The same bonus awards apply to initial municipal civil service examinations. Wartime veterans are eligible for an exemption from any local itinerant vendor's license fee, if they live in Connecticut for two years before applying. Vehicle Registration Fee Exemptions. The veteran's license plate exempts him from overtime parking fines, provided he or someone operating the vehicle while accompanying him does not leave it at the same location for more than 24 hours. By law, the spouse may retain the registration plates for life or until remarriage.
Wartime veterans are eligible for burial in the state veterans' cemetery.
They must have enlisted from Connecticut or have been state residents for at least five years at the time of death. Any veteran with wartime service is entitled to a firing squad at his funeral. The commander of any accredited veterans' organization or the friends or relatives of the deceased veteran may make the request to the adjutant general, who is the head of the military department. The adjutant general must order a uniformed firing squad from the National Guard, the Naval Militia, the State Guard, or the organized militia to attend the funeral. Temporary Financial Assistance.