Veterans Day

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Veterans Day Ceremony to Feature Ed Vick as Speaker: Remembering Vietnam 50 Years Later

The annual community walk to honor veterans takes place on Saturday at 10:30am, followed by speakers at 11:00am outside the historic former post office. At 1:00pm, the Byram Veterans Association will also host their annual march along Delavan Avenue. A block party to celebrate veterans will follow. All are invited to attend to pay tribute. Continue Reading →

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“Check Your Unconscious Biases about Veterans” – Female Colonel USAF Commander

“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 →

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North Mianus School Showers Veterans with Gratitude in Event that Stems Back to 1938

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 →

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PHOTOS: Veterans Day Patriotic Walk & Ceremony Mark 100 Years Since World War I

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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