RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — For more than a decade, The Mighty Pen Project, an intensive writing class, has been helping preserve military experiences in a different way — all through the written word.

The sessions encourage veterans to craft their experiences through expressive, emotional and historical perspectives — at no cost.

Founder David Robbins, a creative writing teacher at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), started the project in 2014. He said the goal is to help veterans take control of their stories and challenge them to express what they feel in the best way possible.

“They're being [allowed] to control their narratives,” Robbins said. “Not just ‘Thank you for your service’ and a nod, but they’re getting a chance to put their stories down on paper, and then they get to stud

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