Why Were Vietnam War Vets Treated Poorly When They Returned?
American soldiers returning home from Vietnam often faced scorn as the war they had fought in became increasingly unpopular.
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American soldiers returning home from Vietnam often faced scorn as the war they had fought in became increasingly unpopular.
[Note: The following press release was issued on behalf of the VFW Post 653 in New Canaan.] The Town of New Canaan and the Howard M. Bossa and Peter C. Langenus Post 653 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States are pleased to announce plans for a traditional New Canaan Memorial Day […]
Members of the Town Council are pushing back on decisions made by other municipal bodies that deny a request from local veterans for funding through the American Rescue Plan Act. The Boards of Selectmen and Finance both voted in support of a $582,600 ARPA package for nonprofit organizations that left out a $15,000 request from […]
Members of the local VFW are calling on volunteers to help with an effort in Lakeview Cemetery this weekend. At 8 a.m. Saturday, the Veterans of Foreign Wars Howard M. Bossa and Peter C. Langenus Post 653 will pick up the 1,300 flags placed beside veterans’ gravestones at the cemetery in advance of Memorial Day, […]
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