Reserved Parking Spaces in Danbury are a Well-Deserved Salute to Wounded Vets

“Reserved – Combat Wounded”

New Combat Wounded parking spaces have been installed in the parking lot of the Danbury War Memorial to honor our wounded war veterans. The signs read: “Reserved – Combat Wounded”, are purple in color and are illustrated with a Purple Heart. The Purple Heart is specifically a combat decoration that is awarded to members of the U.S. armed forces who are wounded by the enemy and posthumously to the next of kin in the name of those who are killed in action or die of wounds received in action. There are an estimated 1.8 million Purple Heart recipients, combat wounded service members who have transitioned back into civilian life.

Danbury resident Lee Teicholz, who pioneered the project in Danbury, said, “the reserved parking spaces are just a small token of our appreciation to those men and women who carry the burden of injuries received while participating in direct combat and who deserve our recognition for the extra mile they have had to walk while serving our great nation.”

The signs were provided free of charge by the non-profit Omaha, Nebraska based group, Wounded Warriors Family Support. “They need to be remembered and honored for their sacrifice in service to our country,” Col. John Folsom, founder and president of Wounded Warriors Family Support. “I see it as part of a healing of the spirit for our combat-wounded veterans.”

Lee Teicholz said that other locations are being scouted out in the city to install the signs and eventually the spaces themselves will be painted purple to further enhance their visibility. He also hopes to have a dedication ceremony for the parking spaces in the near future.