IRVINGTON, NJ — On Nov. 11, Irvington celebrated Veterans Day in a ceremony honoring all who have served in the U.S. military. Irvington Mayor Tony Vauss, who is the keynote speaker for the ceremony every year, expressed his gratitude to those who serve in the United States’ armed forces. “I wanted to pay tribute to […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — The U.S. Army used to have a recruiting slogan and poster that said: “We do more before 9 a.m. than most people do in their entire day.” Although it is composed of veterans from all the branches of the U.S. Armed Forces, not just the Army, members of Camptown Veterans of Foreign […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — The U.S. Army used to have a recruiting slogan and poster that said: “We do more before 9 a.m. than most people do in their entire day.” Although it is composed of veterans from all the branches of the U.S. Armed Forces, not just the Army, members of Camptown Veterans of Foreign […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Anyone walking up Nye Avenue on Memorial Day, Monday, May 28, would have noticed Irvington Camptown VFW Post 1941 veterans Tyrone Powell and James Dawson sitting on a stoop, waiting for the annual parade and wreath-laying ceremony to begin. Powell and Dawson were ready to discuss honor, duty, loyalty, discipline and their […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Shriners from Golconda Temple No. 24 in Newark came to Camptown VFW Post 1941 in Irvington on Saturday, Nov. 18, to host the third annual Veterans Recognition and Service Awards Ceremony. Wilson Andrew Carter II, of the temple, said Friday, Nov. 17. “We’re here to honor our veterans. We came to a […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Members and volunteers of Camptown Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1941 hosted a Claims Clinic, in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs Newark Regional Office, at the Chestnut Street headquarters on Saturday, Nov. 18. The event doubled as a town hall meeting, although it focused on veterans rights`. “I don’t […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — Essex County Veterans of Foreign Wars District Commander Cheryl Turner and the members of Camptown VFW Post 1941 were not able to save the old Servicemen’s Clubhouse on Springfield Avenue from being sold and demolished to make way for a new Taco Bell restaurant, but they are involved in the effort to […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — The members of Camptown Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1941 celebrated Mother’s Day by hosting a pre-Mother’s Day Breakfast at the post building on Chestnut Street on Saturday, May 13, the day before the official national celebration. “We all have mothers and we all came here on earth from a woman, so […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — English writer Sir Francis Bacon coined the phrase: “If the mountain won’t come to Muhammad, then Muhammad must go to the mountain.” And though that was written hundreds of years ago, Jennifer Myers, the public affairs officer for the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs Newark Regional Office, said it still applies today. […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — The members of Camptown Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1941 haven’t served breakfast to their fellow vets and members of the Irvington community since September because the post, located on Chestnut Avenue, was being renovated thanks to the local Home Depot store on Springfield Avenue. But the renovation of the post’s kitchen […]