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Wreath-Laying Ceremony to Feature Medal of Honor Recipient

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This Memorial Day, May 28, Greenwich residents will have the opportunity to hear a Medal of Honor recipient speak at the Indian Harbor Yacht Club. American Legion Post 29 has traditionally planned the wreath laying ceremony on our national day of remembrance.

The public is welcome to the event, which will include the Police Department Color Guard and bag piper Lt. Jim Bonney, Boy Scouts, Boys’ and Girls’ Club members, a firing squad represented by the Byram Veterans Association, the national anthem, taps and remarks by Capt. Bucha.

According to Peter LeBeau, Commander of American Legion Post 29, who will deliver the opening remarks “this ceremony has always been a memorable one, where both veterans and the general public get together to take pride in a touching program taking place in a spectacular setting.”

Of particular note is the fact that this year marks the 100th anniversary of the end of WWI and the 50th year marking the winding down of the war in Vietnam. It is fitting that Capt. Bucha is being recognized because his brave actions in Vietnam earned him the Medal of Honor, the highest American recognitions for “conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action.”

The ceremony will take place at 8 a.m., at Indian Harbor Yacht Club, followed by a continental breakfast.

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