Vets get expert help for their businesses

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)

The recent death of Roger Layn reminds me once again of what we owe him and many other World War II veterans. Roger Layn, Francis Angier, Jim Bouvier, Jane Griffis, Fred Jackman, Ralph Jackman, Eleanor Humiston, Ted Ringer, Pat Little, Leonard Roberge, et … (read more)

EAST MIDDLEBURY — Early Wednesday morning, a trio of East Middlebury residents gathered at their village’s Sarah Partridge Community House and Library to raise a special flag on a special day. Henry Haskell (who technically resides in Salisbury but really … (read more)

MIDDLEBURY — U.S. Army helicopter pilot Allan David Hamilton was a light sleeper in Vietnam. Many nights during his 1967-68 tour, his post on Bien Hoa Air Base, which was located about 16 miles northeast of Saigon, was attacked by rockets or mortar fire. … (read more)

ADDISON COUNTY — As is the case with all nonprofit organizations, American Legion posts locally and statewide have had to take steps to continue to fulfill their mission during the COVID-19 pandemic. Department of Vermont American Legion Commander Ron LaR … (read more)