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state, my town, Your Military
Our War
Beyond duty:
Veterans honored for
giving back
Hartford Connecticut
Three locals will be
inducted into the Connecticut Veterans' Hall of Fame, which recognizes
honorably discharged military veterans for their contributions to their
communities, in a ceremony on Dec. 7 at the Legislative Office Building.
Frank Conahan
joined the Navy in
1960, having only completed the eighth grade, and went on to
serve for 26 years, retiring as a lieutenant commander.
Navy veteran
William
"Paul" Orstad,
75, of Norwich also
will be inducted into the Hall of Fame on Dec. 7.
Orstad spent 20
years in the Navy and served on five different submarines, retiring in October
1979 as a chief petty officer.
Linda Schwartz,
72, of Pawcatuck, an
Air Force veteran, has served as assistant secretary for policy and planning
for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs since October 2014.
The Day Paper
The war of shame no
more.