Wreaths Across America - East Lawn Cemetery

09/27/2025

08/09/2023

Another wonderful weekend at the Farmer's Market. We are so fortunate our community continues to come out in support of our mission. We are so happy so many of you take a minute out of your day to stop and see us and tell us your loved one's story of their time in the military.......Thank you! Thank You!

Please do take a minute and read through the names of those that Wreaths were sponsored in honor of and in memory of. There are some awesome things we learn through our mission of Remember, Honor and Teach.....Thank you for sharing your loved ones with us! It is truly our honor to have conversations with each and every one of you.....

This week, Wreaths were sponsored:
In Honor of:
Robert S. Redding, Navy, served in Korean War, was in South America on a destroyer
Rocco Candela
Fred Anderson, Navy, served on USS Dyess, Korean War Veteran

In Memory of:
John Patrick Manley, Navy
Anthony Castellano, Army, WWII
John Brace & Chris Hansen
Fred Greco, Lt. Army, Killed in Action, Guadalcanal
James Redding
Joseph Notarino, Army, Served in France
Salvatore E. Avena, Army, Served in Germany, it is said Elvis bummed a cigarette from Sal!
Frank Vellali, Army, worked in the rebuilding of Japan
Anthony Bove, Army, was in the band during his service, his army band played for Patten instead of the Glen Miller band that went down and were never found

Thank you to our newest Corporate Sponsor:
Valentino Painting of Branford

08/08/2023

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08/06/2023

Come by and visit us on the Green today! Learn about being a Wreath Sponsor or a Corporate Sponsor!
Today we are highlighting a few of our Corporate Sponsors ❤️🤍💙

04/13/2023

2023 represents the third year in which Harry R Bartlett American Legion Post 89 asks our community, our friends, neighbors, and fellow servicemen and women, to sponsor wreaths on behalf of veterans interred at East Lawn and Greenlawn Cemeteries in East Haven. Your donations, your contributions, your participation honors all those who still have family and friends, as well as those who might be forgotten had we not made the commitment to place a wreath at EACH veteran’s gravesite.
Please view our website often for updates and to sponsor a loved one, or an unknown but not forgotten veteran:
www.wreaths across America.org/CT0143p