Veterans’ service organizations help vets

#Middlebury #Veterans #VeteransServiceOrganizations VETERANS POST By Freddy Groves If you’re a veteran, are you in a veterans’ service organization? There are four groups, ... Continue Reading →

Help vets on your own

#Middlebury #Veterans VETERANS POST By Freddy Groves The headline of this column could actually be “What to do when your local veterans group doesn’t step up to help other veterans.” ... Continue Reading →

Buddy Check 22 aids at-risk veterans

#Middlebury #Veterans Buddy Check 22 is an American Legion program that reaches out to possibly at-risk veterans. The “22” in the name is most significant: it is the average number ... Continue Reading →

Veterans service groups are up and running again

#Middlebury #Veterans Is your local Disabled American Veterans (DAV), Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) or American Legion up and running again? Many shut down over the past year due to ... Continue Reading →

No, life has not returned to normal

#Middlebury #Seniors A recent survey concluded that we seniors are ready to go back out into the world, to resume our former pre-COVID activities. I suspect the poll questions weren’t ... Continue Reading →

The American Legion needs your help

#Middlebury #Veterans I came across an unusual confab outside the coffee shop today. What was different this time was the presence of younger veterans. “We’ll help you,” a ... Continue Reading →

VA expands use of telehealth care

#Middlebury #Veterans The use of the Department of Veterans Affairs telehealth services rose 17% in one year, with 900,000 veterans opting to get care that way. That equated to 2.6 ... Continue Reading →

Judge orders public shaming for fake vets

#Middlebury #Veterans Two not-too-bright Montana men tried to pretend they were veterans, one even claiming he’d served seven combat tours. They weren’t trying to claim ... Continue Reading →

When a veteran dies without family

#Middlebury #Veterans When a veteran dies and there is no family to tend to the details, the cremated remains will sometimes stay in storage for years. They’re called Unclaimed ... Continue Reading →

Walter A. Mis

BEACON FALLS – Mr. Walter A. Mis, 91, of Beacon Falls, peacefully passed away Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2014 at Paradigm Health Center of Prospect. He was the beloved husband of Jane (Gorski) ... Continue Reading →