Media Availability: Connecticut Honors the U.S. Coast Guard

[Brady, Fiona]

The Connecticut General Assembly

For IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                                                          Contact: Fiona Brady

February 7, 2022                                                                                                                                          (203) 788-7797

 

*MEDIA ADVISORY*

 

Connecticut Honors the U.S. Coast Guard

February 10, 2022 | 1 PM | First Floor Atrium of Legislative Office Building

 

(HARTFORD, CT) – The Connecticut State Capitol is scheduled to open an exhibit in Hartford to honor the Coast Guard on Thursday, February 10, 2022.

 

State Rep. Anthony Nolan (D-New London) is hosting the event, which will be attended by various government officials and Coast Guard personnel from numerous units across Connecticut. The three-week long exhibit consists of 24 panels and historical artifacts on display in the concourse between the Legislative Office Building and the Capitol Building and will honor and highlight the rich history of the Coast Guard with an emphasis on Connecticut based Coast Guard units.

 

WHO: Congressman Joe Courtney; Lt. Governor Susan Bysiewicz; House Speaker Matt Ritter; State Rep. Anthony Nolan; Rear Adm. Bill Kelly, Coast Guard Academy Superintendent; and Jeff Kingsley, Board of Directors, National Coast Guard Museum Association

WHAT: The opening of an exhibit to honor and highlight the rich history of the Coast Guard with an emphasis on Connecticut based Coast Guard units

WHEN: Thursday, February 10, 2022; 1:00 p.m.

WHERE: The First floor Atrium of the Legislative Office Building, 300 Capitol Ave., Hartford, CT, 06106

 

Media interested in attending are asked to RSVP to Fiona Brady at Fiona...@cga.ct.gov.