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Connecticut recognizes Veterans Day by honoring those who served

Community

Habitat for Humanity honors veteran volunteers

The East Hartford project is powered in part by retired military muscle.
Military News

Habitat for Humanity honors veteran volunteers in Connecticut

The East Hartford project is powered in part by retired military muscle.
Health

Planet Fitness is giving free, weeklong passes to veterans and active-duty military members

The franchise announced Thursday that veterans, active-duty military personnel, friends and family can work out for free from Nov. 8-16.
Military News

'Veterans’ Photo Share' in Connecticut asks those who served to share their stories

Veterans Day was honored in Windsor at the senior center through snapshots of the past.
Local News

Connecticut National Guard’s 103rd Airlift Wing honored with prestigious national award

The 103rd Airlift Wing is receiving the Major General Stanley F.H. Newman Award this weekend in Grapevine, Texas.
Hartford

Members of FOX61 team receive training crash course from Connecticut National Guard

Members from the FOX61 team were put to work Friday morning by members of the Connecticut National Guard. It wasn't easy but was a valuable experience.
Nation World

More than 800 veterans kicked out under 'don't ask, don't tell' get upgraded to honorable discharges

Under “don't ask, don't tell,” thousands saw their military service ended without an honorable discharge, meaning they missed out on key military benefits.
New Haven County

New veteran community unveiled in Bethany

There are now new housing options for Connecticut veterans. Freedom Care One held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new veteran housing facility in Bethany Thursday.
New Haven County

Freedom Care One initiative provides new housing to Connecticut veterans in Bethany

There are now new housing options for Connecticut veterans. Freedom Care One held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new veteran housing facility in Bethany Thursday.
Military News

Body of missing Bridgeport soldier killed during WWII is recovered in Germany

U.S. Army Sgt. Jack Zarifian, 19, was killed near Buchhof, Germany on April 6, 1945. His body wasn’t recovered until last October, and he was accounted for this May.
Military News

U.S. Army Sgt. Jack Zarifian | Body recovered after 79 years

U.S. Army Sgt. Jack Zarifian will be buried in Providence, R.I. at a date to be determined.