May 12th, 2012
Military Whist sponsored by the Middlesex County Blue Star Mothers, CT3
this Thursday, May 17th at the Wethersfield Community Center.
Proceeds to benefit the Scholarship Fund.
Refreshments, Door Prizes, and Raffles!
You don’t need to know how to play to play!
Doors open at 6pm.
It’s a worthwhile cause and a wonderful group of moms, so please join us for an evening of fun!
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May 12th, 2012
Wednesday, May 16, 7pm, Cromwell Town Hall.
The Middlesex County Blue Star Mothers, CT3 will be hosting a Quilts of Valor workshop this Wednesday. Would you like to learn how to quilt? Would you like to create something that will to be given to a combat service member or a Veteran touched by war? Then come out and join us! The more people present to quilt, the more quilts can be finished in one evening!
Visit http://qovf.org/ for more info about Quilts of Valor.
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May 9th, 2012
Free Yoga Classes For Veterans,
Their Spouse & Parents
Thursdays
For the Month of May
In Honor of Our Veterans
And
Spouses & Parents Who Support Them
All Levels Kripalu Yoga
Taught by Rosanne Demanski N.D.
860-561-9766
12:15-1:15 p.m. Hwang’s Martial Arts
1007 Farmington Ave (above S.K.Lavery)
West Hartford Center
860-233-3692
May 3, 10, 17, 24, 31
Bring your mat, bring your mate, Relax.
(All are welcome. $6 $10 donation per class non-service related, Hwang’s Staff Free)
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May 1st, 2012
Soldier Missing from Vietnam War Identified
The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office announced that the remains of a serviceman, missing in action from the Vietnam War, have been identified and will be returned to his family for burial with full military honors.
Army Capt. Charles R. Barnes of Philadelphia, Pa., will be buried May 2, in Arlington National Cemetery. On March 16, 1969, Barnes and four other service members departed Qui Nhon Airfields bound for Da Nang and Phu Bai, in a U-21A Ute aircraft. As they approached Da Nang, they encountered low clouds and poor visibility. Communications with the aircraft were lost, and they did not land as scheduled. Immediate search efforts were limited due to hazardous weather conditions, and all five men were list as missing in action.
From 1986-1989, unidentified human remains were turned over to the United States from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (S.R.V.) in several different instances. None of the remains were identified given the limits of the technology of the time.
In 1993, a joint U.S.-S.R.V. team, led by the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (JPAC), conducted investigations in Quang Nam-Da Nang, and Thua Thien-Hue Provinces. They interviewed a local Vietnamese citizen who supplied remains and an identification tag bearing Barnes’ name, which he claimed to have recovered from an aircraft crash site.
In 1999, another joint U.S.-S.R.V. team interviewed additional Vietnamese citizens about the crash and they were led to the crash site. In 2000, a joint U.S.-S.R.V. team excavated the site and recovered human remains and material evidence.
Scientists from the JPAC and the Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory used circumstantial evidence, and forensic identification tools such as mitochondrial DNA — which matched that of Barnes’ sister — in the identification of the remains.
For additional information on the Defense Department’s mission to account for missing Americans, call 703-699-1420 or visit the DPMO website at
http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo .
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April 20th, 2012
Soldier Missing in Action from Korean War Identified
The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office announced that the remains of a U.S. serviceman, missing in action from the Korean War, have been identified and will be returned to his family for burial with full military honors.
Army Pfc. Richard E. Clapp, 19, of Seattle, Wash., will be buried April 25, at Arlington National Cemetery near Washington, D.C.
On Sept. 2, 1950, Clapp and the C Company, 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment came under fire near Yulchon, South Korea, and Clapp was killed in action. The Army was unable to identify his remains at the time, and the remains were buried as “Unknown” in a military cemetery on the Korean Peninsula.
In 1951, the U.S. consolidated cemeteries on the peninsula. The unknown remains were interred in the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
In 2011, due to advances in identification technology, the remains were exhumed for identification. Scientists from the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command and the Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory used circumstantial evidence and forensic identification tools such as radiograph comparison, and dental records to identify Clapp.
Today, more than 7,900 Americans remain unaccounted-for from the Korean War. Identifications continue to be made from the remains that were returned to the United States, using forensic and DNA technology.
