Wreaths Across America Ceremony In Enfield: PHOTOS

ENFIELD, CT — For the 10th year, Wreaths Across America produced a significant turnout of residents in St. Patrick's King Street Cemetery on an unseasonably warm afternoon Saturday.

Enfield veterans, assisted by local Boy and Girl Scouts, placed six holiday wreaths in honor of the branches of the United States armed forces: Army, Marines, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard and Merchant Marines. A seventh wreath was placed in recognition of U.S. prisoners of war and missing in action.

The names of Enfield residents killed in action since World War I were read aloud by first responders and Gold Star family members. Among the speakers sharing the names of those who made the ultimate sacrifice were retired Police Chief Carl Sferrazza, whose brother Angelo was killed in Vietnam in 1966; Tyler Jordan, whose dad Philip was the first Connecticut resident to perish in Iraq in 2003; and Kathy Johnson, who lost her son Philip in Iraq in 2006.

The ceremony included a special presentation by Ernie Maynard, a 94-year-old World War II veterans, and concluded with a rifle salute by American Legion members and the playing of "Taps" by two members of the Enfield High School band.

Photo credits: Rich Tanguay

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