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Avon VFW Post Makes Donation to Simsbury Veterans Memorial
The Simsbury memorial will recognize and honor the 104 veterans from town who made the ultimate sacrifice through all of the country's wars.
The Gildo T. Consolini VFW Post 3272, Avon donated $500 to the Simsbury Veterans Memorial in March.
Presenting the donation (L-R) are Robert Skeels, Past Commander Bill Newman, and Commander Lee Wilson of the Avon VFW Post 3272. Accepting the donation for the memorial are (L-R) John Fox, Sr. Vice Commander, Metacomet VFW Post 1926, Simsbury, CT and Bruce Elliott, Commander, American Legion Tomalonis-Hall Post 84, Simsbury, CT.
The Simsbury Veterans Memorial, to be built on Hopmeadow Street just south of the Simsbury Library, is designed to recognize and honor the 104 Simsbury veterans who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country from the Revolutionary War to present.
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In addition to the four ten-foot white granite columns, there will be a walkway and plaza of paver bricks and benches. The paver bricks are available for purchase to list the names of veterans only, of any town, who served. For more information about the Memorial or how to donate or buy a paver to honor a veteran, please visit: www.simsburyveteransmemorial.com
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