Alumni Gather For Thanksgiving Football Homecoming
The annual Thanksgiving Day football game may be a thing of the past, but Fort Lee football lives on in the annual gathering of Bridgemen.
Editor's note: In my travels I have discovered there is a strong tie between New Milford and Fort Lee--many people from New Milford grew up in Fort Lee, are or were police officers and firefighters there, or have some familial connection. Even the VFW's of both towns have strong ties to each other. I was asked by a New Milford resident to print this Thanksgiving Day football story so that young athletes can understand how deeply rooted the identity of team remains in your life. On a clear, crisp Thursday morning in late fall, they came together at the VFW with the same energy they once took the football field with--the hubris of their youthful invincibility still palpable, though scarred by age and experience. For years now, every …
Denise
12:14 pm on Monday, November 26, 2012
Yes, you are correct when you say there are ties between people living in Fort Lee & New Milford. My Mom grew up & graduated from Ft Lee HS. I myself lived there till I was 3. My Mom's parents, German immigrants owned Elbrecht's Hardware Store, more recently it was a consignment shop with Palisades Amusement Park memorabilia hanging over the door.... not sure what there is now. "Back in the day… more ›