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Middletown Press: New Haven vet helps launch Save OurCemetery effort to expand state cemetery in Middletown
By Cassandra Day, Staff WriterFeb 16, 2025 https://www.middletownpress.com/news/article/connecticut-veterans-cemetery-expansion-middletown-20166024.php MIDDLETOWN — A grassroots campaign of war veterans hopes Connecticut lawmakers will address an “impending crisis” by adopting a resolution to expand the State Veterans Cemetery after Middletown denied a state Veterans Affairs request to buy 90 acres of adjacent city land three months ago. Organizers are urging the…
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Save Our Cemetery (SOC) Campaign Gains Momentum
NEW HAVEN, CONN. (Feb. 8, 2025)–The Save Our Cemetery (SOC) campaign, a veteran-led effort advocating for the expansion and salvation of the Connecticut State Veterans Cemetery in Middletown, continues to grow and influence this issue. Connecticut organizations, including the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), VFW Auxiliary, Disable American Veterans (DAV), Marine Corps League…