in May 2003 at age 22.

One of the most insidious things about brain injuries is that you can have one and not even know it.

Pat Read, a case manager at Neuro-Rehab Management, Inc. (NRM) and the Wounded Warrior Project Independence Program, has been trained to recognize symptoms, which all too often result in self-isolation.

Read will give a brief talk at Welcome Home Place, a drop-in center for veterans, active-duty military, National Guard, Reservists and anyone who cares about issues related to those people.

We’re so happy that we found such wonderful recipients for the Quilts of Valor. The quilts were made by Paul and Patricia Boynton of Ware, to honor their son SFC Christopher Boynton. Christopher Boynton died in October 2015. He grew up in Ware and served in the U.S. Army through two deployments in Iraq and one in Afghanistan.

Teresa Mazik never heard about her dad’s experiences in World War II, but she still has a feeling for his experience.

Caroline Kenyon, the first female state commander of the Massachusetts AmVets, will be the keynote speaker at The Brookfield Institute’s Military Appreciation Breakfast.

Kevin Lambert thinks veteran-to-veteran support is integral, but he’s not going to disregard the good civilians have done.

“My work with veterans is more peer-based, individual therapy,” he said. Yet, “I used to say I’d never see a civilian therapist, but I’ve changed my mind. You never know who that veteran is going to connect with.”

Steve Jones knows firsthand the healing power of art, which is why he’s keen to support the Massachusetts Veterans Art Exhibit.

Phil Milgrom, a yoga and meditation instructor and co-owner of The Centered Place in Warren, will teach participants about yoga-based meditation — and lead a group meditation practice — at the March 23 Welcome Home Place. 

Bobby Curley knows nature heals. He’s seen it heal others and it has healed him.

He wants to help other veterans capture that feeling, even if their mobility isn’t what it used to be. He’s bringing a Freedom Chair and his therapy dog Celtz to Welcome Home Place Saturday, Feb. 23. Welcome Home Place is a veterans resource center hosted by The Brookfield Institute’s Care for the Troops program. This month’s gathering will be from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 23, at Holyoke Community College’s E2E Center, 79 Main St., in downtown Ware.