Memorial Day Services On Tap At State Vets Cemetery In Middletown

MIDDLETOWN, CT — The Connecticut Veterans Cemetery in Middletown will again offer one of the state's largest Memorial Day Observances.

Connecticut Veterans Affairs Commissioner Ron Welch and the Middletown Council of Veterans will preside over a ceremony honoring military members who died while serving the US on Monday.

The ceremony is slated to begin at 2 p.m.

The public is encouraged to attend.

The Connecticut State Veterans Cemetery in Middletown serves as the final resting place for more than 16,000 veterans and their eligible family members. It is located at 3317 Bow Lane.

According to a poll taken last year,Connecticut's State Veterans Cemetery in Middletown is among the Nation’s top Memorial Day burial sites, according to a poll taken last year.

Middletown was No. 42 nationally in the poll.

Choice Mutual, a life insurance agency that specializes in final expense insurance, asked 3,023 Americans which military burial grounds they would most want to visit.

The results were: "Peaceful and understated, this cemetery rests in the center of Connecticut and holds thousands of veterans who served in conflicts across generations. There’s a quiet strength to the grounds - no grand monuments, just simple, dignified tributes that feel incredibly personal. You leave feeling humbled and thankful."