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Ed Vick, a former Lieutenant in the US Navy served two tours in Vietnam in a Patrol Boat, Riverine “PBR,” possibly the most hazardous duty in Vietnam. He led over 100 combat missions on the rivers of the Mekong Delta. Continue Reading →
At the age of 9, Sam Mihara was forced to move with his family to a prison camp in the US during World War II. 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 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 →
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 →
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 →