Cremated Remains Of 2 Bridgeport Veterans To Receive Military Funeral

BRIDGEPORT, CT — The cremated remains of two Bridgeport veterans will receive military honors Friday during a funeral conducted by the Connecticut Department of Veterans Affairs and the Connecticut Funeral Directors Association.

Receiving the honors will be:

• CPT David L. Groher, U.S. Army serving 1943-46, May 9,1919-November 14, 2008, died in Bridgeport
• RD3 Morris Meyer, U.S. Navy serving 1944-46, January 11,1914-July 19, 2004, died in Bridgeport, and his civilian wife Cornelia Meyer, August 13, 1918 - March 24, 2003

Additionally, two other veterans will also receive the honor on Friday:

• PFC Robert Benson, U.S. Marine Corps serving 1951-53, April9,1931-August 19, 2008, died in New Haven
• CPL Loren Milton Cubbison, Jr., U.S. Army serving 1953-55,November 4,1932-February 7, 2021, died in New Haven

The military funeral ceremony for the four Veterans' unclaimed cremated remains (cremains) will be held at 10:30 a.m. (rain or shine) at the State Veterans Cemetery, 317 Bow Lane in Middletown. The public is invited to attend.

DVA Commissioner Thomas J. Saadi will lead the ceremony, which will be supported by the directors of a number of Funeral Homes from across the State, the Connecticut National Guard, and the Connecticut Patriot Guard Riders. In attendance will be state, local, and federal officials, and leaders of many Veterans organizations.

Commissioner Saadi, CFDA President David W. MacDonald, and other dignitaries will deliver remarks during the ceremony that will include the posthumous presentation of Connecticut Wartime Service Medals.

At 9:40 a.m., the Connecticut State Police and the Connecticut Patriot Guard Riders will escort three CFDA hearses containing the cremains from the DVA Rocky Hill Campus to the Veterans Cemetery in Middletown.

This is the eighth such ceremony hosted by the Connecticut State Department of Veterans Affairs in coordination with the Connecticut Funeral Directors Association since 2009 when Connecticut established new protocols to identify unclaimed cremated remains of honorably discharged U.S. Veterans in Connecticut funeral homes with the goal of providing them a dignified burial with full military honors.

For information about the Connecticut State Department of Veterans Affairs, visit https://portal.ct.gov/DVA

For information about the Connecticut Funeral Directors Association, visit www.CTFDA.org