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Letter to the Editor
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NewCanaanite.com recently received the following letter to the editor. Send letters to editor@newcanaanite.com to have them published here. ***
The Howard M. Bossa and Peter C. Langenus Post 653 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States wishes to thank all the volunteers who were involved in the tying on of bows and laying of 1,200 wreaths at the gravesites of all known veterans at Lakeview Cemetery and 15 of the historic cemeteries in town over the past two weekends.
This service to honor and remember our deceased veterans could not have been possible without the help of Michael Dinan, editor of the New Canaanite, The Exchange Club, Daughters of the American Revolution, Community Emergency Response Team, Scout Troop 45, Scout Troop 70, Scout Troop 31, Cub Scout Pack 45, Cub Scout Pack 70, Cub Scout Pack 7, Service League of Boys, National Charity League, New Canaan Chapter, New Canaan Volunteer Firefighters, New Canaan Girl Scouts, Lakeview Cemetery personnel, Jon and Jake Aspinwall, Dennis and Tommy Brown, Stew Leonard’s, Merrie Bee Cabin Board, Democratic Town Committee, Republican Town Committee, Young Americans for Freedom Club and the many individuals who came out on these cold mornings. Mike McGlinn, Commander of The Howard M. Bossa and Peter C. Langenus Post 653 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States
