A new post for a second century of service.
A low-key, brisk, but level 6.2 mile jaunt around historic New Haven Harbor with veterans and citizens. Organized by the American Legion New Haven Post 210 and the VFW New Haven Post 12150, this marks the third year of this increasingly popular event designed to be a nice hike with new friends and veterans of … Continue reading New Haven Harbor #VetHike
Updated 3:59 pm EDT, Monday, August 5, 2019 https://www.theridgefieldpress.com/news/article/Ridgefield-students-dig-into-World-War-I-history-14281855.php#photo-18031319 Ridgefield students Aaron Cohen and Mairead Lacey have returned from the Connecticut State Library’s “Digging Into History: WWI Trench Restoration” program in Seicheprey, France. The three-week innovative experiential learning program brought fifteen Connecticut high school students to the site of the first German offensive against American troops to restore a … Continue reading Ridgefield students dig into World War I history
Photos from the 2019 New Haven Memorial Day Ceremonies at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Park and the Great War Flagpole on the New Haven Green (Charles M. Pickett photos).
For IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Charles M. Pickett LISTING: NEW HAVEN: 1 p.m. Sunday, May 26, 2019, wreath-laying ceremony at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Park on Long Wharf Drive; 3 p.m. wreath-laying ceremony at the World War Memorial Flagpole on the Green. At 5 p.m. is the annual Memorial Day Family Concert at Lyman Center for … Continue reading 2019 NEW HAVEN MEMORIAL DAY SUNDAY OBSERVANCES
The American Legion New Haven Post 210 will hold an unserviceable flag collection from 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 25, 2019 at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Park on Long Wharf Drive. Citizens may drop-off their faded American flags for free, which will be properly retired in a subsequent ceremony.
NEW HAVEN, CONN. — The American Legion New Haven Post 210 was awarded “Best Senior Military Unit” in the 2019 Greater New Haven St. Patrick’s Day Parade on March 10, 2019. The award was presented at the annual parade banquet. It was accepted by Legion Commander Charles M. Pickett and VFW New Haven Commander Derek … Continue reading New Haven Legion Parade Award Winner