Stow Veterans' Services

Attention Stow Veterans . . . this month’s Veterans Social will be held at the American Heritage Museum. The Museum is closed to the public on Tuesday, so this opportunity allows our veterans a quiet opportunity to tour the museum which includes a vast collection of tanks, armored vehicles, and military artifacts from World War I through the battlefields of today. We hope you can attend!

Tuesday, June 18, 10 am
Register by: 6/14 at noon

If you need a ride, call the COA

STOW MEMORIAL DAY PARADE & CEREMONIES
2pm May 27

Stow will hold its annual Memorial Day Parade on Monday, May 27, 2024 beginning at 2:00 p.m.

The Parade will form on Hartley Road at the back entrance to Center School.

The march to Brookside Cemetery will begin promptly at 2:00 p.m.

All veterans, including active duty and reserve personnel from Stow and surrounding communities, are urged to participate by marching in the parade.

Wreath-laying ceremonies will be held at both Brookside Cemetery and the Veterans' Memorial at Common Road.

Music provided by the NRHS Marching Band and Stow Minutemen.

The Stow Fire Department is providing the Color Guard.

For those unable to attend, we ask that you observe the National Moment of Remembrance at 3:00pm.

Thank you in advance for your participation as we remember our fallen veterans from all wars.

Please see the attached announcement from Martha Monroe regarding the Memorial Day Parade.

Stow is looking for committee members for the Stow Veterans Grave Committee. More information can be found at: https://www.stow-ma.gov/veterans-graves-committee

If interested visit https://www.stow-ma.gov/home/pages/volunteer-openings-and-committee-vacancies.

Sharing this post from Debbie Woods

Hi everyone, just a reminder we will be at Brookside Cemetery on Saturday at 11am to lay wreaths on the graves of our veterans. We have over 300 wreaths and would love to have residents and veterans help us. Thanks to all who donated a wreath and looking forward to seeing everyone.

Are you or do you know a Veteran that lives in or works in Stow? The Rotary Club of Nashoba Valley would love to invite them to the Veteran's Day Breakfast!
November 11 at the Stow Community Center 8am
Send at RSVP to 617-872-4972 or email us at [email protected]

Are you or do you know a Veteran that lives in or works in Stow? We would love to invite them to our Veteran's Day Breakfast!
November 11 at the Stow Community Center 8am
Send at RSVP to 617-872-4972 or email us at [email protected]

Stow’s Annual Memorial Day Parade departs promptly at 2 p.m. today (Monday, May 29) from Hartley Road (between Center and Hale Schools). The parade makes its way to Brookside Cemetery for a ceremony that includes the reading of the Town veterans’ names. Before the parade, the Stow Minutemen, Troop 1 Stow and the Girl Scouts refresh the flags at these graves for the the coming year. And State Rep. Kate Hogan will offer her remarks. The parade then proceeds to its final stop at the War Monument at the Randall Library for another brief ceremony. The Memorial Day ceremony has become a time-honored tradition, and all residents are welcome to attend and honor out veterans.

See attached information on the Stow Memorial Day Parade provided by the Chairman of the Veteran’s Grave Committee and Master of Ceremonies.

This month’s Veterans Social (co-hosted with the Stow Council on Aging) will take place at the American Heritage Museum (568 Main Street, Hudson). Stow Veterans will be able to tour the new Vietnam Prisoner of War Exhibit with the reconstruction of the original “Hanoi Hilton” cells. This event is free for Stow Veterans but space is limited and you must register in advance with the Stow COA. Call (978-897-1880), email [email protected], go on-line (https://myactivecenter.com/ /USA.MA.Stow.Stow-COA) or stop by (509 Great Road, Stow) to register.

Friendly reminder about this Sunday's event.

Greeting Stow Veterans,
On behalf of the Stow Veteran's Grave Committee, I am pleased to inform you that they will be conducting a ceremony on December 18th at the Brookside Cemetery to honor our Veterans. Wreaths will be placed on many veterans’ graves in participation with the Wreaths Across America program. They invite you to attend the ceremony which will begin at noon. Questions should be directed to Deb Woods at [email protected].

Greeting Stow Veterans,

On behalf of the Stow Veteran's Grave Committee, I am pleased to inform you that they will be conducting a ceremony on December 18th at the Brookside Cemetery to honor our Veterans. Wreaths will be placed on many veterans’ graves in participation with the Wreaths Across America program. They invite you to attend the ceremony which will begin at noon. Questions should be directed to Deb Woods at [email protected].

There is still time for Stow Veterans' Services to sign up for Tuesday's Veterans Social at the American Heritage Museum. See below for more information.

The Stow COA co-hosts a monthly veterans social on the third Tuesday of every month. For this month (November), the Veterans social will be held at the American Heritage Museum on November 15th from 10 to 11:30 am.
Join fellow Stow veterans for coffee and conversation at the American Heritage Museum on the Stow/Hudson line. Filled with over 95 tanks, vehicles, and large artifacts from World War I through the battlefields of today, this Museum is one of America’s largest public military history museums. This is a private event for Stow Veterans only as the museum is closed on Tuesdays.
The cost is free but residents must register by contacting the Stow COA (call 978-897-1880, email [email protected], or use MyActiveCenter to sign up on line). Space is limited.

The Stow COA co-hosts a monthly veterans social on the third Tuesday of every month. For this month (November), the Veterans social will be held at the American Heritage Museum on November 15th from 10 to 11:30 am.

Join fellow Stow veterans for coffee and conversation at the American Heritage Museum on the Stow/Hudson line. Filled with over 95 tanks, vehicles, and large artifacts from World War I through the battlefields of today, this Museum is one of America’s largest public military history museums. This is a private event for Stow Veterans only as the museum is closed on Tuesdays.

The cost is free but residents must register by contacting the Stow COA (call 978-897-1880, email [email protected], or use MyActiveCenter to sign up on line). Space is limited.

STOW VETERANS DAY TAKE OUT LUNCH RECOGNIZING LOCAL VETERANS

To honor our veterans in Stow, the Rotary Club of Nashoba Valley is providing a prepacked lunch and a chance to meet town and state officials. Veterans and their spouses must RSVP in advance and select sandwich type. They will stay in their car, and we will bring the bag lunch to them.

Friday., November 11, 2022, from 11:30-1 pm
First Parish Church of Stow and Acton, 353 Great Road (Route 117), Stow
Veterans & spouses are free
RSVP: 978-627-4135 or [email protected]
Select from:
• Chicken Salad
• Turkey Club
• Ham and Swiss
• Tomato, Mozzarella, Basil

We will follow all state and local COVID-19 guidelines to keep everyone safe.

Sponsored by the Rotary Club of Nashoba Valley, the Friends of the Stow Council on Aging, Workers Credit Union, Honey Pot Hill Orchards, and Shaw’s Supermarket