'Never forget the POW MIAs'

SPECTRUM/Salutes are given by are, from left to right, Brendan Sniffen, president of the Greater Danbury Area Korean War Veterans; Wally Domroe of Bridgewater and the Forget Me Nots, shown with his wife, Dee Domroe; and Stan Wetmore of the American Legion and Catholic War Veterans during the Pledge of Allegiance at the POW-MIA Forget-Me-Nots of Connecticut's annual bellringing ceremony, Jan. 22, 2012 in New Milford. Photo: Norm Cummings / CT

SPECTRUM/Doris Maitland, third from the left, of Winsted addresses those on handy Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012 for the POW-MIA Forget-Me-Nots of Connecticut's annual bellringing ceremony in New Milford. Ms. Maitland's brother, SMS Andre Guillet of the United States Air Force, has been MIA in Laos since May 18, 1966. Listening to her POW-MIA experiences are, from the left, Pete and Rena Dobrydnio, left, of Newtown; flag-bearing Vietnam veterans Rich Tomascak and Bill Shemeley, both members of the Forget Me Nots, Brendan Sniffen, president of the Greater Danbury Area Korean War Veterans; and Wally Domroe of Bridgewater and the Forget Me Nots. Photo: Norm Cummings / CT

SPECTRUM/Kathy Shemeley, right, of New Milford, the president of the POW MIA Forget Me Nots of Connecticut, welcomes those in attendance Sunday at the group's annual bellringing ceremony held Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012 in front of St. Francis Parish Center in New Milford. Kat Wells, left, is director/secretary for the organization. Photo: Norm Cummings / CT

SPECTRUM/Rich Tomascak, left, and Bill Shemeley, both Vietnam veterans and New Milford residents, proudly bear the Stars and the Stripes and the POW-MIA Forget-Me-Nots flag during the group's annual bellringing ceremony held Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012 in front of St. Francis Parish Center in New Milford. Photo: Norm Cummings / CT

SPECTRUM/Doris Maitland of Winsted speaks at the POW-MIA Forget-Me-Nots of Connecticut's annual bellringing ceremony held Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012 in front of St. Francis Parish Center in New Milford. Photo: Norm Cummings / CT

SPECTRUM/The American flag and the POW-MIA Forget-Me-Nots flag are displayed in tandem during the organization's annual bellringing ceremony held Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012 in front of St. Francis Parish Center in New Milford. Photo: Norm Cummings / CT

SPECTRUM/New Milford resident Peter Orenski rings a bell as the POW-MIA Forget-Me-Nots of Connecticut's list of POW and MIA is read during the annual bellringing ceremony held Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012 in front of St. Francis Parish Center in New Milford. Photo: Norm Cummings / CT

SPECTRUM/Kat Wells, secretary of the state POW-MIA Forget-Me-Nots, reads the list of POW MIA from Connecticut during the annual bellringing ceremony held Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012 in front of St. Francis Parish Center in New Milford. Paying homage with head bowed is New Milford resident Peter Orenski. Photo: Norm Cummings / CT

SPECTRUM/Wally Domroe of Bridgewater rings his bell during the POW-MIA Forget-Me-Nots of Connecticut's annual bellringing ceremony held Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012 in front of St. Francis Parish Center in New Milford. Photo: Norm Cummings / CT

SPECTRUM/Kat Wells of New Milford wears a coat emblazoned with the POW-MIA Forget-Me-Nots of Connecticut's logo during the annual bellringing ceremony held Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012 in front of St. Francis Parish Center in New Milford. Photo: Norm Cummings / CT