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Individuals/Organizations Honored for Service to Norwalk Veterans
Listed below are the names of individuals or organizations that have
been recognized by the Norwalk Veterans Memorial Committee in appreciation
for or in recognition of their significant contributions to or support of
activities of the Norwalk veterans’ community.
Courtney Austin, Regional Leader of the Girl Scouts – who has provided
American flags to line the Memorial Day Parade route annually for many
years.
Craig Breden, BMHS Band – for frequent high quality performances as a
bugler for various NVMC ceremonies.
Exchange Club of Norwalk – for distributing thousands of flags annually
during the Memorial Day Parade and for consistently presenting the most
impressive float in the parade.
Rabbi Joseph Ron Fish, Temple Beth El – for his long, faithful and
dedicated service to the Norwalk veterans’ community through is
participation in many ceremonies, services and events.
Kevin Hwang, volunteer – for extraordinary service for several years as
a vital member of the Memorial Day Parade committee.
Anthony Luciani, Owner, Rolling Cones – for volunteering his services and
obtaining support necessary to distribute thousands of red-white-blue
popsicles to viewers of the annual Memorial Day Parade.
Frank Mauro, Norwalk Public Works Department – for his sustained,
dependable and essential support for the annual Memorial Day Parade,
among other events and activities of the Norwalk veterans’ community.
McMahon Ford – for annually providing a late model convertible to transport
veterans in the Memorial Day Parade.
Naramake Elementary School – for frequently presenting a float decorated
by school children to honor veterans and demonstrate support for our troops.
Ed Prescott, Captain, NFD – for his many years of support as the official
piper and NVMC events and activities sponsored by other Norwalk veterans
organizations.
Joanne Romano, Chairman of “Adopt a Platoon” project – for long, faithful,
and dedicated service to our troops by collecting and sending thousands
of packages to US soldiers in Iraq.
Ed Schwartz, Norwalk Police Department – for performing the vital
support task of controlling traffic and helping organize the marshaling
area for several years at Veterans Park for the annual Memorial Day Parade.
Sons of Italy of Norwalk – for consistently presenting an imaginative and
patriotic float in the parade that honors our veterans and demonstrates
support for our troops.
Jeff Smith, NHS Band Director – for not only providing superb musical
support to the NVMC at parades and ceremonies, but for inspiring so many
Norwalk youngsters to seek the personal qualities of teamwork and discipline
that will help them succeed in adult life.
Jim Wrinn, volunteer - for extraordinary service for several years as a
vital member of the Memorial Day Parade committee.
Past Memorial Day Parade Grand Marshals
2000 - John Roberto
2001 - Jack Weisheit
2002 - Roy Benedict
2003 - Terry Rooney (Parade cancelled due to rain.)
2004 - Earl Carpenter
2005 - Terry Rooney
2006 - Harry Morganthaler
2007 - Don and Jeanette Burroughs
2008 - Dave Ellis
2009 - Sanford "Sandy" Anderson
2010 - Phil Marzolf
Past Committee Chairpersons
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Past Guest Speakers
Shea-Magrath Memorial
2001 - Major George Messier (USMC-Ret.), Cmdr. Navy JROTC at BMHS
2002 - Colonel Edward Colohan, USAF Chaplain
2002 - Command Sergeant Major Larry Parker, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, NY
2003 - Paul Poirier, Paratrooper 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions
2004 - Captain Pernell A. Robertson, 4th Infantry Division in Iraq
2005 - Brigadier General Mike Scapporotti, US Military Academy
2006 - Lieutenant Commander Mike Mike Ferullo, USCG
2007 - Colonel Roger Donlon (US Army-Ret.), First recipient of the Medal of Honor, Vietnam
2008 - Dan Murphy, Vietnam veteran, father of Medal of Honor recipient Michael Murphy
2009 - Major Stephen Caine,(British Army-Ret.)
2010 - Sergeant First Class Cheryl Dupris, US Army Paratrooper Special Ops in Iraq and Afghanistan, retiring
Veterans Day
2000 - Command Sergeant Major Ted Perry (Ret.)
2001 - Captain Pete Torrano, NPD
2002 - Colonel Patty Dooley, US Military Academy
2003 - Sergeant Simon J. Oram
2004 - Jack Crance (Ret.), US Military Academy and Iraq veteran
2005 - Frank Harris, US Army veteran and Holocaust survivor
2006 - Mort Walker, creator of Beetle Bailey
2007 - Jake McNiece, WWII, 101st Airborne Division, leader of the "Filthy Tirteen"
2008 - Chaplain (Colonel) Frank Wismer (US Army-Ret.), Iraq veteran
2009 - Ray Stone, WWII Navy Radioman aboard the USS Intrepid
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