Milford author Elliott Storm will present a power point presentation when the West Point Retireee Council holds a lecture and book signing at 9 a.m. Saturday June 20, its headquarters at The West Point Academy 66 Swift Road, West Point, N.Y.

Storm, who is on his summer tour, along with his Vet Pack, which includes veterans and other key people, will present the informative power point on the topic of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.

Storm wrote the novel “These Scars Are Sacred” to help the public understand the causes and effects of PTSD and to help in the healing process for returning veterans.
Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal has said, “This is a great book, everyone should read it.”

Talk show host Jim Buchanan of WICC radio has hailed the novel as. “The Right book for the Right time."
Storm has lectured across the country speaking to many orginizations, from Veteran groups in California to the University of Michigan and the Naval War College, on the topic. He has also spoken at Yale University.
“Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, has become an epidemic,” Storm said, "not only for our returning soldiers but civilians as well.”

Storm has served as the Judge Advocate for the American Legion District Two, and has welcomed various groups for support of his novel.

“The goal of our lectures and this novel is to provide an understanding of PTSD and through that, aid in the healing process,” he said.

Storm noted that many women have commented that after reading his novel and listening to his group, they can now trace back actions of spouses and loved ones to better understand them. For more information about his book and lectures, visit http://www.thesescarsaresacred.com/ or http://www.amazon.com/