Taken from an article written by Guy Mazzarella
The reactivated Fifth CVI was the brainchild of Guy Mazzerella, or so he claims. The first organizational meeting was in March of 1973. The 5th's membership grew slowly and came originally from Connecticut, Massachusetts and New York. It became probationary in August, was inspected and competed in the 48th National in October 1973. The original members were......... In an article written for the Skirmish Line in '76, Guy Mazzerella wrote of a quote made by 5th CVI Historian, Captain E.E. Marvin in 1861. A detail of 40 soldiers returning from picket duty discharged their muskets at a barn. Only four rounds struck the barn and only one low enough to hit a man! We've improved through the years and now we can compete with most units in our region. The 5th's present members are Wayne Berardi, Alex Csanyi, Chris Deitz, Bill Downie, Ted Dyndiuk, Marty King, Whitney King, Guy Mazzerella, Norm Peck Sr. and Jr., Bill Scaplen, Roy Singleton, Mike Thomas, Matt Thomas, and Mark Wicander. Our current membership all reside in Connecticut but are spread throughout the state.