Lunch for Vietnam veterans held in Vergennes

Twenty-one Vietnam Veterans gathered on April 23 for a luncheon held by the The Seth Warner – Rhoda Farrand Chapter of the DAR. 

For Veterans Day I would like to share with you one of my experiences as a medic who served 15 consecutive months in a combat zone.

During the summer of 1945, an Allied victory over Japan seemed imminent enough that Frank Darling, 55, of Caldwell, Idaho, felt the urge to celebrate in advance.

Middlebury American Legion Post 27 on Saturday, Nov. 13, will collaborate with a local radio station to raise donations for the Dodge House, a Rutland-based shelter for homeless veterans that’s in urgent need of new furniture, bed linens and other basic h … (read more)

The U.S. Small Business Administration this month celebrated the entrepreneurial spirit and resilience of our veteran small business owners during National Veterans Small Business Week, which was Nov. 1-5.

Anyone who has had one day of active duty in the U.S. armed services since Dec. 7, 1941, is eligible to join the American Legion.

Attention veterans and active services members: Were you exposed to burn pits while deployed? If so, sign up for the VA Burn Pit Registry today.

It’s been 101 years since the armistice was signed that ended the First World War. That war was so horrific that it was viewed as the war to end all wars. People wanted peace.

Members of the Vermont Department of the American Legion elected Orwell resident Catherine M. Tester as their commander this past June.

In an ongoing commitment to changing the narrative of the American veteran, the group Minority Veterans of America (MVA) will host its second annual Equity, Inclusion and Justice Summit this weekend.

The Vermont National Guard Family Programs provides education, support and resources through community. One of those programs is the Vermont Veterans Outreach Program.

MONKTON — Tractor Supply Company recently awarded a $1,000 gift card to a Monkton farmer as part of the Tennessee company’s gift to 50 military veterans nationwide to support their agriculture businesses.Farmer veteran Cameron McMahon received the award f … (read more)

BRANDON — Arturo Mendiola, 35, is a big man with a big appetite for Little Debbie Swiss Rolls.A four-time defending champion of Brandon’s Swiss Roll eating contest, Town Recreation Director Bill Moore crowned Mendiola “world record champion” after his imp … (read more)

As first kindergarten and then first grade Daisy Girl Scouts, Troop 58465 proudly marched in the Vergennes Memorial Day parade. We learned about the meaning of the parade and walked the long parade route even though it was very hot out and our legs got ti … (read more)

UPDATED: The VA will be vaccinating vets in Middlebury with the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.   MIDDLEBURY — The White River Junction Veterans Affairs (VA) Healthcare System and Middlebury College are partnering in the COVID-19 vaccine roll-out. On April 10  … (read more)