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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 →
The year 2023 marks the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War. There were 24 men from Greenwich who lost their lives there. On Monday 90 veterans attended an event in their honor. Continue Reading →
“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 class of ’70, who have the distinction of being the last year to graduate from the “old” high school on Field Point Road, gave a nod to Woodstock 1969 with their theme: Two Days of Peace and Music. Continue Reading →
Thirteen former Byram School students who gave their livest for their country in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War were honored on Memorial Day, as they are every year. 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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The annual community walk for veterans started at the corner of Amogerone and Greenwich Ave and concluded outside the Havemeyer building where there is a war monument. Continue Reading →