Mark Corvino, vice president of the Connecticut Air & Space Center
Ned Gerard / Hearst Connecticut MediaMemorial Day, a time to honor the men and women who went into harm’s way who did not make it home to embrace their loved ones. They were Black, white, Native American, Asian, Hispanic, and others, all of different creeds who became one in the foxholes, one the high seas and in the skies above us.
Memorial Day, a time to pause and reflect on those lives that were lost at Bunker Hill, Chalmette Plantation, Gettysburg, the trenches in France, Iowa Jima, the Coral Sea, the skies over Europe, Chosin Reservoir, Ia Drang, Hamburger Hill , Iraq and Afghanistan — to name only a few. More than 1.3 million were killed serving our country. Many lay in foreign soils, many lost for all time.
Recently, the Connecticut Air & Space Center opened to the public an annex to the historic Curtiss Hangar at Sikorsky Airport to display restored vintage military aircraft from the World War II, Korean and Vietnam eras, restored by volunteers and veterans — one rivet at a time.
Stratford Mayor Laura Hoydick noted that Stratford’s place in aviation history is second to none in the state, and this annex will be an important step in cementing our observation and preservation of that heritage that we cherish, and wish to pass on to our future generations.
Mark Corvino, the center’s president, said Memorial Day is a time to reflect on our enduring democracy made possible by those who laid down their lives to keep us free. We honor these heroes not only today, but every day of the year.
Memorial Day, a time to mourn as Taps is sounded across America for those who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country; “Day is done, Gone the Sun. From the lake, from hill all is well. Safely rest, God is neigh.”
Ron Kurtz, of Monroe, served as a sergeant in the 101st Airborne Division in Vietnam, 1969-70.
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