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| Wesley Village residents Alice Beaver, 90, and Patsy DeGennaro, 87, pose prior to their 'Day of Honor' trip. / Contributed photo |
SHELTON - Two veterans from Wesley Village were honored April 26 for
their service to the country with a trip to
Washington D.C., organized as part of the American Warrior Day of Honor.
Crosby Commons resident Patsy Degennaro, and Wesley Heights resident, Alice Beaver, were flown to Washington, D.C. They were thanked and welcomed by dozens of volunteers, and escorted through the city as honored guests.
They visited the World War II Memorial as well as the Korean, Vietnam, Lincoln, Navy, Air Force, and Marine/Iwo Jima Memorials. Flights, meals, T-shirts, and deluxe motor coach services were provided at no cost to the residents, who returned home on their flight later that same evening.
Wesley Village staff encouraged the residents to apply for the trip and both were selected. The trip
was funded by donations through American Warrior, whose mission is to positively change the lives of our World War II Veterans with a trip to Washington D.C., to visit their long-awaited WWII Memorial.
For more information, visit www.americanwarrior.us/ctdayofhonor.html.
Crosby Commons resident Patsy Degennaro, and Wesley Heights resident, Alice Beaver, were flown to Washington, D.C. They were thanked and welcomed by dozens of volunteers, and escorted through the city as honored guests.
They visited the World War II Memorial as well as the Korean, Vietnam, Lincoln, Navy, Air Force, and Marine/Iwo Jima Memorials. Flights, meals, T-shirts, and deluxe motor coach services were provided at no cost to the residents, who returned home on their flight later that same evening.
Wesley Village staff encouraged the residents to apply for the trip and both were selected. The trip
was funded by donations through American Warrior, whose mission is to positively change the lives of our World War II Veterans with a trip to Washington D.C., to visit their long-awaited WWII Memorial.
For more information, visit www.americanwarrior.us/ctdayofhonor.html.
Degennaro served in the Navy from 1943-1946 as a torpedo man
third class during World War II in the Marshall Islands, Iwo Jima,
Chi-Chi Jima, and other regions. He also served in Korea from 1950-1952.
Beaver served with the Navy WAVES at the Naval Research Laboratory in Washington, D.C. and worked as a baker for two years during World War II.
Both residents live in communities on the Wesley Village campus.
For more information about Wesley Village, call 203-225-5000 or visit www.wesleyvillage-ct.org.
This is a press release from United Methodist Homes.
Beaver served with the Navy WAVES at the Naval Research Laboratory in Washington, D.C. and worked as a baker for two years during World War II.
Both residents live in communities on the Wesley Village campus.
For more information about Wesley Village, call 203-225-5000 or visit www.wesleyvillage-ct.org.
