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<\/figure>\n\n\n\n\u201cBeing a veteran myself and being a combat-wounded veteran on top of that, I just feel obligated to do what I can to help any veteran that comes through us and try to make sure they are taken care of,\u201d Witt said. \u201cWe need to look out for our own.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Aside from his involvement with MOPH, Witt is also a board member for the Lynchburg Area Veterans Council and has volunteered with Veterans Valor Farms, building tiny homes. While he has worked with them, the council has renovated Medal of Honor winner Desmond Doss\u2019s house, using it to house veterans in need. The council often supports those looking for help, even putting them up in hotels for a few days while they figure out what would help them best. Witt said the veteran often won\u2019t come for help until he\u2019s lost hope.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDo they need to go to Valor Farms or move into the Desmond Doss house, or is there some kind of way that we can help them in the Lynchburg area?\u201d Witt said. \u201cThe only thing we can do is try to help him any way we can.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The council, the local Department of Veterans Affairs, and the American Legion help veterans with benefits claims, overdue bills, and financial advisement when needed. Witt said the residents of Lynchburg are very active in this, coming to the council\u2019s monthly meetings to see what they can do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe\u2019ll have 40 or 50 people there from all around the community and from every kind of organization you can think of. They come to find out what they can do to help support the veterans,\u201d Witt said. \u201cWe have a very active and helpful veteran community in Lynchburg, and I\u2019m very proud of what we\u2019ve done.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n The veteran community always gathers at the Monument Terrace Troop Rally every week and has for the last 21 years. Witt said everyone who is a veteran or wants to support veterans is welcome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe try to make the community aware that we are active,\u201d Witt said. \u201cIf they want to know what\u2019s going on in the veteran community, they can find out there.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n He has received multiple awards for his service both in the military and after, including MOPH Patriot of the Year and the George Rogers Champion of Freedom. Witt remains dedicated to helping other veterans find their feet in life. Lynchburg and Campbell County are certainly better for it. GN<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" MANY VETERANS call Lynchburg home, partly due to the tremendous support they can find in the community. With an active Veterans Council, an active Military Order of the Purple Heart (MOPH), and Veteran Valor Farms less than 20 miles away, Lynchburg does its best to take care of those veterans who settle down nearby. The […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":20376,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20374","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-feature"],"yoast_head":"\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/goodnewsmags.com\/lynchburg-va\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/10\/2-5-1024x683.png\")
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