Brass City Young Marines

06/20/2026

Gathering on the Woodbury Green to honor the history, significance, and spirit of Juneteenth.🇺🇲

06/14/2026

We proudly participated in the Flag day ceremony with the New Haven Elks lodge showing all the stages of our flag and their significance. Was a great event rich in history and tradition.

06/10/2026

CPR lesson week 1 taught by AV Rizzio. Plus we welcomed 4 new recruits that got their first lesson in standing in formation taught by PFC Green C.

05/30/2026

Spring encampment 2026 day 2, filled with a lot of exciting activities!

Fire team flag making.
Morning hike.
Build your own trail mix.
Using a compass to locate the smores supplies.
Fire starting lesson.
Using and eating MREs.
Chicken nuggets over the fire.
And the night isn't over!
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05/30/2026

First night of spring encampment underway. Lots of fun filled activities planned for this weekend. 🏕🔥😁😁

05/19/2026

Basic first aid training with AV Jim Rizzio tonight. Great preparation for our upcoming encampment.

05/03/2026

We had the pleasure of honoring our veterans at Honor flight Connecticut today. Such a great experience for our Young Marines and our very own LCpl Moyher got to send off his grandpa! 🇺🇲🇺🇲

04/27/2026

We had a special visit today at drill from Peter DePaola, Chaplin for Marine Corps League Department of Connecticut. He will be our Marine Corp league liason and we look forward to working with him!

04/26/2026

Work and a little play at Woodbury Earth day festival. We are always happy to help with the setup and breakdown of this event.
Our YMs got to learn about trees, animals, bugs and how to be kind to mother earth! 🌏

04/21/2026

We have officially kicked off our field of flags fundraiser for honoring our past and present service members. All flags will be on display at the Wheeler-Young VFW Post 201 from May 16th through the end of June. This is a great way to celebrate all of our veterans and service members and support our organization!
Please click on both links- one is to fill out the form for service member info and the other is for payment. Thanks all!! 🇺🇲🇺🇲

Click here for payment:
https://www.zeffy.com/organizations/brass-city-young-marines

Fill this out for service member info.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeh2-cgif_2tMPI4NzwkyYbrb0xVGfB4bVKXW5wotAsjE12hg/viewform?pli=1

The Brass City Young Marines is proud to announce the return of the Field of Flags fundraiser. The Field of Flags fundraiser is a patriotic way to remember and honor our veterans. The flags will be set up at the VFW Post #201 located at 2205 Baldwin Street in Waterbury, CT. The flags will be placed....