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Department of Connecticut, President, Rosemarie LaBossiere, 2022-2023
Department of Connecticut, President, Rosemarie LaBossiere, 2022-2023
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Warmer weather, planting flowers and gardens, cook outs and being outside are just many
things we all enjoy in May. The month of May also brings Mother’s Day (14th ), Armed Forces Day (20th ), National Poppy Day(26th ) and Memorial Day (29th ).
To all the mothers I wish you a Happy Mother’s Day.
A bit of history about Armed Forces Day… on August 31, 1949, Secretary of Defense Louis
Johnson announced the creation of an Armed Forces Day to replace separate Army, Navy,
Marine Corps and Air Force Days. The single day celebration stemmed from the unification of
the Armed Forces under the Department of Defense and is observed on the third Saturday
in May. This is a holiday that does not get the attention or recognition that it should.
Please remember to share pictures and information with regard to what your Unit is doing on May 26 to celebrate or bring awareness to National Poppy Day. By sharing what your Unit does, we can encourage others to spread the celebration and meaning of what the Poppy stands for.
Memorial Day commemorates the men and women who died while serving in the United
States Armed Forces, particularly those who died in battle or as a result of wounds sustained in
battle. In other words, the purpose of Memorial Day is to memorialize the veterans who made
the ultimate sacrifice for their country.
We have the National President visiting us from 5/18-5/21 and we will be hosting a Meet & Greet on Friday May 19 at the Sheraton Hotel in Rocky Hill from 5:30pm to 8pm for all members who want to welcome her to CT. We will be ordering pizza so the deadline if you plan to attend is May 15. Please send an email or call the office so we can have a head count to place
the order.
So excited that our wonderful Laurel Girls State program will be hosted at the University of New Haven during the last week of June. I look forward to attending and helping rebuild this incredible program.
Time is flying by so fast and our Department Convention will be upon us before we know it.
This year we will be at the Sheraton in Rocky Hill on July 7th & 8th. It would be amazing if we could have at least one member from each unit in attendance so every unit is represented.
For God and Country,
Rosemarie LaBossiere, President
860-508-7868 roelaboss@gmail.com
things we all enjoy in May. The month of May also brings Mother’s Day (14th ), Armed Forces Day (20th ), National Poppy Day(26th ) and Memorial Day (29th ).
To all the mothers I wish you a Happy Mother’s Day.
A bit of history about Armed Forces Day… on August 31, 1949, Secretary of Defense Louis
Johnson announced the creation of an Armed Forces Day to replace separate Army, Navy,
Marine Corps and Air Force Days. The single day celebration stemmed from the unification of
the Armed Forces under the Department of Defense and is observed on the third Saturday
in May. This is a holiday that does not get the attention or recognition that it should.
Please remember to share pictures and information with regard to what your Unit is doing on May 26 to celebrate or bring awareness to National Poppy Day. By sharing what your Unit does, we can encourage others to spread the celebration and meaning of what the Poppy stands for.
Memorial Day commemorates the men and women who died while serving in the United
States Armed Forces, particularly those who died in battle or as a result of wounds sustained in
battle. In other words, the purpose of Memorial Day is to memorialize the veterans who made
the ultimate sacrifice for their country.
We have the National President visiting us from 5/18-5/21 and we will be hosting a Meet & Greet on Friday May 19 at the Sheraton Hotel in Rocky Hill from 5:30pm to 8pm for all members who want to welcome her to CT. We will be ordering pizza so the deadline if you plan to attend is May 15. Please send an email or call the office so we can have a head count to place
the order.
So excited that our wonderful Laurel Girls State program will be hosted at the University of New Haven during the last week of June. I look forward to attending and helping rebuild this incredible program.
Time is flying by so fast and our Department Convention will be upon us before we know it.
This year we will be at the Sheraton in Rocky Hill on July 7th & 8th. It would be amazing if we could have at least one member from each unit in attendance so every unit is represented.
For God and Country,
Rosemarie LaBossiere, President
860-508-7868 roelaboss@gmail.com
