Veterans Service Center

Location

45 South Main Street
Room #213

Office Hours

Mon & Thur, 9 am - 3 pm
Tue & Wed, 9 am - 12 pm
Closed Fridays

Contact

Veteran Services Officer: George Messier

Tel: (203) 294-2165
Fax: (203) 294-2137

Memorial Day Observance 2024

• In Honor of Our Fallen Soldiers - Memorial Day Commemorations 2024 ~ Schedule of Ceremonies Flyer
  • Monday, May 27th @ 9:00am - Memorial Day Service, Dutton Park (video)
  • Monday, May 27th, 2024 - Memorial Day Parade (video)
  • Veterans Memorial Committee Facebook page

Memorial Day Historical Observances (videos):

2012 Memorial Day Parade 2015 Memorial Day Ceremony 2018 Memorial Day Ceremony 2019 Memorial Day Ceremony 2019 Memorial Day Parade

2020 Memorial Day Ceremony 2022 Memorial Day Ceremony 2023 Memorial Day Ceremony 2023 Memorial Day Parade

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Veteran's Day Observance Ceremony ~ November 11, 2023

• Veteran's Day 2023 - Event Flyer
• Veteran's Day Ceremony 2023 - Program
• Veteran's Day Ceremony 2023 (video)

Veteran's Day Historical Observances (videos):

Veteran's Day Observance Ceremony 2022 Veteran's Day Observance Ceremony 2021

Veteran's Day Observance Ceremony 2016

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Department Responsibilities

1. Provide information to all Wallingford and Meriden residents who are eligible for veterans benefits and refer them to proper agencies, as needed.

2. Assist veterans, widows, dependent parents, dependent children and orphans by completing applications to obtain federal and state benefits.

Federal Benefits: (Additional information on federal benefits)

• Applications for:
  • Burial allowance, headstones/foot markers
  • Compensation (service-connected disabilities)
  • G.I. school, home loans and insurance 
  • Discharge/separation papers (DD 214)
  • Pension (non-service connected disability) benefits
  • V.A. hospital treatment
• Outreach - mailings to local veterans' organizations with updates from the VA Regional Office in Newington on veteran benefits.

State Benefits (Additional information on state benefits)

• Applications for:
  • Admittance to the Veterans Home and Hospital located in Rocky Hill
  • Assistance through the State Soldiers', Sailors' and Marines' Fund
  • Burial in the State Veterans' Cemetery in Middletown
  • Payment of cost to install federal grave-markers in private cemeteries
  • State of Connecticut veteran's driver's license.
  • Educational assistance for children of servicemen killed in action or totally disabled

3. Available for group presentations