Honoring Veterans

• How do the people of Connecticut honor the people who have had an influence on the past?
• Who do the people of the Connecticut give the most honor and respect to?
• There will be a variety of exhibits, but most will probably be focused around weapons and wars.

 

The museum at the Connecticut State Library has exhibits of all kinds, including ones about inventions, past governors, and the Connecticut State Constitution. Even with all of these exhibits, a vast majority of the museum is dedicated to wars and veterans who fought in these wars. The state capitol also has a veterans memorial and Civil War flags lining the entrance. In almost every room, there is an exhibit that honors the veterans of Connecticut.

 

The intended narrative of these exhibits is to honor those who have fought for, and defended, our freedom and the freedom of others around the world. These exhibits remind people that men and women have fought, and died, to protect their nation’s freedoms. Because of how the soldiers are represented heroically through the miniatures of the memorials, like the miniature Iwo Jima memorial under the capitol building, and the clean uniforms with medals on them, the memory of soldiers in these wars is very honorable and helps people remember what these soldiers had to go through in order to ensure our freedom. This represents the American identity of paying our respects to veterans. It also shows the forever prevalent aspect of American identity that we will take up arms to defend the freedoms of ourselves and other people around the world. Although this has sometimes lead to more troubles, it is nonetheless a very important aspect of our identity. The inclusion of a miniature of a memorial for females in wars reveals how the people of Connecticut believe that equality should be prevalent for all people in all walks of life. This value of equality was also seen in the Civil War exhibits. Showing the amount of people from Connecticut who fought to free slaves and protect the union through battle flags and the uniforms of those who fought, the museum at the library and the capitol emphasizes how much the people of Connecticut care about equality and a unified nation.

 

When did the people of Connecticut value honoring veterans enough so that they made numerous exhibits with this purpose in mind?

Why did the people making the exhibits choose to add a name to the cards that described the uniform?