Also, during the Veterans Appreciation Day event on
August 18
th
, we will have a Military Awards Ceremony where those veterans who served during a war-time period. For example, World War II –
December 7
, 1941 to
December 31
, 1946; Korean Hostilities –
June 27
, 1950 to
January 31
, 1955; Vietnam –
February 28
to
July 1
, 1975.
If you served during these periods and were a resident of Connecticut you will be honored with receiving the
Connecticut Wartime Veterans Service Medal, Korean Service medal and Vietnam Lapel Pin
. To qualify you need to contact the New London Veterans Affairs office for an application form. It needs to be completed and returned to the below address by no later than
July 31
, 2018.
If you have already sent in your application, disregard this notice.
Any questions or if you wish the forms for the awards, we encourage you to contact us. Thank you from New London Veteran Affairs.