Resident Elliott Storm, left, author of the book "These Scars are Sacred," presents Milford Mayor James L. Richitelli Jr. with the Warriors Medal of Valor that Storm won for his book and his work to spread the message that veterans who suffer from PTSD are not alone.

Storm, a Vietnam veteran, and his wife, Deb Trumpower, recently concluded a nationwide book tour in which they met with numbers veteran and others; receiving warm welcomes in venues everywhere.

Photo by Brad Horrigan