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Independence Day Celebration: Hall of Flags
OFFICIAL STATE OBSERVANCE
GENERAL STATUTES TITLE 1, CHAPTER 2, SEC. 1-5.
Independence Day Celebration. As part of the official observance of Independence day, appropriate ceremonies shall be held in the hall of flags of the state capitol on July fourth in each year.
INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION
4TH OF JULY 2026 | HALL OF FLAGS STATE CAPITOL 0830 ARRIVE | 0900 CEREMONY | 210 CAPITOL AVE. HARTFORD, CT 06106
Independence Day celebrates the passage of the Declaration of Independence by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776.
Founding Father and past President John Adams wrote, “It ought to be solemnized with Pomp and Parade, with Shews, Games, Sports, Guns, Bells, Bonfires and Illuminations from one End of this Continent to the other from this Time forward forever more.”
Today we gather, in accordance with Connecticut state law, to hold an appropriate ceremony as part of the official observance of America’s 250th anniversary.
MikeKellett,Commander
American Legion Department of Connecticut
American Legion Department Color Guard Led by Color Guard Captain Steve Fahy
American Legion and VFW Posts
Tom Honyotski, Chaplain, American Legion Department of Connecticut
John Hart, Sgt-at-Arms, American Legion Department of Connecticut
Erin Maloney, American Legion Auxiliary Department of Connecticut
Mike Kellett, Commander, American Legion Department of Connecticut
Christine Pittsley, Co-Chair CTVets250 & Commander, American Legion Post 210
Hon. Denise W. Merrill, CT Chair America 250 | CT Commission
Major General Francis J. Evon, Jr. Adjutant General, Connecticut National Guard
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