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Veterans' Services Department News

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  • Meet and Greet Opportunities with Cambridge Veterans Services in 2025

    These gatherings are aimed at helping veterans connect with each other, learn about important resources, and receive assistance with VA claims, Chapter 115, and other benefits.
  • Council on Aging’s Veterans and Friends Support Group Provides Connection, Camaraderie Year-Round

    The Cambridge Council on Aging offers a Veterans and Friends Support Group. Open to Cambridge veterans ages 60 and older, the support group meets monthly at the Cambridge Senior Center. Read an interview with Dee Cannon, the group's founder and moderator, to learn more about the value that the Veterans and Friends Support Group provides to older adults and their loved ones.
  • Supporting Veterans through PGA Hope Cambridge

    This fall, Fresh Pond Golf Course was excited to introduce PGA HOPE Cambridge. PGA HOPE (Helping Our Patriots Everywhere) is the flagship military program of PGA REACH, the charitable foundation of the PGA of America.
  • Veterans Day Observance Event 11-11-24

    The City of Cambridge Department of Veterans Services will host a Veterans Day Observance event on Monday, November 11, from 11 a.m.- 12 p.m., at the Cambridge Common,
  • Cambridge Honors Those Who Were Wounded or Died in Service to Our Country on National Purple Heart Day

    Cambridge Veterans' Services and various City and State Officials held a special ceremony in honor of National Purple Heart Day on Wednesday, August 7, in the Sullivan Chamber of Cambridge City Hall. Speakers included Cambridge Mayor E. Denise Simmons, Cambridge Deputy City Manager Owen O'Riordan, and Deputy Director of Cambridge Veterans' Services Cynthia Harris. During the ceremony, City officials, speaking on behalf of the City of Cambridge, offered their deepest gratitude and heartfelt respect to those who sacrificed much in service to their country.
  • Members Sought for Cambridge Veterans Advisory Committee

    The Advisory Committee will support the Department of Veterans Service in fulfilling part of its purpose to provide information to persons who have served or are serving in the Armed Forces of the United States, and their families concerning their rights and privileges under federal, state, and local laws;
  • 2024 Memorial Day Observance Events: Grave Flags May 25, Maritime Military Members Ceremony May 25, and Memorial Day Observance Ceremony May 27

    The City of Cambridge Department of Veterans’ Services (DVS) invites the public to attend three Memorial Day Weekend Observance Events, including two events on May 25, Grave Decoration Day and an observance for maritime military members lost due to maritime battles, and the Memorial Day Observance event on May 27.
  • Department of Veterans’ Services (DVS) Patriots' Day Observance Event Monday, April 15

    The City of Cambridge Department of Veterans’ Services (DVS) will hold a Patriots' Day Observance event on Monday, April 15, 2024, at 10:30 a.m., on the Cambridge Common, located outside of Harvard Square surrounded by Massachusetts Avenue, Garden Street and Waterhouse Street.
  • Veterans Day Observance Event Saturday, November 11 and Veterans' Appreciation Week November 13-17

    The City of Cambridge Department of Veterans Services will host a Veterans Day Observance event on Saturday, November 11, from 11 a.m.-12 p.m., at Cambridge Common. A Veterans Appreciation Week will be held November 13-17, at the Veterans' Life and Recreation Center, 51 Inman Street, 2nd floor, Cambridge. events will provide an opportunity for veterans and their loved ones to gather and participate in health, wellness, and other fun and interactive activities. Free food and refreshments will also be available each day from 12-4 p.m.
  • Remembering the Korean War Armistice

    This week, we commemorate the historic Korean War Armistice signed on July 27, 1953, marking a crucial step toward peace on the Korean Peninsula.
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