Veterans receive quilts in ceremony Sunday

World War II veteran Joe Caminiti stands by a portrait he received at another ceremony in February. He was the first to receive a quilt from Quilts of Valor at Sunday's event in East Hartford. | Neal Supranovich

Posted By: Staff September 19, 2023

 Quilts of Valor presented quilts to veterans at the World War II Legacy Foundation’s “End of World War” event last Sunday, Sept. 17 in East Hartford. World War II veterans from across the state participated.

Three of the World War II veterans from Bristol, the youngest, 98, and the oldest, 105, were among those honored.

Photo | Neal Supranovich

 

As part of the Ceremony, American Legion, Post 2 conducted the “Missing Man Ceremony,” also known as the POW/MIA Table, with Bristol’s Post 2 historian assisted by a fellow Post 2 member, a World War II Veteran and Iwo Jima survivor, Joe Caminiti.

Photo | Neal Supranovich

This past February, Caminiti was presented with a portrait at the Bristol Library. He was the first veteran to receive a quilt at the Sept. 17 event.

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