According to a September 10, 2011 Norwich Bulletin article, Connecticut veterans received various goods and services at the 2011 Veterans’ Stand Down. The state Department of Veterans’ Affairs sponsors the annual event at the Veterans Home campus in Rocky Hill and “…offers a variety of services all in one place,” according to the article. “[A]mong the collection of booths and tents, medical workers administered HIV tests, checked teeth, and offered advice and a meal.”
