Upcoming and recent events:
- Free tax service for vets:
- A local tax preparer will do tax returns for active duty and retired military vets associated with our Council at no charge! See details
- War of 1812 Presentation, March 12th:
- Historian and Council member, Mark Albertson, will be giving a presentation jointly sponsored by our Council and the New Canaan Historical Society on March 12th at 7:30 pm. For more information, see the Society's website at http://nchistory.org Free to Council members.
- Special pre-release screening of SEAL movie "Act of Valor", Feb. 23rd:
- Thursday Feb. 23rd at Bow Tie Cinemas in Stamford at 7:20 pm followed by reception.
- In honor of SEAL Brian Bill (see below) and the SEAL Foundation. Update: this event is sold out. See event flyer for more details and buy tickets here.
Memorial scholarship for Navy SEAL Brian Bill:
- SEAL CPO
Brian Bill, Stamford native, was tragically killed in action
in Afghanistan August 6th.
- Brian graduated from Norwich University in June 2001, and joined the Navy that month to become a SEAL. His military awards include three Bronze Stars. Brian was a skilled skier, skydiver, and accomplished mountaineer, and spoke Russian and French.
- A scholarship fund in Brian's name is being established at Norwich University.
- Tax-deductible contributions, large or small, are welcome and may be sent to the Western CT Council NLUS c/o Stephen Gravereaux, 18 Westmere Avenue, Norwalk, CT 06853. Our Council Board has voted to match all contributions up to a total of $1,000.
- Latest update: we received contributions to date of $6,555 and added the Council's $1,000 for a total of $7,555 to date. Further contributions are still being accepted and would be greatly appreciated. Thank you to all those who have already contributed!
Welcome aboard:
The Navy League has three missions: to enhance
the morale of active duty personnel and their families; to inform
Congress and the American public on the importance of strong sea
services; and to support youth programs that expose young people to the values
of our sea services.
The Navy League is open to all citizens who have an interest in United States sea services. Founded with the support of Teddy Roosevelt over 100 years ago, it is a vital and forward-looking organization. Local Councils around the world, such as ours, are dedicated to forwarding the goals of the League including support of our local youth programs, the Stamford-based Dealey Division Sea Cadets and Naval Junior ROTC programs at Bethel and Brien McMahon High Schools. These programs, open to local youths whether or not they plan to later become active duty service members, foster leadership, self-confidence, and informed patriotism and citizenship.
Our Western Connecticut Council also proudly adopted an active duty Navy ship, the Norfolk-homeported guided missile destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG-81). We also have a strong connection to the Navy SEAL community.
Our Western CT Council sponsors periodic outside speakers on various topics, meets with elected officials to discuss sea service issues, supports local volunteer programs such as the annual "Rebuilding Together", and in general enjoys the company of our fellow Navy Leaguers. Please see past issues of our quarterly "Helm" newsletters for details of our recent events.
Membership in the Navy League includes a subscription to the monthly "Seapower" magazine, that covers efforts at the national level, and topics of interest to the sea services. If you are not currently a member, please consider joining.
The Navy League is open to all citizens who have an interest in United States sea services. Founded with the support of Teddy Roosevelt over 100 years ago, it is a vital and forward-looking organization. Local Councils around the world, such as ours, are dedicated to forwarding the goals of the League including support of our local youth programs, the Stamford-based Dealey Division Sea Cadets and Naval Junior ROTC programs at Bethel and Brien McMahon High Schools. These programs, open to local youths whether or not they plan to later become active duty service members, foster leadership, self-confidence, and informed patriotism and citizenship.
Our Western Connecticut Council also proudly adopted an active duty Navy ship, the Norfolk-homeported guided missile destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG-81). We also have a strong connection to the Navy SEAL community.
Our Western CT Council sponsors periodic outside speakers on various topics, meets with elected officials to discuss sea service issues, supports local volunteer programs such as the annual "Rebuilding Together", and in general enjoys the company of our fellow Navy Leaguers. Please see past issues of our quarterly "Helm" newsletters for details of our recent events.
Membership in the Navy League includes a subscription to the monthly "Seapower" magazine, that covers efforts at the national level, and topics of interest to the sea services. If you are not currently a member, please consider joining.