Every Memorial Day, Valley View Cemetery here is covered in red, white, and blue.
This item is available in full to subscribers.
To continue reading, you will need to either log in to your subscriber account, or purchase a new subscription.
If you are a current print subscriber, you can set up a free website account and connect your subscription to it by clicking here.
If you are a digital subscriber with an active, online-only subscription then you already have an account here. Just reset your password if you've not yet logged in to your account on this new site.
Otherwise, click here to view your options for subscribing.
Please log in to continue |
TORRINGTON – Every Memorial Day, Valley View Cemetery here is covered in red, white, and blue.
Continuing that tradition this year, more than 1,000 graves will be adorned with “evergreen” wreaths, a symbol of those who served and a reminder of their undying memory and heroism.
Behind the scenes, Wyoming Medium Correctional Institution inmates keep the tradition alive, making the poppies and then assembling about 1,200 wreaths for the solemn occasion.
Five inmates work intensely removing last year’s poppies and strategically placing new poppies (approximately 9,000) on the wreaths. This year, inmates James Koester, Mack Thomas, Leland Brown and Thomas Miller worked diligently in preparation for Memorial Day.
This is the eighth year the American Legion Auxiliary has partnered with the Recreation Manager, Earl Umbenhower to complete this project. And the inmates say they appreciate the opportunity to serve behind the scenes and do something positive for the public.
The local American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars posts in Torrington will host their annual Memorial Day observance at Valley View Cemetery starting at 10 a.m. Monday. The cemetery is located at East 30th Avenue and East B Street.
