The Connecticut Minuteman Composite Squadron, Civil Air Patrol based at Tweed New Haven Airport, in association with the Orange Cemetery Association, the New Haven Rotary and American Legion Orange Post 127 has selected the Orange Cemetery for the Veterans wreath laying ceremony on Saturday, Dec. 18 this year.
Wreaths will be placed on veteran grave sites in the cemetery. If you have a veteran in the cemetery and would like to make sure the grave has a wreath placed on it, contact 1st Lt. Jerald Barber at 203-671-7848. A $15 donation is requested.
Wreaths may also be picked up at the Orange Cemetery on the day of the event. Contact Barber in advance so that there are enough wreaths available to accommodate all recognition requests.
Thousands of CAP officers and cadets participate in Wreaths Across America observances every year to honor America’s fallen. They present the colors, deliver orations and place veterans’ wreaths on headstones at national and local cemeteries and war memorials.
Last year, more than 1.5 million veterans’ wreaths were sponsored by the public for placement on veterans’ graves at 1,433 ceremonies in all 50 states and abroad.