The Springfield Veterans’ Activities Committee, Inc. is accepting nominations for the 2025 Springfield Veteran Of The Year Award.
If you know of a veteran who continuously volunteers their personal time to better our community and has never received recognition for the work they’ve done, please consider completing the 2025 Veteran Of The Year Nomination Packet to sponsor their nomination as the next Veteran of the Year for the City of Springfield, Massachusetts.
Applications are available below or under Springfield’s Department of Veterans’ Services page at: https://www.springfield-ma.gov/hhs/veterans
The deadline for submission of applications is Friday, October 31st, 2025
The annual ceremony announcing the Veteran of the Year will be held on Monday, November 3, 2025 in City Hall Room 220, 36 Court St. Springfield, MA 01103, at 2:00PM.
The annual Veterans Day Parade will be held on Veterans Day, November 11, 2025, stepping off from the campus of Springfield Technical Community College at 11:00 a.m. and march down to City Hall.
For further information, please contact Joe DeCaro, Director of Springfield’s Department of Veterans’ Services at 413-787-6141.