MEDAL OF HONOR VISIT TO BEVERLY HIGH SCHOOL
This past week September 8, 2021 Beverly High School with the work of ROTC instructors Ken Oswald and Derrick Wise hosted Meal of Honor recipient Thomas Norris a Navy Seal and retired FBI agent. Norris spoke to the members of Beverly High School and many veterans at the school auditorium. Arriving by Blackhawk Helicopter was… Continue Reading →
Continue Reading →Endicott College Veterans Club
A special thanks go out to the Endicott College Veterans Club for there donation to the Fortunato Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 545. The presentation was give on July 22nd, 2021 at Vietnam Veterans Memorial at One Ellis Square by the students and school advisor. Members of the Fortunato Post 545 were present for the… Continue Reading →
Continue Reading →The Members of the Beverly Vietnam Veterans and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 545 here in Beverly lost a fellow brother and friend this last week.
Harvey L. Calichman Harvey L. Calichman, grew up in Revere, and attended Revere High School, After graduation he enlisted into the U.S. Navy, he was a Vietnam Veteran and after receiving his honorable discharge he received his bachelors from North East University and his masters from Maria College. He was a Sgt in the Boston… Continue Reading →
Continue Reading →Beverly Vietnam Veterans and Fortunato Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 545
SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS PRESENTATION FOF 2021 The Members of the Beverly Vietnam Veterans Post # 1 and Fortunato VFW Post 545 in Beverly, Ma. awarded 5 scholarships to students from both Beverly High School JRROTC and North Shore Community College. The rain help off as we opened the program with the pledge of Allegiance, and opening… Continue Reading →
Continue Reading →Placing American Flags at the Cemetery for 2021 and all the Beverly Cemeteries
Again this year the members for the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Beverly Vietnam Veterans, Post 46 American Legion, Post 331 Herman A Spear Post, all the Scouts, Students, and local citizens with the members of the Beverly Veterans Council placed over 3500 American Flags at the graves of all our Veterans.
Continue Reading →NATIONAL VIETNAM VETERANS DAY
Today March 29, 2021 we honor and remember all the Veterans of the Vietnam War. March 29 is a fitting choice for a day honoring Vietnam veterans. It was chosen to be observed in perpetuity as March 29, 1973 was the day United States Military Assistance Command, Vietnam was disestablished and also the day the last… Continue Reading →
Continue Reading →Sneakers Drive
Organized by Beverly residents, especially Jan Pierce and Terry Mailous. On a cold Sunday Beverly residents collected well over 45 new pairs of sneakers to be delivered to Chelsea Soldiers Home this past Sunday March 14th Below are some of the photos taken from that collection day A big thanks to Texas Roadhouse, Jay Lahey… Continue Reading →
Continue Reading →Robert Davis 100th Birthday
Robert Davis joined the 102nd Field Artillery Massachusetts National Guard on December 2, 1940 On August 7, 1944 he sailed to Europe arriving in Normandy September 7, 1944. He fought in battles and campaigns in France, Rhineland, Ardene and Central Europe He also served in Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany , Austria and Czechosolvakia. In February 1945… Continue Reading →
Continue Reading →Vietnam Veterans Memorial
CHRISTMAS 2020 Beverly Vietnam Veterans PLAZA @ 1 Ellis Square, CHRISTMAS 2020
Continue Reading →Flag removal from Cemeteries Nov. 2020
A thanks to both the Pack 4 N. Beverly Cub Scouts and Mario and his Boy Scout Troop who took care of removing the flags from N.Beverly and Central Cemetery. This is one of the biggest 2 cemeteries to take care of. Also thanks to Cory Paulette, Chuck Clark, for all their hellcat the N.Beverly… Continue Reading →
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