Civil Air Patrol honors Danbury Veterans with Wreaths Across America

DANBURY, Conn. - Dec. 14, 2015 - PRLog -- Civil Air Patrol’s 399th Composite Squadron(CT-042)completed its seventh annual Wreaths Across America ceremony at two local cemeteries on December 12, to honor Danbury veterans.

As members of the public looked on, Civil Air Patrol officers and cadets, cadets from Danbury High School’s Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (CT-021), and members of other participating organizations reverently placed ninety wreaths on veterans’ graves at Wooster and Old Kenosia Cemeteries.

Captain Joseph Bisnov, commander of the 399th Composite Squadron, based in Danbury, stated, "This year, as in the past, the 399^th Composite Squadron of Civil Air Patrol, had the honor to work with Wreaths Across America to lay wreaths on the graves of many veterans at the Wooster and Kenosia cemeteries. I am very proud of how our cadets handled themselves during the ceremonies."

Civil Air Patrol members nationwide have shown their appreciation to our nation’s veterans by adorning memorials and veterans’ graves with evergreen wreaths. As a key partner in Wreaths Across America, Civil Air Patrol ensures the sacrifices of our nation’s soldiers are not forgotten.

Organizations participating in the ceremonies included the Danbury Area Chapter Korean War Veterans Association, and members from the 2^nd Connecticut Heavy Infantry, 11^th Connecticut Volunteer Infantry and 79th New York Cameron Highlanders Volunteer Infantry Civil War reenactment units.

Captain Ralph Langham (399th Composite Squadron), organizer of the event, said the wreaths are made by the Worcester Wreath Company in Harrington, Maine and were purchased by donations from Union Savings Bank in New Fairfield, Danbury Cemetery Association, Korean War Veterans of Danbury, 11th Connecticut Volunteer Infantry, and Civil Air Patrol members.

The Wreaths Across America mission — Remember, Honor, Teach — is carried out in part by coordinating wreath-laying ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery, as well as veterans’ cemeteries and other locations in all 50 states and overseas.

For information about Civil Air Patrol and the 399^th Composite Squadron contact Major Peter Milano, Public Affairs Officer, at pao@399cap.org. You can also visit us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/399DanburyCAP

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Civil Air Patrol, the longtime all-volunteer U.S. Air Force auxiliary, is the newest member of the Air Force’s Total Force, which consists of Regular Air Force, Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve, along with Air Force retired military and civilian employees. CAP, in its Total Force role, operates a fleet of 550 aircraft and performs about 85 percent of continental U.S. inland search and rescue missions as tasked by the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center and is credited by the AFRCC with saving an average of 70 lives annually. Civil Air Patrol’s 58,000 members nationwide also perform homeland security, disaster relief and drug interdiction missions at the request of federal, state and local agencies. Its Airmen additionally play a leading role in aerospace education and serve as mentors to more than 24,000 young people currently participating in the CAP cadet program. Civil Air Patrol received the Congressional Gold Medal in 2014 in honor of the heroic efforts of its World War II veterans. Congressionally chartered 74 years ago, the nonprofit organization also participates in Wreaths Across America, an initiative to remember, honor and teach about the sacrifices of U.S. military veterans. Visit http://www.capvolunteernow.com for more information.