Two local veterans from Wesley Village were honored for their service to our country on Saturday, April 26th, with a trip to Washington D.C., organized as part of the American Warrior Connecticut Day of Honor. Crosby Commons resident, Patsy Degennaro, and Wesley Heights resident, Alice Beaver, were flown to Washington, D.C.; thanked and welcomed by dozens of volunteers, and escorted through the capitol city as honored guests. The residents visited the World War II Memorial as well as the Korean, Vietnam, Lincoln, Navy, Air Force, and Marine/Iwo Jima Memorials. Flights, meals, tee shirts, and deluxe motor coach services were provided at no cost to the residents, who returned home on their flight later that same evening. Wesley Village staff encouraged the residents to apply for the trip and both were selected. The trip was funded by donations through American Warrior, whose mission is to positively change the lives of our World War II Veterans with a trip to Washington D.C., to visit their long-awaited WWII Memorial. For more information, visit their website at www.americanwarrior.us/ctdayofhonor.html
Degennaro served in the Navy from 1943-1946 as a torpedoman 3rd class during World War II in the Marshall Islands, Iwo Jima, Chi-Chi Jima, and other regions. He also served in Korea from 1950-1952. Beaver served with the Navy WAVES at the Naval Research Laboratory in Washington D.C. and worked as a baker for two years during World War II. Both residents live in communities on the Wesley Village campus in Shelton. For more information about Wesley Village, contact us at 203.225.5000 or visit our website at www.wesleyvillage-ct.org.
