Roskamp Institute Veteran’s Day open house

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - A different kind of Veteran’s Day tribute took place today at the Roskamp Institute.The research institute opening its doors to veterans and the community, with lab tours, a colors ceremony and information on resources available to veterans.The event also highlighted the impact war can have on veterans’ health.ABC7 spoke with veteran advocate, Boe Marshall, who attended the event. He said “Coming to Roskamp is really special to me because they validated that the struggles that I have are real. They were able to show me pictures of my brain that I have vascular scarring on my white matter and that allowed me to go communicate with my doctors at the PCP that Gulf War Illness is a real disease.” -MarshallAnother veterans advocate, Patrick Joyner, explained, “It’s really nice to have a community come together and share our experiences and to have a hopeful future to look forward to and that’s what they do here!”-JoynerWhen speaking with Roskamp Institute CEO, Dr. Fi