Category: veterans

Fallen Soldiers of All Wars Remembered at Memorial Day Observances May 30th

By John McNamara NEW BRITAIN – Fallen soldiers of all wars were remembered on Friday, May 30th, with rifle salutes, the playing of taps and prayers at Memorial Day observances. Officials, honor guards, clergy and veterans visited 11 memorials and monuments for service men and women throughout the morning beginning at the General John Patterson … Continue reading Fallen Soldiers of All Wars Remembered at Memorial Day Observances May 30th

Supporting Our Troops: Care Package Donations For Marine Corps Needed Through December 21st

Braithreachas, Inc. and the Marine Corps Family Foundation are seeking for donations of care package items and are raising funds to offset the cost of shipping the care packages to deployed military. The campaign, Operation Santa Care Package, is an annual holiday season effort, "This year we are way behind collecting items for the care packages," said … Continue reading Supporting Our Troops: Care Package Donations For Marine Corps Needed Through December 21st

Veteran’s Day: "They Didn’t Give Their Lives. Their Lives Were Taken From Them."

New Britain's tradition of honoring veterans of all wars occurs twice a year on Memorial Day (the real one not the Monday national holiday) and on Veteran's Day this month. On Wednesday there will be a full round of remembrances put on by the Parks and Recreation Commission. With soldiers' deaths being recorded almost daily … Continue reading Veteran’s Day: "They Didn’t Give Their Lives. Their Lives Were Taken From Them."