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Trying to possibly make a return to DnD after 15+ years of not playing

I have to say I am a bit overwhelmed with all the games that are active online, but I also feel I am ill prepared to jump back into the online DnD community. My history with DnD was playing at my uncles house with his family when I was growing up (This was about 15+ years ago) and I haven't touched a DnD game since then. These days, being a disabled veteran I have a lot of time on my hands and was toying with the Idea of getting back into weekly sessions and really engaging my creative brain with immersing myself in a character. I have no idea where to look, how to even create a new character in the new 5E rules so basically you could consider me brand spanking new to the game. I don't know if folks comb these forums looking for folks like me to help get them into the online DnD world but I would appreciate it if someone could help point me in the right direction or even help set me up with a very new player friendly DM.  I do always remember the DnD community being very new player friendly and I hope that hasn't changed much. I do have a mic, video and all the required hardware to run a game but do not have any of the new rulebooks or anything of that sort so any resources would be greatly appreciated as well.
First off let me thank you for your service! I have a few openings in a game that plays on Friday Nights at 7:00 PM CDT, it is a 5E Game using some radical House Rules to give an Old School flavor. If you think you might be interested in this send a Private Message to Ajax for more details.
Hey bud, do not overthink it too much get yourself involved, it is kind of a sink or swim scenario to be honest. I was in the same boat, although it has been 23 years for me since I last played (1e) - I picked it up really easily and whilst I am not massively experienced in 5e I have the foundation of 1e and that is more than enough to get you back on the horse.
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Just popping in to say you can't really go wrong with Matt, all our interactions have been great, he's good people. Also, welcome back to the community! Also if you two end up linking up and you need another person, poke me via messages, I might be free and am always happy to help new players get savvy with the system. 
I have been overwhelmed with folks willing to teach me and catch me up with current day DnD and I have already been a part of a few intro courses and even got involved in a West March style campaign which has been a lot of fun so far! It is good to see the DnD community has not changed in the dynamic of helping and being very welcoming to new and returning players.