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 →
At GHS, Second-Generation Japanese American Sam Mihara Shares Experience in US Prison Camp during World War II
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World War II
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“Check Your Unconscious Biases about Veterans” – Female Colonel USAF Commander
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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 →
Filed under: Holiday, Alan Clair, American Legion Post 29, bagpipe, Brunswick School, Colonel Amanda Evans, community walk, DAR
Politicized Veterans Day Speeches Spark Reactions in Greenwich
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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 →
Filed under: Holiday, Afghanistan, Alan Clair, American Legion, Beth Krumeich, Byram Veterans, D-Day, Fred Camillo
99 Year Old Shares Memories of Service during Pivotal Moments of World War II
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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 →
Filed under: Around Town, Holiday, Greenwich Farmer's Market, Jerry Siccardi, Judy Waldeyer, Veterans Day, World War II
13 Former Byram School Students Honored in Memorial Day Tradition
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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 →
Filed under: Holiday, Byram School, Eugene Morlot, John Macri Sr, Korean War, Vietnam War, World War II
PHOTOS: Veterans Day Patriotic Walk & Ceremony Mark 100 Years Since World War I
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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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Filed under: Holiday, Adity Malhotra, Alex Bergstein, Arman Malhotra, Armistice Day, Ben Levine, Cos Cob Riders, David Levine
PHOTOS: Veterans Day Honors Combat Injured Millenials, Acknowledges that Youth Makes America Vital
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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 →