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Byron Dewaine
Air Force
Brother of
Quinn Maddox-Marotte
Jennelyn Markovitz
Air Force
Aunt of
Quinn Maddox-Marotte
David Marotte
Air Force
Grandfather of
Quinn Maddox-Marotte
William Pascucci
Army
Grandfather of
Elizabeth Bentley
Henry Bentley
Air Force
Grandfather of
Elizabeth Bentley
Kiana Sanchez-Melendez
Army
Sister of
Jaylanis Rodriguez
Luis M. Vera
Army
Grandfather of
Ava Cardone
Mike Anzalotti
Navy
Cousin of
Thomas and Charlotte Zisa
Tom LaPointe
Army
Sergeant First Class
KP Security Guard
Milton Wooten
Air Force
Father of
Milton Wooten Jr.
Lt. Col. John Hogan
Army
Vietnam, Persian Gulf
Father to Ms. Rauseo
Robert Fuller
Navy
Grandfather of
Leilani Fuller
Martin Mertz
Air Force
Great Grandfather of Graydon Harvey
Richard Albert
Marines
Grandfather of
Camille Cosentino
Eugene Topper
Navy
Grandfather of
Eva Malitz
Larry Malitz
Army
Grandfather of
Eva Malitz
Jeffrey C. Mitchell
Army
Grandfather of
Lily Mitchell
Alex Mitchell
Army
Great Grandfather of
Lily Mitchell
Richard Lippert
Marines
Grandfather of
Ella Dalkilic
Raymond Fang
Air Force
Second Cousin of
Nicholas Komitiv-Ku
Marc Giammatteo
Army
Father of
Isla Giammatteo
Jerry Goldschmidt
Navy
Grandfather of
Brendan Goldschmidt
Michael Donnelly
Army
Grandfather of
Brendan Goldschmidt
Alyssa Donnelly
Navy
Mother of
Brendan Goldschmidt
Jack O’Leary
Air Force
Grandfather of
Ellie O’Leary
John Holland III
Army
Grandfather of
Rexter Rocha
Damon Desjardins
Army
Father of
Owen Desjardins
Gus Reuter
Army
Great Grandfather of
Ellie O’Leary
Mike Avenick
Army
Father of
Abby Avenick
Russell Joseph Tonkin
Navy
Grandfather of
Max Conlan
Rob Blomquist
Army
Father of
Brigid Blomquist
Judy Crouthamel
Army
Grandmother of
Max Conlan
Charles Paradis
WWII Air Force
Grandfather of
Emily Paradis
Gordon Graham
Army
Vietnam War
Father to Ms. Moore
Joseph Conlan Sr.
Army
Grandfather of
Max Conlan
Gus Reuter
Army
Great Grandfather of
Ellie O’Leary
William F. Nyhan
US Army
WW II
Ms. Nyhan’s Father
Connor Stevenson
US Navy 2015-19
Petty Officer 2nd Class
Stepson to Mrs. Nyhan
Paul Witinski
U.S. Navy
Petty Officer 1st Class
Father to Jack Witinski
Howard Blewett
Air Force
Grandfather of
Leo Young
Martin Baker
Lt. T.C. Army
Army
Vietnam War
Father of Ms. Baker
Phillip Smith
U.S. Army
Vietnam
Grandfather to Charles Corthell
Melvin Pollard
Marines
Great Grandfather of Charlie Corthell
Bob Smith
Navy
Great Grandfather of Charlie Corthell
Captain John Curran
Navy
Vietnam
Uncle of Sra. Wojo
Vera Grinta Wojciechowski
Air Force
Mother-in-Law of Sra. Wojciechowski
Lieutenant Colonel Chet Wojciechowski
Air Force
Father-in-Law of Sra. Wojciechowski
Gerald Udler
Navy
Grandfather of
Ben Feingold
Corporal Art Yepes
US Marines
Libya Conflict
Former KP Security Officer
CSM Paul Vicinus
Assistant Superintendent of West Hartford Public Schools
Commander Sargeant Major 169th CT National Guard
Dawn Carter-Bristol Lieutenant Colonel, Army, Captain, U.S. Marine Corps (ret)
and
Patrick Bristol
Major, U.S. Marine Corps
Grandparents of Henry and Eleanor Abbot
Maury Robb
Air Force
World War II
Great Grandfather of Oliver Robb
Captain Ben Gagne
Army National Guard
Operation Enduring Freedom Combat Veteran
Husband of Mrs. Gosselin
Marc Robinson
Army
Father of Ms. Cassidy
Tom Reagan
Army
