World War I Monument Re-Dedication

Rededication ceremony of the World War Memorial Flagpole on the Green by the Committee of the Proprietors of the Common and Undivided Lands in New Haven, marking the completion of extensive renovations. Featuring the Second Company Governor’s Foot Guard (2GFG), Ruth Rosa singing the National Anthem, and a wreath laying ceremony.

Speakers include:

• Honorable Janet Bond Arterton – Chair, Committee of the Proprietors of the Common and Undivided Lands in New Haven
• Frank Alvarado, Chairman, New Haven Mayor’s Veterans Affairs Advisory Committee
• Christine Pittsley, Special Projects Director, Connecticut State Library
• Brigadier General Ralph F. Hedenberg, Assistant Adjutant General Connecticut Joint
  Force Headquarters
• Lieutenant Colonel Steven MacSweeney, President, 102nd Infantry Regiment Association
• Senator Martin M. Looney, President Pro Tempore of the Connecticut State Senate
• U.S. Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro
• Charles M. Pickett, The City of New Haven Municipal Veterans’ Representative

Ceremony followed by the “Wake Up the Green” procession with the James Hillhouse High School Marching Band.