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The Vet Lab aims to bring to light the unique and individual stories of South Florida veterans with an artistic twist.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are approximately 600 veterans enrolled at Kendall Campus, and more than 2,500 college-wide. The Vets\u2019 Lab hopes to start off serving at least ten veterans.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u201cEach veteran\u2019s story is unique,\u201d said Anthony Torres, project coordinator for MDC Live Arts\u2019s Vet Lab. \u201cI believe insight into their experiences can help reduce stigmas associated with military service as well as create a dialogue of mutual respect and appreciation within our community.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Torres served as a mental health specialist on active duty in the U.S. Army from 2002-2006. He was later promoted to Sergeant (E-5) while deployed to Abu Ghraib Prison, Iraq from 2004-2005. In 2006, he relocated to Miami Dade College after being honorably discharged from active duty.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> As a veteran and former Miami Dade College student himself, Torres has witnessed the therapeutic effects that expressing oneself<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014he has a love for poetry\u2014<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> can bring. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u201cI noticed when I shared my poems with fellow veterans, many were surprisingly supportive and some even shared writings of their own,\u201d Torres said. \u201dWriting our work brought us closer together through our shared experiences, while also providing insight to others whom may not have been through the same thing.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Torres now hopes to bring this sense of community and alternative kind of aid to the MDC community. Funded by a $50,000 grant from the James L. Knight Foundation, MDC Live Art\u2019s Vet Lab will serve as a long term writing workshop for veterans to share their work.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Torres is spearheading the project with <a href=\"https:\/\/mdclivearts.org\/\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">MDC Live Arts<\/span><\/a> Director, Kathryn Garcia and MDC\u2019s College-Wide Director for Veterans and Military Services, Tony Colmenares. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We were looking for someone who could help connect us with local veterans to get them involved and he\u2019s been doing an outstanding job with that,\u201d Garcia said. \u201cAnthony takes this to a person to person level, speaking directly with vets to encourage them to participate in the Lab.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The weekly workshops, led by Colmenares, began on Jan. 10 and will run through April 28. 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