Father of Maggie Reagan
John Reese
Army
Korean War
Father of Ms. Reese
Juan Poetzsch
Navy
Father of Mr. Poetzsch
John Scagliarini
US Army
Vietnam Veteran
Mrs. Lessard’s Father
Past Honorees
Marvin Freeman
Army
Great Grandfather of Levi Schleif
Mike Powers
Army
Vietnam War
Grandfather of Max Powers
Claire Hearn
Intelligence Specialist 2nd Class
Navy
Operation Southern Watch
Mother of Julia and Carson Welch
Major Seth Lotterman
Air Force
Iraq
Father of Kaitlyn Lotterman
Saul Youssiem
WWII Canadian Merchant Marines
Grandfather to Aiven Paiuk
Michael Macias
Air Force
Uncle of Amberlyn Megee
Claire Hearn
Intelligence Specialist 2nd Class
Navy
Operation Southern Watch
Mother of Julia and Carson Welch
CPT Joe Caudle
Army
Iraq
Father of Berlin Caudle
Simon “Sid” Lichter
Navy
World War II
Great Grandfather to Doni Shmuel
Eliad Shmuel
Officer
Army
Father to Doni Shmuel
Nicholas Lauer
Army
Afghanistan
Uncle of Max Powers
Ray Ramirez
Army
Iraq
Uncle of Max Powers
PFC Gerald F Burke
Army
Korea
Grandfather to Mika M. Burke
Sargeant Winston Collier Hall
Army
Vietnam
Grandfather of Sasha Hall
Captain Pete Mavrelis
Marines
Vietnam War
Grandfather of Kiva Frenkel
Corporal Marcus V. McGregor
Marines
Desert Storm
Father of John Price McGregor
Louis Labriola
Army
Great Grandfather of Amberlyn Megee
John W. Whiteside II
Army Air Corps
Great Grandfather of Julia Kehoe
Captain William Ready
WWII and Korea
US Air Force
Great Grandfather of Katherine James
Nick Czunas
Army
Grandfather of Domenic Mancini
Donald Kane
Army
Grandfather of Mae Murphy
Frank Dohanos
Army
Great Grandfather of Julia Kehoe
Thomas Krajewski
Air Force
Grandfather of Veronica Krajewski
Joseph Meer
Army
Grandfather of Ruby Meer
Sergeant Robert Ingoldsby
WWII Army
Great Grandfather of Yasmin Ingoldsby
Charles Walker Field
WWII
US Navy
Great Grandfather of Katherine James
Joseph Connolly
WWII Air Force
Great Grandfather of
Ethan and Colin Zimmer
Roger James
Vietnam
US Army
Grandfather of Katherine James
Alan Fontes
Army
KP Math TA
Tara Osorio
Army
Daughter of Ms. Lozada
Captain Robert Seaver
Navy
World War II
Great Grandfather to
Josie Wagner
Kevin Padilla Lázaro
Air Force
Cousin of Mia Olaya Lazaro
Bill Krukas
Army
Grandfather of Caitlyn Krukas
Yomar Montes
Army
Father of Yahrel Montes
Marvin Johnson
Marines and Army
Grandfather of
Summer and Sydney Bowe
David Milardo
CT Air National Guard
KP Interim Assistant Principal
Michael Chien
Coast Guard
Father of James Chien
Jennelyn Markovitz
Air Force
Great Aunt of Quinn Maddox
Bartholomew Satti
Navy
Great great Uncle of Jacob Carreira
Bart Russo
Army
Father of Colton Russo
Byron Dewaine
Air Force
Brother of Quinn Maddox
Ira Samberg
US Army
Grandfather of Sam Shefsky
Michael Markovitz
Air Force
Great Grandfather of Quinn Maddox
Lt. Col. Bill Powers
Army
Friend of Alan Fontes
Seaman David Murphy
US Navy
Adelino Carreira
Air Force
Father of Jacob Carreira
Sgt. Matthew Caruso
US Marines
Marshall Brooks
Vietnam War
Brother to Mr. Kotler's wife
Brian J. Walsh
US Army
101st Airforce Division
Grandfather to Carter Ivens
Sgt. Edward Rosen
US Army
Father of Bobbi Schilberg, Health teacher
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Ben Rosenthal
WWII US Army
Grandfather to Reece Munday
Andre Mack
National Guard
Afghanistan War
Father to Gabriel Rose