Information by Connecticut Veterans for Connecticut Veterans
13 June 2026 12:00 AM
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CT VETERANS EVENTS
Publication Overview & Core Themes
This issue of the Connecticut Veterans Bulletin highlights a robust, interconnected network of veteran support, community fundraising, and fraternal activities across the state. The listings reflect a strong emphasis on practical service resources, public outreach, and multi-organization collaborations designed to bring veterans, active service members, and their families together.
Key Focus Areas & Initiatives
- Veterans Stand Downs & Resource Fairs: Major emphasis is placed on providing free, accessible resources, benefits counseling, and service navigation directly to veterans and their dependents. These initiatives bring together local community colleges, municipal veteran representatives, and dedicated senior centers to create welcoming entry points for veterans seeking assistance.
- Fundraising & Mobile Outreach: Community-driven charity drives feature prominently, utilizing high-energy community events—ranging from multi-route cycling initiatives to local car washes—to raise critical funds. Key beneficiaries include non-profit support networks providing shoreline assistance and legal centers dedicated to ensuring free, life-saving legal services for local service members.
- Honoring Veteran Segments: Distinct initiatives focus on honoring specific populations within the community, including dedicated appreciation gatherings and catered luncheons celebrating women veterans and the historical milestones of their service.
- Memorial & Patriotic Tributes: Formal community gatherings highlight flag etiquette, the history of the American flag, and dignified retirement ceremonies for unserviceable flags conducted strictly in accordance with the U.S. Flag Code.
- Peer Support & Recovery Networks: Mental health and veteran-led camaraderie remain central, evidenced by free, recurring virtual support spaces structured around specialized trauma-informed care and recovery coaching to help participants tackle addiction, moral injury, and reintegration challenges.
- Fraternal Events & Community Leisure: Local American Legion and VFW posts continue to serve as vital neighborhood hubs, hosting recurring community dinners, drop-in recreational tournaments, live music, and volunteer-led social gatherings designed to foster a relaxed environment for connection.
The 13 June 2026 Edition of CVB’s Weekly Connecticut Veterans Calendar Publication, includes 90 events for CT Veterans remaining in June, in Volume one. Whereas Volume two Includes 187 events for CT Veterans beyond June. Volume three includes recurring CT Veterans events and programs.
V.1 Current months events
V.2 events beyond current month.
V.3 recurring programs & VOB Directory
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ATTN: ALWAYS VERIFY EVENT STATUS IN ADVANCE OF ATTENDANCE BY CONTACTING THE LISTED EVENT ORGANIZATIONS DIRECTLY.
Volume 1
Page 1 Featured Listing
Pages 2 – 90: CT Veterans Event Listings 14 June 2026 – 30 June 2026
Volume 2
Pages 1 – 187: CT Veterans Event Listings 1 July 2026 – 4 December 2026
Page 188: Posting Guidance
Volume 3
Page 1 – 4 Table of Contents
Pages 5- 8: Recurring Programs & Directories, including CT Veterans Coffee Houses.
Pages 9 – 10: Donations Needed
Page 9: Care Package Drive
Page 10: EASTERSEALS VETERANS RALLY POINT LEGACY BRICKS BUY A BRICK, LEAVE A LEGACY!
Pages 11 – 25 Food & Dining
Page 11: American Legion Auxiliary Unit 128 All You Can Eat Breakfast
Page 12: Wallingford VFW Post 591 Sunday Breakfast 1st Sunday Monthly
Page 13: VFW Post 1724 Breakfast 2nd Sunday monthly
Page 14: American Legion Post 113 Monthly Breakfast
Page 15: VFW Post 10688 Monthly Sunday Breakfast
Page 16: Sunday Morning Breakfast @ Post 14’s Bistro Sunday Every Month 2022
Page 17: Easterseals Veterans Rally Point Food Pantry
Page 18: AMERICAN LEGION POST 68 BERLIN PASTA DINNER
Page 19: American Legion Post 68 Pasta Dinner
Page 20: VFW Post 399 Paradox Brewing Pizza & Brew Night
Page 21: VFW Post 10004 Canteen Menu
Page 22: American Legion Post 102 Spaghetti Dinner Night
Page 23: Duke’s Canteen Thursday and Friday Dinners
Page 24: All You Can Eat Steak Dinner @ Plainfield VFW
Page 25: Steak Night At The VFW
Pages 26 – 53 Fun
Page 26: American Legion Post 112 Music BINGO
Page 27: American Legion Post 22, 8 Ball Tournament
Page 28: VFW Post 5095 Open Pool
Page 29: New London Ping Pong Club
Page 30: Mecca Cruise Night Presented by Surfside Veterans
