Welcome
*Shop-Rite to Donate $10,000.00 to Vietnam Vets Memorial
be a part of the program*
The plan for the Sept 24th event. The reason for this event is to host a check presentation from the Shop Rite owners of Connecticut to the Connecticut Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Beginning at 8 am, I will begin to set up two pop-ups and I will hang some of the biographies in them. I will set up thirty or so. We may have to get permission to set them up from the town manager. Hope fully the set up will not take more than an hour or so. Next we will have to make a distribution point for flag holders. The flags will be held in two rows positioned in between the pop-ups, centered on the memorial site, forming a walkway in the center. The balance of the flags will form around the memorial .While this is being done John will be attending to the Fallen Soldier Display and the POW/MIA display .Their will be a least one Color Guard that will enter, and be positioned just to the right of the Fallen Soldier Display, If we have two we will place them on each side of the display. To make this a success and show our appreciation I will need about 50 people to hold flags and do other things. At 10 am the owners of the shop-rite group will be arriving. They will be coming up from their meeting at Meet Me on Main restaurant. It is a 5 minute walk. Upon arrival the Color Guard will come to attention and take their position. When the entire group is in attendance the Color Guard will proceed between the rows of flags to the memorial position with the group following them. Once all are in place there will be a Pledge to the flag. There will then be a short history of the Memorial by Jean and a short explanation of the two soldiers displays by one of our veterans. After that I will call on Chris Magyarits of Wakefern to introduce the group and she will be a part of the ten thousand dollar check presentation. The CVVM committee, the town manager, and Joe DiPietro will be a part of the receiving team. At that time there will be a time for any of the group to say a few words. Upon completion there will be a playing of taps. The group will be invited to look through the biographies. There will be a Ct 612 Biography book in each of the canopies. This will be the program. Members of the Patriot Guard can call me direct but your contact member is Boomer. Legion Riders should contact Chris Whalen or Greg Kitchen.
Leathernecks should contact John Mad dog Scanlon. Members of the 1st Cav should contact Keith Morin. Any other rider or volunteer or participant should contact Joe DiPietro at 860-983-5021 or www.ct612memorial.com
Joe DiPietro badjoe242muleskinners
On September 24th at 10:00 am in Coventry at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Patriots Park there will be a check presentation and Veterans ceremony. You can be a part of this event. The agenda will include flag holders of aprx 50 flags, a fallen soldier’s display, a POW-MIA display and 30-40 Biographies of the CT 612. Volunteers please call Joe DiPietro @ 860-983-5021 or use the contact button on the site to e-mail your commitment to this event. This is a huge donation for the future maintained and Veterans programs at the Vietnam Veterans memorial. The generosity of the Shop-Rite owners of Connecticut and their affiliated warehouse Wakefern Food Corp. has made this possible. The amount of the donation is $10,000.00 and we would like to show our sincerest appreciation by having this event. The check will be presented at approximately 11:45 by the owners at the Vietnam Memorial. Included in the event will be a Marine Color Guard, the Pledge of Allegiance and taps will be played. Anyone wishing to participate would be appreciated.
*Please help ESCORT *the *MOVING WALL *to Rentschler Field in East Hartford on Wednesday October 15, 2008. We are looking for 612 Riders (yes we know it’s October & on a Wednesday) But to *HONOR *our fallen brothers, who gave the ultimate sacrifice we have to do this and need your support. Even if you ride in a car! There will be names of the Ct 612 available to carry on Bikes/Cars. Please call *John Maddog Scanlon 860-550-0831 or Joe DiPietro 860-983-5021 *or use the contact form on this site or e-mail to:(tramlawllc@aol.com) with your commitment. We will update the site as SOON AS WE have more information. We will not know where the starting point is until 1 week before it’s due here in Connecticut.
Thank you for your support!
Joe & John
Volunteers are needed overnight to guard the Healing Field in Hartford at Bushnell Park this Friday Night June 13th from 7pm to 9am Saturday June 14th-7pm to 9am and Sunday June 15th-7pm to 9am
We need to have 4 people per 2 hour shift. Please sign up hours you can stay.
Thank you for your patriotic support.
Joe DiPietro
On the day of the dedication of the 612 Memorial (May 17) in Coventry, CT, there will be motorcycle riders, each with a name of one of the 612 men who died in Vietnam from CT attached to his/her bike. The bikers will be riding in memory of their particular soldier. If you are interested in riding for a soldier please e-mail us through the “contact us” link, or visit the rest area on 91 North in Middletown at 8 am on the day of the dedication. Please be prompt. We will leave the rest area precisely at 9:30, which only gives us an hour and a half to pass out the name tags for bikers. Also, you can pick up name tags at Patch & Leather in Norwhich, call Al at 860-204-0032. Any member of the patriot guard can get one from Greg Young of Prudential Realty. You can reach him at(1-860-395-1551). We will then proceed to the Highland Park Market parking lot in Coventry. At that time we will meet up with other riders, led by the Coventry Police Escort team. They will be followed by a motocycle color guard which will be followed by a contingent of riders made up of one member of each group to show solidarity for this project. So, please pick a person to represent your club. After that contingent, the rest of the groups will follow in line. We will leave the parking lot precisely at 10:45 and continue to the memorial site to line up the bikes with the names attached to the handle bars. Again, Please be prompt. There is no room for error. If your group or you decide to ride as an individual and would like a partcular name, you need to contact us NOW so that I can save the name or get it to you before the event. You must also gaurantee taht if you get the name in advance, you will show up. The Coventry police will be shutting down the major streets to the memorial site at exactly 11 am. All transportation services after that will only be done by shuttle bus from designated parking areas. If anyone would like a 612 t-shirt they will be available for $10 each. Directions to rest area from New Haven area: 95 North to exit 48-91 North approx. 15 miles on right. from 84 Waterbury area: 84 East to 691 East to 91 North approx. 4 miles on right. From Old Lyme: 95 South to route 9 North to 91 South to exit 17, turn around, get back on 91 North to rest area. Anyone who already has picked up a nametag, can go directly to Highland Park Market Parking Lot in Coventry. Directions to Highland Park: 91 (North or South) to 84 East, to 384 East in East Hartford to the end. Stay left to 44 East to Bolton Coventry approx. 2 miles to Highland Park. From Willimantic: route 32 North to Route 31 North at Mansfield Drive-in theatre to route 44 West approx. 2 miles to Highland Park Market. IT iS ESSENTIAL THAT EVERYONE BE ON TIME!!!
On Friday the 16th at 2 pm, the biographies that were done by the cheshire high school kids, of the 612 men, will once again need to be set up and guarded throughout the night. The biographies will be housed in 5 tents. If you would like to help, contact us or show up Friday at 2, at the Coventry Seniors Center Park next to the Band-Shell. Any questions, call Joe DiPietro at (1-860-983-5021).