Norwalk Veterans Memorial Committee

Norwalk Veterans Memorial Committee The Norwalk Military & Veterans Liaison helps organize veteran-related events for the City of Norwalk

The most notable of the major annual events that are sponsored by the city and organized by the committee are the Veterans Memorial Ceremony at the Shea - Magrath Memorial in May, the Memorial Day Parade, and the Veterans Day Ceremony. Funds for the committee are provided by the City of Norwalk and expenditure is monitored by the Recreation and Parks Director. Committee membership comprises representatives of all local and active veterans service organizations (and their auxiliaries), and the City of Norwalk.

Happy 250th Birthday to the United States Marine Corps! Enjoy your day!!! 🇺🇸
11/10/2025

Happy 250th Birthday to the United States Marine Corps! Enjoy your day!!! 🇺🇸

Home page of the Marines 250th Birthday Celebration.

Happy 250th Birthday to the United States Navy!
10/13/2025

Happy 250th Birthday to the United States Navy!

This great photo was posted today on the Google page for the Shea-Magrath Memorial and Wall of Remembrance. Our thanks t...
09/29/2025

This great photo was posted today on the Google page for the Shea-Magrath Memorial and Wall of Remembrance. Our thanks to contributor Joe Vallejo!

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09/28/2025

Today, Sunday, September 28, 2025, is Gold Star Mother and Family Day. This day recognizes and honors mothers and families whose son or daughter made the ultimate sacrifice while serving in the U.S. military. 🇺🇸

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Today, September 19, is National POW/MIA Recognition Day — first established in 1979 and observed every year on the thir...
09/19/2025

Today, September 19, is National POW/MIA Recognition Day — first established in 1979 and observed every year on the third Friday in September.

Across the nation, ceremonies honor the courage of those who endured captivity and returned home, as well as those who never made it back.

🙏 Please take a moment to remember Norwalk’s 60 former Prisoners of War and 43 still Missing in Action:

🔗 POWs: https://norwalkctheroes.org/pow/
🔗 MIAs: https://norwalkctheroes.org/mia/

We will never forget. 🕯️

It seems there's some uncertainty on who to name the new South Norwalk School after. The right answer is Norwalk native ...
09/09/2025

It seems there's some uncertainty on who to name the new South Norwalk School after. The right answer is Norwalk native Private First Class John David Magrath, U.S. Army, killed in action in WWII, and the recipient of the Medal of Honor. The Medal of Honor is the highest award that a member of the military can receive for valor while engaging enemy forces. He was an Eagle Scout, a member of the choir at Norwalk High School, and a member of the choir at Christ Episcopal Church. He left high school early to join the ski troops. Magrath Elementary School was established on Richards Avenue in 1956 on the grounds of the now Norwalk Community College East Campus. It was torn down in 1985 to build that campus. There's your solution, Norwalk. Could we make it happen? We're confident the Magrath family, who still live in Norwalk, would appreciate that. 🇺🇸👍

Ruby Shaw was instrumental in preserving a school in the city's South Norwalk neighborhood in the 1980s.

National Airborne Day on August 16 honors the military's airborne divisions of the Armed Forces. August 16, 1940, mar...
08/16/2025

National Airborne Day on August 16 honors the military's airborne divisions of the Armed Forces.

August 16, 1940, marks the date of the first official Army parachute jump at Ft. Benning, Georgia. The successful jump validated the innovative concept of inserting U.S. ground combat forces behind a battle line by parachute. These sky soldiers represent some of the most prestigious and expertly trained forces in the United States Army.

Today, we added the 246th person to Norwalk's Purple Heart Medal registry. Meet Army Staff Sergeant Howard L. Quick who ...
08/09/2025

Today, we added the 246th person to Norwalk's Purple Heart Medal registry. Meet Army Staff Sergeant Howard L. Quick who was wounded in 1945 in Germany.

DOB/DOD: October 24, 1916 (Norwalk, CT) – January 29, 2011 (Southbury, CT); 94 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married Elizabeth Lindblom on August 6, 1949, in Norwalk, CTCHILDREN: Two daughters, El…

08/06/2025

Purple Heart Medal Day in the United States is August 7th. On Thursday, August 7th in Norwalk, there will be two events. The first will be at 10:00 a.m. at Heritage Park on West Avenue to unveil a new sign. And the second will be Veterans Park at the Purple Heart Monument at 7:00 p.m. The public is always welcome!

These plaques list everyone from Norwalk lost during wartime service since World War I. Clockwise from the top left, WWI...
05/24/2025

These plaques list everyone from Norwalk lost during wartime service since World War I. Clockwise from the top left, WWII, WWI (Town Green under the barrel of the cannon), Global War on Terrorism, Vietnam, Korea. With the exception of the WWI cannon, the other plaques are on the Shea-Magrath Memorial and Wall of Remembrance at Calf Pasture Beach on the side of the memorial wall that faces the water. If you want to learn about any of these heroes, a website dedicated to their lives and sacrifice (and more) is at https://norwalkctheroes.org This is what Memorial Day is all about. Share with your kids and grand-kids. We can never forget! 🇺🇸

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