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“As a woman who has served 27 years in the Air Force, I am often mistaken for the civilian spouse of my military husband. Unconscious biases – we assume that men are service members.” – USAF Commander, Col Amanda Evans Continue Reading →
The annual Veterans Day Patriotic Walk benefited from balmy temps and sunny skies, ideal to honor those who served in the United States Armed Forces. Continue Reading →
“I thought I would do it for five years, but 17 years later, I’m still here.” – Captain Matt Carstensen on his ongoing career in the US Army Continue Reading →
After the Patriotic Walk down Greenwich Avenue there was a gathering by the World War I monument where the American Legion Post 29 announced the outstanding young persons for 2019. Continue Reading →
The USO Show Troup performers travel the world and perform about 500 times a year. Continue Reading →
Jerry Siccardi, an early radar expert, was part of General Patton’s Third Army. Toward the end of the war he liberated people from the concentration camp at Dachau, one of the memories that haunts him. Continue Reading →
On Nov 11, at 10:30am the community is invited to gather at the top of Greenwich Avenue (at Amogerone Crossway) for the seventh annual “Greenwich Veterans Day Patriotic Walk.” Continue Reading →
Mr. Studwell, who served in the US Army from 1966 to 1972, said that on a somber note, the school lost one of its veterans this year, John “Ted” Allen. “He was a gentleman I sat next to here at this event for the past two years. And it would be my honor to recognize his two grand daughters,” Studwell said. Continue Reading →
The 6th annual patriotic community walk on Veterans Day marked 100 years since the end of World War I, which was the topic of remarks by keynote speaker Dean Gamanos. Commander of the American Legion Peter LeBeau talked about Greenwich’s Col Raynal Bolling, whose likeness is immortalized in a statue outside the Havemeyer building. Bolling was the first high-ranking officer of the United States Army to be killed in combat in World War I.
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This Sunday, November 11th, when everyone goes about their daily business, take a moment to remember each and every life that served to defend and fight for the nation while we live so blessed and comfortably in town. Continue Reading →