PRESS RELEASE FOR NEW VETERAN NAMES
The Town of Hamden is planning to build a separate graniteaddition to the Veterans Memorial Monument in front of the Hamden Middle School on Dixwell Avenue. The original Wall which was dedicated July 4, 1989, displays over 8,500 Veterans’ names and there are another 55 names waiting to be added to a new bronze plaque.
In order to dedicate the new addition this coming fall, more names are needed. If you are a resident of Hamden or entered the military from Hamden, you are eligible with your DD-214 honorable discharge. Current military personnel should submit a letter from their commanding officer, verifying they are presently serving. To add yourname to the list for the next plaque, please visit the Town Clerk’s Office in the Hamden Government Center, 2750 Dixwell Avenue, Hamden, CT 06518 or call 203-287-7028, as soon as possible.
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