Veteran's Military Funeral Service Was Friday Oct. 1st

Middletown CT

01 October, 2021

12:59 PM

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The Connecticut State Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) and the Connecticut Funeral Directors Association, Inc. (CFDA) held a military funeral ceremony for eight U.S. veterans' unclaimed cremated remains, including veterans of World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. The Funeral Procession of four hearses with police motorcycle escorted from CT Dept. of Veterans Affairs Campus in Rocky Hill and arrived around 10am at the State Veterans Cemetery, 317 Bow La. in Middletown. DVA Commissioner Thomas J. Saadi lead the ceremony. In attendance were local, State and Federal Officials and members of Veterans Organizations. Commissioner Saadi, CFDA President David W. MacDonald, and other dignitaries delivered remarks during the ceremony. Then there was the posthumous presentation of Connecticut Wartime Service Medals. The veterans who were honored (in alphabetical order) where: 1) Victor Herbert Anderson, U.S. Marines/Korean War, August 4, 1933 - November 1, 2018, died in Seymour, CT2) Orville K. Davis, U.S. Army/World War II, May 10, 1923 - November 5, 1993, died in Southington, CT;3) Stephen Yoder Forrester, U.S. Army/Vietnam War, February 7, 1946 - November 29, 1972, died in Branford, CT;4) Joseph P. Galipeau, U.S. Army/World War II, March 23,1929 - October 29, 2001, died in Southington, CT;5) Lawrence W. Jordan, U.S. Army/World War I, October 10, 1898 - August 5, 1976, died in Branford, CT;6) Bernard Joseph Lafleur, U.S. Navy/World War II, November 30, 1925 - March 17, 2007, died in Southington, CT;7) George Dalton Parker, U.S. Navy/World War II, October 30, 1916 – September 10, 1984, died in Hartford, CT; and8) Lawrence Earl Tefft, U.S. Coast Guard-Merchant Marine/World War II, July 14, 1927 - February 9, 1998, died in Fort Lauderdale, FL. Coming Soon Will Be A Link To Videos Of The Event!