YMCA’s Turkey Bingo to Benefit Veterans
The YMCA of Greenwich invites the community to a Turkey Bingo dedicated to Veterans and their families on Thursday, November 16, from 6 to…
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Emotional Ceremony Honoring Veterans and Their Families
Monday evening Greenwich honored nearly 80 Vietnam Veterans at the Arch Street Teen Center. Members of the Connecticut Congress gave veterans the welcome they did not receive upon their arrival in 1973. Veterans had the opportunity to speak about their experience serving.
Challenges and Opportunities in the Preservation of Veterans’ Stories
The preservation of our veterans’ memories of service remains an important role for our libraries, historical societies, and archival facilities. U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center is the U.S. Army’s premiere research facility dedicated to the preservation of the Army’s unofficial history. In the digital age, the volume of records has greatly increased, but archiving the information is challenging because of the numerous digital formats and rapid technology obsolescence.
Local Scouts Help Bring Back the Poppy this Memorial Day
Every year local Scouts assemble thousands of poppy cards for the Greenwich Town Party. “We call it poppy production,” said Emilia Schiro, Greenwich Council Events…
Town Holds Wreaths Across America Ceremony
The Greenwich community held the town’s 12th annual Wreaths Across America Ceremony on Dec. 15, 2018, at Tomac Cemetery in Old Greenwich, where 27…
GHS Students Hear Stories of Heroics From Military Vets
By Richard Kaufman After hearing a loud explosion from an ambush attack on an ambulance near the city of Baghdad in 2003, George Dutile,…
Splurge Announces 30 Days of Gratitude Event
This November, Splurge will launch their first ever 30 Days of Gratitude Event. The event will commence with a Halloween Candy Give-Back Campaign. Excess…
Greenwich Honors its Veterans
By Richard Kaufman Sentinel Reporter Last Saturday, on the 11th day in the 11th month during the 11th hour in unseasonably cold temperatures, the…
Cos Cob Vets Host Annual Veterans Day Ceremony
By Richard Kaufman Sentinel Reporter Various residents, area veterans and state and local elected officials came out last Saturday to honor those who have…
Town Prepares to Honor its Veterans
By Richard Kaufman Sentinel Reporter On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in the year 1918, an armistice, or…
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