Bridgeport Honors Lost Lives In Memorial Day Ceremony

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - The Veterans Council of Greater Bridgeport held the City of Bridgeport’s annual ceremony to recognize the Americans who lost their lives while wearing the uniform of our country.

Thomas Kamasky Jr. speaks to the crowd Monday at Seaside Park in Bridgeport.
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A veteran at Monday's ceremony.
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The Powell family is on hand to honor a veteran with the Stanley Powell Memorial Award.
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Veterans and many others attend Monday's ceremony at Seaside Park.
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Bridgeport Fire Department members at Monday's ceremony.
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Mayor Bill Finch speaks to the crowd.
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Thomas Kamasky conducts Monday's ceremony.
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A small crowd attends Monday's Seaside Park ceremony.
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Skip Pearlman

05/26/2015 5:00 a.m.

The ceremony was held Monday afternoon at Seaside Park at the Soldiers & Sailors Monument.

"This is the City of Bridgeport's ceremony to honor those Americans who have lost their lives in service of their country," Thomas Kamasky Jr., a retired colonel in the U.S. Marine Corps, told the Daily Voice. "This morning we had a flag-raising at Veterans Memorial Park, and this afternoon we'll present the Stanley Powell Award to a worthy veteran."

Thomas E. Lopez was the recipient of the Powell Award. He was not at the ceremony because he is currently at a VA Hospital.

Bridgeport Mayor Bill Finch, and Emily Trudeau, a former lieutenant in the U.S. Navy who served in Iraq, spoke at the ceremony.

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