Veterans Wall at Harbor Village Unveiled

State Senator Paul Formica (R-East Lyme) attended the unveiling of a new Veterans Wall at Harbor Village Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in New London on Thursday July 12, 2018. The new wall honors the center’s resident veterans as part of their Veterans Initiative Program, in collaboration with Wayne Rioux from Hartford Healthcare at Home.

“It was an honor to attend this event to recognize the many veterans who reside at Harbor Village,” said Sen. Formica. “Thank you to all those who worked hard to make this day possible and for serving those who bravely served our nation.”

The Veterans Initiative Program has provided staff training on veterans best practices, identifying veterans’ needs, veterans’ benefits & eligibility and medal recovery.

Also in attendance were Thomas Saadi, Commissioner of Veterans Affairs;  Manny Meneses, Veterans Service Representative for Senator Joe Courtney;  and Mayor Michael Passero of New London.