Memorial Day letter from the New Canaan Chief of Police
Memorial Day letter from the New Canaan Chief of Police Leon M. Krolikowski FacebookTwitterEmail Editor, Advertiser: The weekend before Memorial Day finds many war veterans distributing poppies in order to honor the ultimate sacrifice of our nation’s veterans. In New Canaan, members of our local Veterans of Foreign War (VFW) Post 653 will distribute poppies in front of ACME Market, Walter Stewart’s Market and Dunkin’ Donuts. The significance of the poppy in honoring our nation’s war dead is traced to World War I. From the battlefields of World War I, weary soldiers brought home the m...
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