“Not Forgotten”
Your Help Is Needed To Honor Our Veterans That Are No Longer With Us To Show That They Are “Not Forgotten” For Their Service To Our Country!
On Saturday, May 23, 2026, starting at 9:00 AM sharp at the CT State Veterans Cemetery located on Bow Lane in Middletown, approximately 13,250 American Flags will be placed to honor and show respect at the final resting place of those Veterans who served our Country.
This annual call to service was a mission led for years by Michael A. Rogalsky, a proud Vietnam Veteran. In his honor, we ask the community to join us once again to ensure the legacy of these heroes remains vibrant.
Event Details:
- Flag Placement: Saturday, May 23, 2026, at 9:00 AM (Rain or Shine)
- Memorial Day Ceremony: Monday, May 25, 2026, at 2:00 PM
Who Can Help?
Veteran groups, Scout Troops, Youth Groups, the public, and community organizations are all welcome. You do not need to register or call—just please show up by 9:00 AM on Saturday, May 23. Flags will be provided on-site.
Wreaths Across America
Donations are also being collected for the Wreaths Across America placement this December. The cost of purchasing a wreath is $17.00.
You can make a donation directly to the Middletown Veterans Cemetery goal by visiting the link below or using the QR code above:
https://www.wreathsacrossamerica.org/pages/150231/Overview/?relatedId=14776
Please come out and support our Veterans and say THANK YOU for all they have done. Let us show that their sacrifices are truly “NOT FORGOTTEN.”
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I am not a veteran. I am a member of the Civil Air Patrol, the United States Air Force Auxiliary. But in 1991, personal loss brought me to a place I never left.
Over two decades later, that loss led me to the State Veterans Cemetery in Middletown, Connecticut, where I took on the coordination of Wreaths Across America — which grew into the largest and fastest growing veterans program in the state. I didn’t do it for recognition. I did it for them.
In 2016 I founded the Connecticut Veterans Bulletin. Not because I served, but because I believe those who did deserve to be honored, connected, and kept alive.
Twenty-two veterans die by suicide every day. I knew about that number before it became a hashtag. I knew it personally, long before anyone was talking about it.
This publication exists because that number is unacceptable. Because every veteran in Connecticut deserves to know someone gives a damn.
That someone is me.