Kerry Wood

A coffee hour will take place next week - Thursday at Bob’s Coffee from 8 AM – 9 AM. Please join me to discuss the legislative session and bills that will be coming up for a vote.

With Memorial Day coming up, I wanted to share with you a program to add a family member’s name to a paver at the Connecticut State Veterans Memorial. This is a granite colonnade structure consisting of five columns representing each branch of military service. A semi-circular granite Honor wall, engraved with “Honoring Those Who Served”, acts as the memorial’s framing element. The memorial highlights various conflicts with engraved granite markers throughout the plaza, and features engraved walkway pavers, benches, specialty lighting, and custom landscaping.

Hundreds of 6” x 12” engraved granite walkway pavers are important elements of the memorial, offering state residents a meaningful way to honor or memorialize a special U.S. veteran or military member, and the funds raised have supported the memorial’s development. The pavers are placed along walkways that run from the Legislative Office Building to the center of the Memorial plaza, and on to the Broad Street side of the memorial. Each paver costs $200 and can be engraved with the name of a U.S. veteran or military member, with his or her rank, branch of the military, and the specific years of service and conflict, if desired. Towns/cities can also purchase pavers with their town/city name engraved in honor of those who have served or serve within the town/city. Pavers can be ordered here: www.CTHonorsVets.org.

Have a wonderful Memorial Day weekend and thank you to all our troops.