Video: A triple-amputee military vet’s GoFundMe has raised more than $18 million for Trump’s border wall

Purple Heart recipient Brian Kolfage is the most severely injured U.S. airman to survive any war. He started the GoFundMe page to fund President Trump’s border wall and in this video minces no words when discussing the importance of the border wall.
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Springfield Elks award ENF grant to The Veterans' Place

Recently , Springfield Elks Lodge 1560’s Veteran’s chair person, PER Vicki Siliski applied for an Elks National Foundation Anniversary Grant worth $1500, with the recipient being “The Veteran’s Place Inc.” located in Northfield, Vt.

Fireworks group makes donation to Honor Flight

Fireworks committee co-chair Riley White, Honor Flight New England founder Joe Byron, and Crown Point Country Club board chair Peter Annis had lunch at Crown Point on Thursday, where the fireworks committee presented a $4,400 check to Honor Flight from donations received this Independence Day.

Civil War marker dedication

On July 8, descendants of Private Corrin T. Ladd, 9th Vermont Infantry Regiment, gathered at his headstone at Hillside Memorial Cemetery in Central Square, N.Y. for a Civil War marker dedication.

Flags on Main Street fundraiser

American Legion Post 18 members are selling 50/50 raffle tickets to help support the downtown flag project initiated by Robert L. Johnson VFW Post 771.

CMVA donates to Honor Flight New England

On Saturday, Aug. 26, the Combat Veterans Motorcycle Association Chapter 26-3 held the “Put Some Pork on Your Fork,” dinner and fundraising event. On behalf of Honor Flight New England, Lt. Mark Fountain of the Springfield Police Department accepted their check for $8,000.

Springfield Rotary Club donates to Honor Flight New England

The $600 donation will pay to send a World War II or a Korean War veteran to Washington, D.C., so that the veteran will be able to see their respective war memorial.

Memorial Day Observance

Springfield's Memorial Day Remembrance Ceremony will start at 9:30 am today, Monday the 29th, at the Veteran’s Memorial Park on River Street. Following the ceremony, there will be a short parade from the Veteran’s Park to Riverside Middle School stopping at the Riverside Bridge where a wreath will be placed in the water honoring servicemen lost at sea.

Memorial Day Remembrance Ceremony will start at 9:30 am on Monday the 29th at the Veteran’s Memorial Park on River Street. Following the ceremony, there will be a short parade from the Veteran’s Park to Riverside Middle School stopping at the Riverside Bridge where a wreath will be placed in the water honoring servicemen lost at sea.

Scouts clean up VFW grounds

Scouts from Troop 252 and Pack 258 recently spent a Saturday doing all the fall yard cleanup work around the VFW building.

Scouts honor veterans in Springfield

Families, community members and about 20 Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and Cub Scouts from Springfield and Chester joined veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces on Friday, Nov. 11 for a Veterans Day ceremony at the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 771 on River Street.

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Country club donates money to fly veterans to nation's capital

To honor living veterans of World War II and other wars, Crown Point Country Club donated $1,000 on Tuesday, July 12 that was raised during an event to Honor Flight New England (HFNE), a nonprofit group that pays for veterans to visit Washington DC to see the memorials constructed to honor their service.

Bridge named to honor Desert Storm veterans

Vermont Bridge 65 on South Main Street in Springfield has been renamed the Desert Storm Veterans Bridge to honor local veterans who served during the first Gulf War.

Hometown pays tribute to Sgt. Sheehan

Jeanice Garfield’s children grew up with Kevin and Heather Sheehan; in fact, she lived next door to Heather’s family. So it was only natural that Garfield was one of the first people in line to give blood in honor of the memory of Army Sgt. Kevin Sheehan.

Blood drive honors fallen Springfield soldier

Springfield native Kevin Sheehan gave blood for his country. Now his friends and family can do the same in his honor.

Honoring the fallen with a blood drive

He lost his life ten years ago while fighting for our country in Iraq. On Wednesday Sergeant Kevin Sheehan's family kept his memory alive in a big way.

Blood drive memorializes slain veteran

An American Red Cross blood drive Wednesday will honor the late Army Sgt. Kevin Sheehan.

New American Legion officers installed

Springfield American Legion Veteran's Memorial Post 18 installed new officers for 2014-2015 on Monday.

In Remembrance of Memorial Day

A public ceremony was held this morning at Memorial Park (on River Street across from the Black Rock restaurant) at 9:30am lasting about a half hour. A short parade to the shopping plaza bridge followed where rifles were fired and a wreath cast into the river.

Veterans Memorial Dedicated

The new Veterans Memorial Monument at the Veterans Park was dedicated Monday, November 11, at 11 a.m. to the area men who died as a result of their service in WWII, Vietnam, and Desert Storm.