Hey LST,
GORUCK, the makers of fine backpacks and other military grade gear will be hosting a night of "War stories and free beer" night in SF on November 16th. If you are in the area you should swing by. The location for the meet up has not been decided as of yet, but it will be happening.
Plus, you get free beer... come on now.
https://www.goruckchallenge.com/Events/WarStoriesAndFreeBeer
Also, if you are a vet and want to share your stories you can shoot them an email which is located in the link I posted. Maybe I can convince come of you to do a GORUCK challenge with me one of these days.
Have a good day all.