Page 31: Wednesday Night Rides At Suffield VFW
Page 32: VFW Post 3336 Summer Cornhole
Page 33: Nine Ball Pool Tournament
Page 34: Left • Right • Center At American Legion Post 113
Page 35: Soldier Songs and Voices
Page 36: Veterans Coffee HOUSE
Page 37: American Legion Post 12 BINGO
Page 38: VFW Post 5095 Thursday Night BINGO
Page 39: VFW Post 201 Texas Hold ‘Em Tournament
Page 40: Thursday Night VFW Cruise at Smalley Brothers VFW Post 6123
Page 41: American Legion Post 26 BINGO Night
Page 42: Front Line Fellowship Board Games Card Games & More
Page 43: American Legion Post 128 Karaoke
Page 44: American Legion Post 68 Game Night
Page 45: American Legion Dart Drop-In Tournament
Page 46: Line Dancing At American Legion Litchfield
Page 47: VFW POST 5157 Karaoke Night
Page 48: Moosup American Legion Post 91 Karaoke Night
Page 49: VFW 5095 East Hampton Karaoke
Page 50: Plainfield VFW Friday Karaoke Night
Page 51: American Legion Post 165 Family Bingo
Page 52: DAV Danbury Trivia Night
Page 53: American Legion Post 112 Karaoke Night
Pages 54 & 55: Meetings
Page 54: American Legion Post 117 Meetings
Page 55: FREE Virtual Military & Veterans Support Group
Page(s) 56 – 58: Membership Opportunities
Page 56: American Legion Riders Member Information Form/Application
Page 57: Surfside Veterans Meeting
Page 58: VAHF Monthly Membership – Sign up & Recruitment Meetings
Pages 59 – 80 Programs
Page 59: American Legion Post 12 Veteran of the Month Flag Ceremony
Page 60: Free Acupuncture For Active Military, Veterans & First Responders
Page 61: Veterans Base Camp
Page 62: American Legion Online Courses
Page 63: Heal Her Art
Page 64: Mission Role Call White Star Families Resources
Page 65: Easterseals Vets Peer to Peer Meetup Groups
Page 66: US Vet Connect Inc.’s- Veterans Outdoors Resource Hub
Page 67: Horse Feathers Veterans Program
Page 68: Veterans Equine Therapy
Page 69: Veterans Support Group
Page 70: WARRIORS FOR WARRIORS
Page 71: Shepherds Meadow Veterans
Page 72: VRP BROADCASTING STUDIO TRAINING & INTERNSHIP
Page 73: Dog Star Veterans Program
Page 74: Greater Windsor Veteran’s Council Veterans Outreach
Page 75: Weekly Veterans Program With Horses
Page 76: Art Group Therapy @Honor Wellness Center
Page 77: UCONN Entrepreneurship Boot Camp For Veterans
Page 78: CCSU Office of Veterans Affairs
Page 79: Connecticut Oral Health Initiative Salute to Smiles
Page 80: Complimentary Hair Cuts For Service Members, Veterans & Their families
Page 81 Publications
The Society of Forty Men and Eight Horses Voyageur Briefs
Pages 82 – 83 Services
Page 82: Connecticut Department of Labor Veterans Services
Page 83: Eastern CT Veterans Community Center
Page 84 Veteran Owned Business Section Has Moved to
Page 85: Message From The Editor
Page 86: Subscribe To CVB’S Weekly PDF For Email Delivery.
Page 87: Post Your Mil/Vet Related Event In CVB’S Weekly PDF publication.
Page 88: JOIN CVB GROUP ON Facebook/FOLLOW CVB’S MEMORIAL PAGE On Facebook
Page 89: Emergency Resources and Resources for Rent, Security, Utilities, Furniture and Apartment Listings As of 3 January 2023
Please inform your fellow Soldiers, Marines, Sailors and Airmen of Connecticut’s premier mil/vet events calendar.
CVB serves Connecticut's military/veteran community by researching and promoting events and programs of interest from numerous resources in a weekly PDF publication and on social media platforms. Each event is listed in CVB'S Weekly PDF with a dedicated page and remains listed in all subsequent PDF issues, up to the Saturday before the event or the Saturday of the event.
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I am not a veteran. I am a member of the Civil Air Patrol, the United States Air Force Auxiliary. But in 1991, personal loss brought me to a place I never left.
Over two decades later, that loss led me to the State Veterans Cemetery in Middletown, Connecticut, where I took on the coordination of Wreaths Across America — which grew into the largest and fastest growing veterans program in the state. I didn’t do it for recognition. I did it for them.
In 2016 I founded the Connecticut Veterans Bulletin. Not because I served, but because I believe those who did deserve to be honored, connected, and kept alive.
Twenty-two veterans die by suicide every day. I knew about that number before it became a hashtag. I knew it personally, long before anyone was talking about it.
This publication exists because that number is unacceptable. Because every veteran in Connecticut deserves to know someone gives a damn.
That someone is me.
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