veterans

Congressman Peter Welch: Roundtable Discussion on Burn Pits and the Honoring Our PACT Act 08/11/2022

From the Office of Peter Welch:

Rep. Welch hosts a roundtable discussion to reflect on the passage of the Honoring Our PACT Act. Rep. Welch will speak with veterans and family members personally impacted by burn pit exposure about the importance of this long awaited legislation.

Senator Bernie Sanders: Senator Bernie Sanders and Secretary of Veteran's Affairs Denis McDonough Visit Local VA Facilities 04/14/2022

From the office of Senator Sanders:

Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Denis McDonough this week will visit Vermont to tour some of the state’s VA medical facilities after Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) invited him to see Vermont’s health care system for veterans first hand and hear directly from the veterans it serves.

Essex Memorial Day Preview 2019 05/23/2019

Barrie Silver interviews this year's Grand Marshal, Larry Ransom, and gives a preview of the Essex Memorial Day events.

Friday, May 24th at 7:00pm is the Essex Memorial Day Ceremony at the First Congregational Church.

Saturday, May 25th at 9:30am is the Memorial Day Parade at Five Corners.

Essex Memorial Day Preview 2016 05/20/2016

Memorial Service will be held May 27, 2016 7:30 pm at The First Congregational Church 39 Main St, Essex, VT 05452. Followed by 8:30 pm Candlelight Vigil Veterans Memorial Park, Five Corners, Essex, VT 05452. Open House at the VFW Post 6689, 73 Pearl St Essex Immediately Following.

Essex Memorial Day Parade begins May 28, 2016 at 10:00am exactly, parade steps off and leaves gate F of the Champlain Valley Exposition, follows access road to Rte 2A and turns right onto Rte 2A South (Lincoln St), follows Rte 2A south to the Essex Junction 5 corners (where reviewing stand is). Parade turns right at the 5 corners onto Rte 15 West (Pearl St) follows Pearl St to Exposition gate B (by Bouchard Pierce) where they will turn right and continue to the dispersal area.

For more info visit: Essex Memorial Day Parade

2015 VFW Burlington Post Veteran's Day Ceremony 11/11/2015

Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 782 places fresh flowers and flags at the Battery Park memorial site in commemoration of lives lost by men and women of the military.

2015 Essex Memorial Day Preview 05/08/2015

Ed Von Sitas, member of the Essex Memorial Day Parade Committee and a Vietnam Veteran, Ed Daudelin, Commander VFW Post 6689 and Committee Member, speak with Grand Marshal's TSgt. Gary Cook and Col. James Spaulding, Essex High School Air Force JROTC Teachers on the program and the plans for the Essex Memorial Day Service and Parade. The 2015 Theme is '30 Years of Remembrance'. Memorial Service will be held on Friday, May 22nd, 7:30pm in the Essex Congregational Church. Parade starts at 10am on Saturday, May 23rd through the Essex Five corners.

Essex Memorial Day Service 05/23/2014

The annual Memorial Service for Veterans coordinated by the Essex Memorial Day Committee. Program includes Color Guard, Procession of Grand Marshalls.

2014 Essex Memorial Day Preview 05/09/2014

Ed Von Sitas, member of the Essex Memorial Day Parade Committee and a Vietnam Veteran, speaks with Grand Marshall George W. Bergin, Navy Senior Chief, Korean Veteran, and Ed Daudelin, Committee Member and Commander of VFW Post 6689 on their service and the plans for the Essex Memorial Day Service and Parade. The 2014 Theme is 'All Gave Some - Some Gave All'. Memorial Service will be held on Friday, May 23rd, 7:00pm in the Essex Congregational Church. Parade starts at 10am on Saturday, May 24th through the Essex Five corners.

Local Matters: South Burlington Veterans Memorial Project 04/29/2014

Deputy City Manager Tom Hubbard, Jay Zaetz, Chair of the Veterans Committee, and Rick Farnham, Fundraising Chair for the Veterans Memorial Project, speak to the Veterans Memorial Project in South Burlington's Dorset Street Park. The fundraising efforts, planning and anticipated celebration on May 17th, 2014. More information at: sbremembers.org

Senator Bernie Sanders: Press Conference on Chained CPI 01/31/2013

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) press conference onthe need to protect Social Security and veterans' benefits from cuts that would be caused byimplementing the so-called chained CPI. Seator Sanders is joined at this press conference by a growing coalition of seniors, veterans and labor organizations againts changing the consumer price to cut Social Security an desabled veterans' benefits.

Featured Story

Applications Now Open for the Spring 2025 Cohort of the Neighborhood Community Media Internship Program

Town Meeting TV is excited to announce that applications are now open for the Spring 2025 cohort of the Neighborhood Community Media Internship program. Join up to 8 other youth to engage in interesting media making projects! This paid media internship opportunity is designed for youth aged 16-20 who are eager to gain professional experience in the audio-visual field and develop a deeper understanding of their local community. The group will meet under the leadership of Town Meeting TV's Travis Washington from the end of January 2025 to the beginning of June 2025, on a schedule agreed upon by the whole cohort. Click here to apply!