HARTFORD–As part of the official state observance of Independence Day, the Veterans of Foreign Wars Department of Connecticut is conducting appropriate ceremonies in the hall of flags of the Connecticut State Capitol at 9:00 a.m. on Friday, July 4, 2025. The event is free and open to the public.
VFW State Commander Charles M. Pickett will be the master of ceremonies, which includes a moving massing of the colors by state veteran organizations. The Connecticut Capitol Flag Preservationist from the office of Legislative Management Matthew Vallier is the principal speaker, VFW State Patriotic Instructor Cynthia L. Riley will sing the National Anthem and “God Bless America,” and the American Legion Department Color Guard, led by Color Guard Captain Steve Fahy, will present the colors.
Arrive around 8:30 a.m. as all attendees must pass through standard security screening.
NEW HAVEN – Commemorating the men and women who died while in military service, the City of New Haven Memorial Day ceremonies will be on Sunday, May 25, 2025. Elm City and regional residents are invited to attend the two traditional programs and wreath-laying ceremonies, rain or shine.
At 1:00 p.m., there will be a ceremony at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Park on Long Wharf Drive. Senior Chief Petty Officer James Hatch (Ret), author, educator, former Navy SEAL and founder of Spike’s K9 Fund, will be the principal speaker.
At 3:00 p.m., there will be a second ceremony at the World War Memorial Flagpole on the New Haven Green. Lt. Col. Joseph Danao (Ret), Deputy Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Veterans Affairs, will be the principal speaker. New Haven Mayor Justin Elicker will offer remarks.
NEW HAVEN, CONN. —The 2024 City of New Haven Veterans Day Ceremony will be held at New Haven City Hall (165 Church St, New Haven, CT 06510) on Monday, November 11, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. All residents and the public are invited to attend this free event.
Conductor Philip Boulanger will lead Music Haven’s Harmony In Action Orchestra and the Connecticut Minuteman Composite Squadron from the Civil Air Patrol will be the color guard. Soloist Ruth Rosa will sing the National Anthem and Peter Cannon will perform “Taps.”
Following the ceremony at City Hall, commemorative wreaths will be placed at the World War Memorial on the Green and at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on Long Wharf Drive.
2023 VETERANS DAY PHOTO CREDITS: Sergeant Mariam Ariwoola, U.S. Army Reserve
NEW HAVEN – Commemorating the men and women who died while in military service, the City of New Haven Memorial Day ceremonies will be on Sunday, May 26, 2024. Elm City and regional residents are invited to attend the two traditional programs and wreath-laying ceremonies.
At 1:00 p.m., there will be a ceremony at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Park on Long Wharf Drive. Brig. Gen. Ronald “Ron” P. Welch (Ret), Commissioner Connecticut Department of Veterans Affairs will be the principal speaker.
At 3:00 p.m., there will be a second ceremony at the World War Memorial Flagpole on the New Haven Green. Maj. Jamie Cuticello, Deputy Commander, Connecticut Training Center (CTC) of the Connecticut Army National Guard will be the principal speaker. New Haven Mayor Justin Elicker will offer remarks.
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (July 16, 2023)— American Legion New Haven Post 210 was proud to support an international student history program with a Sunday afternoon history and pizza party.
Post 210 sponsored dozens of French and Connecticut high school students at Southern Connecticut State University, complete with a presentation by History Professor Jason Smith on New Haven apizza and a stack of pies from renowned Pepe’s Pizza.
Digging Into History: On the Road with Rochambeau organizer and Post 210 Historian Christine Pittsley brought the 13 French and 16 American students to see the newly-rededicated Great War Flagpole on the New Haven Green, informally tour Yale University, and explore New Haven-style pizza (thin-crust pizza that is traditionally baked in a coal-fired brick oven). SCSU Coordinator of Veteran, Military and Adult Learning Support and Post 210 Chaplain Britt Conroy secured the donated space and American Legion Post 210 past Commander Charles M. Pickett catered the meal.
Digging Into History is an experiential learning program of the Museum of Connecticut History division of the Connecticut State Library, where Connecticut and French High School students from the Seicheprey region learn about our nations’ shared military history by excavating historical sites in each country. In 2019, Connecticut students restored a section of trench line once occupied by Connecticut soldiers during WWI. In 2023, French students joined 16 Connecticut students in excavating the American Revolution War camp of comte de Rochambeau’s French army in Bolton, Connecticut. Students participating in the program are ambassadors, re-affirming the friendship once held so dear between France and the people of Connecticut.
The American Legion was established in Paris, France in the wake of World War I, by delegates to a caucus meeting from units of the American Expeditionary Forces (A. E. F.). The city of New Haven has a special connection to Seicherey, France through an early WWI battle involving the Connecticut National Guard 1-102nd Infantry Regiment which mustered on Camp Yale in 1918 and drilled on the Green.
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NEW HAVEN, CONN. — American Legion New Haven Post 210 Chaplain Britt Conroy was featured in the Summer 2023 Edition of Southern Connecticut State University Alumni Magazine.
Conroy was named coordinator of veteran, military, and adult learner support services in July of 2022 where she smooths the transition for students at Southern. Her appointment follows the retirement of Jack Mordente, longtime SCSU veteran coordinator, who established the university’s program for veterans more than 47 years prior. Both Conroy and Mordente are founding members of Post 210 and have been integral in the post’s success.