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April 17th, 2012
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(HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman
released the following statement on the death of Army Specialist Philip C.S. Schiller, who
was killed by small arms fire while on patrol in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan.
“My thoughts are with Specialist Schiller’s family at this devastating time,” said Governor
Malloy. “While Spc. Schiller no longer lived in Connecticut, we remember him as our own
and honor his sacrifice and his courage. We lost a hero in battle, and our prayers are
with Spc. Schiller’s unit and the other men and women who are overseas in service to
this nation. ”
“Spc. Schiller’s life was lived with bravery, with commitment and with honor and every
Connecticut citizen should stop to reflect what his sacrifice means to all of us,” said
Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman. “My heart goes out to his family as they deal with this
terrible loss of their loved one who died defending the country he loved.”
Spc. Schiller, 21, was born in Connecticut and moved to Texas where he joined
the 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division out of Joint Base
Lewis-McChord, Washington. His father resides in Connecticut.
Flags will be lowered on the day of Spc. Schiller’s burial.
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April 7th, 2012
Airman Missing from Vietnam War Identified
The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced that the remains of a serviceman, missing in action from the Vietnam War, have been identified and returned to his family for burial with full military honors.
Air Force Tech. Sgt. Allen J. Avery of Arlington, Mass., will be buried April 6 at Arlington National Cemetery. On April 6, 1972, six airmen were flying a combat search and rescue mission in their HH-53C Super Jolly Green Giant helicopter over Quang Tri Province in South Vietnam when they were hit by enemy ground fire and crashed.
In 1988, the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRV) turned over remains they attributed to an American serviceman; however, the name provided by the SRV did not match anyone lost or missing from the Vietnam War. The remains were held by JPAC pending improved technology to facilitate a later identification.
From 1989 to 1992, Joint U.S./SRV field investigations, led by the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (JPAC), found evidence leading to an aircraft crash site as well as two reported burial sites. Team members recovered human remains and personal effects as well as aircraft debris. As a result, the crew was accounted-for in 1997 and buried as a group at Arlington National Cemetery. Three airmen were also individually identified at that time.
In the mid-2000s, JPAC’s laboratory’s improved scientific capability enabled them to match the 1988 remains to the correct loss. The Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory (AFDIL) tested these remains against all servicemen who were MIA from the Vietnam War with negative results. Later AFDIL expanded its search to make comparisons with previously-identified individuals. In 2010, as a result of mitochondrial DNA testing, the remains were matched with four of the six airmen from the 1972 crash, including Avery.
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March 29th, 2012
All Cromwell Vietnam Era Veterans, all Cromwell Veterans and their families and the Cromwell Community are invited to attend the “Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Ceremony” at the Cromwell Town Hall Gym, 3/30/12 at 6:30pm. The event is sponsored by the Cromwell Veterans Affairs Commission and the First Selectman to give the Cromwell Vietnam Veterans the welcome home they never had. The event is free and refreshments will be served after the ceremony. For more information, please contact CromwellVAC@ yahoo.com.
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February 21st, 2012
WELCOME HOME to the 103rd Civil Engineers Squadron back from deployment in Afghanistan! Thank you! Job well done!
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February 1st, 2012
The Middlesex County Blue Star Mothers-CT Chapter 3 of the Blue Star Mothers of America, Inc. is pleased to announce that we will be offering two scholarships to one male and one female high school senior in Connecticut in the spring of 2012. The scholarships will be awarded to two seniors who will be going on to a four year college and who have a parent actively serving in the military or a parent who is an honorably discharged Veteran. Military service includes the Army, Marines, Air Force, Navy, Coast Guard, National Guard and Reserves.
The Blue Star Mothers of America, Inc. is a Veteran Service Organization chartered by the U.S. Congress and made up of mothers who have or have had children serving our country in the military. The Middlesex County Blue Star Mothers-CT Chapter 3 has formed here in the state to honor and serve our troops, our veterans, the mothers of our military and also to promote patriotism at home.
The deadline for receiving completed applications is April 1, 2012. Awards will be decided by May 1, 2012 and notifications to the schools made immediately after. If you have any questions or to obtain a scholarship application, please contact info@middlesexcountybluestarmothers.org
For more information on our chapter, please visit: www.middlesexcountybluestarmothers.org
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