Ansonia to commemorate 50th anniversary of end of Vietnam War

 

ANSONIA - Mayor David Cassetti invites all city residents to join him, along with Chùa Phước Long Ansonia Buddhist Temple, at noon Wednesday in Veterans Park to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War.

Please join us for this event to also honor the heroes for their bravery and others for their ultimate sacrifice.

This is shared from the City of Ansonia Facebook page.

Cassetti thanks Ansonia's first responders for their sacrifice on special day

Mayor David S. Cassetti would like to thank all of the City of Ansonia first responders as we recognize their sacrifices and contributions on Honoring the Nation's First Responders Day.

This is shared from the City of Ansonia Facebook page.

Sharing Longfellow poem to mark Memorial Day today

Decoration Day

Sleep, comrades, sleep and rest
On this Field of the Grounded Arms,
Where foes no more molest,
Nor sentry's shot alarms!

Ye have slept on the ground before,
And started to your feet
At the cannon's sudden roar,
Or the drum's redoubling beat.

But in this camp of Death
No sound your slumber breaks;
Here is no fevered breath,
No wound that bleeds and aches.

All is repose and peace,
Untrampled lies the sod;
The shouts of battle cease,
It is the Truce of God!

Rest, comrades, rest and sleep!
The thoughts of men shall be
As sentinels to keep
Your rest from danger free.

Your silent tents of green
We deck with fragrant flowers;
Yours has the suffering been,
The memory shall be ours.

            - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

*A big thank you goes to Derby Town Clerk Marc Garofalo for sharing this poem in an email.