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New Canaan Veterans Day 2011

by mmason News Comment
New Canaan Police officers serve as the color guard during the Veterans Day ceremonies. Photo Credit: Melvin Mason
Sperry DeCew salutes a wreath placed at a memorial during Veterans Day services. Photo Credit: Melvin Mason
Former First Selectman Jeb Walker, left, and Rep. Toni Boucher stand during the Veterans Day service. Photo Credit: Melvin Mason
New Canaan resident and veteran Jim Bach, right, was the keynote speaker for the Veterans Day service. Photo Credit: Melvin Mason
Read the Article New Canaan Thanks Its Centuries of Veterans

NEW CANAAN, Conn. – A little chill and lots of wind could not keep New Canaanites from pausing for a few moments to offer gratitude for the men and women who have served their nation.

More than 100 residents visited a wind-swept God’s Acre on Friday morning for the annual Veterans Day service. Keynote speaker Jim Bach, an Army veteran who served in the Korean War, talked about the heroism of New Canaanites who took to the battlefield in major conflicts from the Revolutionary War all the way to Operation Desert Storm in the 1990s.

Many of those veterans are honored ...
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