The VFW New Haven Post 12150 was chartered on June 11, 2015 and, as of this writing, is currently the last post chartered in Connecticut. In the intervening years, 30 VFW posts in Connecticut have consolidated or closed—a surprising if not shocking number—gleaned from the VFW All-American Eligible Dashboard report available to VFW officers. District … Continue reading VFW Connecticut Post Loss
Tax-exempt organizations, such as Veterans of Foreign Wars posts, are required to file a Form 990 annually with the Internal Revenue Service. Anyone, including post officers, can use the Tax-Exempt Organization Search (TEOS) Tool check the status of a tax-exempt organization by EIN or name. Failure to file the required Form 990 series returns or … Continue reading IRS Tax-Exempt Filings and Reinstatement for VFW Posts
Representatives from the VFW New Haven Post 12150 and the American Legion Post 210 joined a delegation of more than 100 Connecticut pizza makers, legislators, and community leaders on a historic journey to Washington, D.C. to proclaim New Haven, Connecticut the Pizza Capital of the United States. PRESS RELEASE NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT TO BE DECLARED … Continue reading Pizza Delegation Trip to Washington D.C.
NEW HAVEN – Commemorating the men and women who died while in military service, the City of New Haven Memorial Day ceremonies will be on Sunday, May 26, 2024. Elm City and regional residents are invited to attend the two traditional programs and wreath-laying ceremonies. At 1:00 p.m., there will be a ceremony at the … Continue reading 2024 City of New Haven Memorial Day Ceremonies
▶️ Go to http://vfwplate.com/ for full details. July 10, 2024: After a year of effort, there was not enough expressed interest to support a VFW branded special interest license plate and the project has been shelved and the committee gave their final report at the July 2024 VFW Connecticut Council of Administration meeting. The Connecticut … Continue reading UPDATE: Three Reasons Why War Veterans Should Get a VFW License Plate (Project shelved)
Macaluso, Laura A. The Public Artscape of New Haven : Themes in the Creation of a City Image. McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2018. (162-163) As Kirk Savage writes in Monument Wars, the middle of the twentieth century–an era of acknowledged American military achievement–coincided with years of decline for the public memorializing process (for example, the … Continue reading New Haven Vietnam Veterans Memorial History
