West Springfield Veterans Council

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Open invite. Stop by and visit Marc!

Park of Heroes flags and tags may be picked up this Sunday between noon and 1pm at the West Springfield American Legion. Thank you to all who sponsored and participated this year.

Park of Heroes is back for the season! Thank you to all our volunteers that came out today! Greatly appreciated by our veteran community. ❤️ 🇺🇸

Our volunteers hard at work to get the 2025 Park of Heroes display up!!! Thank you all for coming out and making it happen. 🇺🇸

Mr. Mayor with the assist!!!! ❤️🇺🇸 Mayor Will Reichelt

Have you had a chance to visit the Common during the American Legion’s Park of Heroes display? 🇺🇸 It’s a powerful tribute to our veterans and their families. You can help support veteran scholarships by sponsoring a flag—just follow the link below for details. The deadline is October 6th, and you can also find more information in this week’s Record. https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/68a40c99-5ca0-4065-9d74-9ddda5edb46d

Thank you Mayor Reichelt for your continued support!

Have you had a chance to visit the Common during the American Legion’s Park of Heroes display? 🇺🇸 It’s a powerful tribute to our veterans and their families.

You can help support veteran scholarships by sponsoring a flag—just follow the link below for details. The deadline is October 6th, and you can also find more information in this week’s Record.

https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/68a40c99-5ca0-4065-9d74-9ddda5edb46d

August 10th, is Agent Orange Awareness Day. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs estimates that 2.6 million veterans have been exposed to Agent Orange, but there are other studies which indicate that the actual number of veterans exposed to Agent Orange is much higher. Today, the VA has recognized certain cancers and other health problems as presumptive diseases associated with exposure to Agent Orange or other herbicides during military service. Veterans and their survivors may be eligible for benefits for these diseases. Learn more at https://www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/agentorange/.

On Korean War Veterans Armistice Day, we remember the more than 5.7 million Americans who served during the conflict and honor the nearly 37,000 U.S. service members who gave their lives in defense of freedom.

To all Korean War veterans: thank you for your courage, commitment and dedication. Your legacy endures.

Calling all our Green Thumb Volunteers! The West Springfield Garden Club could use some extra hands and shovels to assist them in planting at the War Memorial on Tuesday, July 22nd at 7:00am!! Please lend a hand if you can!