Veteran's Commission Membership - OnBoard

Veterans' Commission Membership - Updated April 2024

The CT Gold Star Families Memorial Monument was built here in Berlin, Connecticut and was dedicated on April 23, 2022. You can find out more about the Woody Williams Foundation at this link: https://woodywilliams.org/monument-overview.html

Connecticut Gold Star Families Memorial Monument

How Gold Star Families can add their loved one to the video

Press Release for the DEDICATION of the CONNECTICUT GOLD STAR FAMILIES MEMORIAL MONUMENT

Gold Star Families Memorial Monument Construction from Beginning to Completion Video

5-22-21 Memorial Monument Groundbreaking Video

Video of a Special Tribute to Hershel Woody Williams, that the 102nd Army Band played at our “Tribute to Veterans and Gold Star Families Concert” on July 26, 2022, at the Berlin Veterans Memorial Park. We had over 400 people attending the concert. Special Tribute Video

Wall of Honor - Photo Display honoring our Veterans

• Information on the Wall of Honor
• There are currently 380 Veterans on the Wall of Honor

Veterans Service Contact Person

• 2019 Annual Report of Veterans Benefits

    Honoring all our Veterans

Berlin Veterans Memorial Park History

    America's Wars Walkway

Brick Application for Veterans' Memorial Park

• Peter Galgano speaking about the Veterans Memorial Park

Purpose/Authority: Ordinance - Code Book
Chapter II, Article 2
Part J. - Veterans' Commission.

Sec. 2-200. Composition; appointment of members.
There shall be in the town a veterans' commission composed of seven (7) electors of the town, not more than four (4) of whom shall be of any one (1) political party. Members of the veterans' commission will be appointed by the town council. During the month of January 1999 and annually in the month of January thereafter, the town council shall appoint electors to fill each expired term, and each elector shall serve for a term of three (3) years. All terms of appointed members shall commence February 1. All members shall be honorably discharged veterans of the United States Armed Forces.
(Ord. No. 3-98, § 1, 8-18-1998)

Sec. 2-201. Duties.
It shall be the duty of the veterans' commission to:
(1) Act as the coordinating agency in all matters concerning veterans and their dependents, coordinating the activities of public and private facilities concerned with veterans' reemployment, education, rehabilitation and adjustment to peacetime living;
(2) Cooperate with all national, state and local government and private agencies in securing services and benefits to which a veteran or his dependents may be entitled;
(3) Use the services and facilities of the veterans' organizations so far as possible to carry out the purposes of this division;
(4) Encourage and coordinate vocational training services for veterans; and
(5) Have supervision of the annual Memorial Day parade.
(Ord. No. 3-98, § 2, 8-18-1998)

Sec. 2-202. Reports to the town manager.
A copy of the minutes of all veterans' commission meetings shall be forwarded to the town manager within seven (7) days after each meeting. (Ord. No. 3-98, § 3, 8-18-1998)