Rain ‘never stops' Vernon Memorial Day parade tradition

While several Connecticut cities and towns canceled their Memorial Day weekend parades because of rain, one Vernon tradition carried on as planned. Among those participating was State Rep. Tim Ackert, an Air Force veteran who said he has attended the event for the past decade regardless of the weather. “Think about somebody that gets into a helicopter or sits in a tank or is on the battlegrounds,” Ackert said. “They’re going through cold, they’re going through heat, they’...