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From the Mayor's Office:

This Memorial Day we reflect on the lives and sacrifices of our military service members in Burlington, Vermont, and across the nation who have given their lives for our liberty. I hope that you will join me and members of VFW Post 782 this Memorial Day, May 29 at 11:00 am at Battery Park.

Vermont has a proud tradition of military service which has a positive impact on our City. In our military service members, veterans, and their families – we see a model of courage, dedication, and selflessness. In them, we see a value that all Burlingtonians hold dear – the value of neighborliness.

This beautiful annual Memorial Day observance is always moving, and a time for us to gather as a community to share our gratitude and offer remembrance for those Burlingtonians we have lost over generations of wars, foreign and domestic.  

From The Mayor's office:

The timing of the event originates in the end of World War I, when the armistice between the Allies and Germany began at 11:00 am on the eleventh day of the eleventh month of the year.

This annual event is hosted by the Veterans of Foreign Wares (VFW) Howard Plant Post 782 and is always moving and inspirational. It has been a great privilege to attend this event as Mayor, and I invite you to join me and many others at Battery Park tomorrow to honor those in our community, including many City employees, who have served our country in the armed forces.

John W. “Bill” Pospisil, Jr., U.S. Army Captain, recalls his time in Vietnam during the Vietnam War in a series of interviews. He was in Troop A, 7th Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, in Vietnam from October 21, 1968 to October 17, 1969.

John W. “Bill” Pospisil, Jr., U.S. Army Captain, recalls his time in Vietnam during the Vietnam War in a series of interviews. He was in Troop A, 7th Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, in Vietnam from October 21, 1968 to October 17, 1969.