The Connecticut Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA), in conjunction with the Department of Administrative Services and Milone & MacBroom, Inc., has completed the Veterans Cemetery Master Plan, which assessed...

On April 23rd, Department of Veterans Affairs Commissioner Thomas Saadi recognized WWII Veteran, Marye Kraemer on her 100th birthday. Mary is a patient at the DVA Healthcare Center. During her military...

Today our very own Jeannie Gardiner, DVA Veteran Service Officer for the 2nd District, was honored by Congressman Joe Courtney and the Association of the United States Navy Nautilus Chapter today for her...

On April 11th, the Hartford Yard Goats kicked off opening day with a ceremony to dedicate a POW/MIA remembrance seat at the stadium. During his remarks DVA Commissioner Thomas Saadi thanked the Yard Goats...

On April 7th, the Department of Veterans Affairs hosted DCF Commissioner Vanessa Dorantes and the Office of the Child Advocate to kick off Child Abuse Prevention Month with the mission to conduct multiple child...

On March 14, 2019 Commissioner Saadi and Tammy Marzik visited Roto Frank of America, Inc.'s headquarters in Chester, CT where Chris Dimou, RFA’s President & CEO presented a donation to the Connecticut...

On March 28th, students from the University of Saint Joseph Softball Team out of West Hartford chose to visit our campus and have a Bingo evening for our Veterans for their annual community service project....

https://t.co/Kj5AZGBPTd

Middletown veteran honoroed for WWII service

Congratulations to Easterseals Capital Region & Eastern Connecticut on an amazing 32nd Annual Easterseals Crystal Ball to benefit Veterans Rally Point, a philanthropic program of life changing services provided...

On March 29th, DVA Commissioner Saadi joined with Veterans, local and state officials, including Lt. Governor Susan Bysiewicz, at ceremonies in Danbury and at the State Capitol commemorating Vietnam War...

On March 25th, the CT Military Department rededicated Camp Hartell in Windsor Locks in honor of Medal of Honor recipient 1LT Lee R. Hartell of Danbury who was killed in action in Korea. Later that same day,...

As March comes to a close, we salute another of our own, Jeannie Gardiner, who is a Veteran Service Officer in the 2nd District for the Connecticut Department of Veterans Affairs. Jeannie enlisted in the...

We are pleased to highlight another of our Woman Veterans, Major Patrice A. Olson. Patrice is the Staff Attorney for the Connecticut Department of Veterans Affairs. Prior to her joining the Department, in...

Today we begin to honor some of our very own Women Veterans here at the DVA. Emily Hein is a Captain in the Connecticut Army National Guard and is currently training to become a Veteran Service Officer in the...

Another of our Women Veterans we pay tribute to is Juliet Taylor. In 2002 Staff Sergeant Taylor enlisted in the US Army. After her initial training at Fort Jackson, SC and Advance training at Fort Sam Houston,...

Continuing our recognition of Women’s History Month, we introduce another, this time from the U.S. Coast Guard. Lenell Kittlitz enlisted in the Coast Guard January 1977 in Cape May New Jersey. She was...

Commissioner Thomas Saadi, who is a Major with the 411 Civil Affairs Battalion, joined fellow soldiers and family members marching in the Danbury St. Patrick’s Day Parade this past Sunday. Commissioner Saadi also caught up with members of the 2nd Company Governor’s Horse Guard.

Today we honor yet another remarkable Woman Veteran, Heather Sandler, MSW is a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor with the U.S Department of Veteran Affairs. She previously was employed by U.S Senator Richard...

On Sunday, March 9th, WWII Veteran John C. Giordano of New Fairfield celebrated his 100th birthday. Mr. Giordano was presented with the CT Wartime Service Medal by Commissioner Thomas Saadi and with...