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

Veterans Committee Website

Veteran's Day Observance Ceremony 2022 (video)

• Veteran's Day Observance 2022: Program Flyer
• Wallingford Veterans Day Ceremony:
  • Date: Friday, November 11, 2022
    Time: 11:00 am
    Location: Dag Hammarskjold Middle School-Auditorium

Memorial Day Observance Ceremony 2022 (video)

• Memorial Day Observance 2022: Program Flyer
• Interfaith Memorial Day Service - Sunday, May 29, 2022 @ 7:00pm
  Most Holy Trinity Church, 68 North Colony Rd., Wallingford ~ Public is Invited
• Memorial Day Commemorations 2022: Ceremony and Parade
  Monday, May 30, 2022 @ 9:00 ~ Service at Dutton Park
  Immediately followed by Memorial Day Parade
• Rest In Peace: Kabul Afghanistan 26 August 2021

Memorial Day Historical Observances:

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

2019 Memorial Day Ceremony 2019 Memorial Day Parade 2020 Memorial Day Ceremony

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