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US Army Veteran Leaves Fairfield County To Join Ukraine's Fight Against Russia
A US Army veteran has left his family in Connecticut behind to help fight the Russian forces invading Ukraine. Fairfield County resident James Vasquez, age 47, of Norwalk, is on the front lines and is telling a harrowing story via Twitter of the resolve and grit of the Ukrainian soldiers and people. In a post from just 20 hours ago, Vasquez tweeted: "Just went through six straight hours of combat. I have crazy video I’ll post later. 2 men were shot but will be ok. One fatality 😞" In return, Vasquez wrote that the Ukrainian forces had taken out numerous Russians as well as several Russian …
Obituaries
Connecticut Fire Department Mourning After Captain Dies Of Cancer
A Connecticut fire department is mourning the death of a fire captain who served the department for 27 years. Rocky Hill Fire Captain James Lamarre died after a months-long battle with cancer, the Hartford County department announced on Tuesday, March 8. The Rocky Hill Fire Department said Lamarre's cancer was work-related. Lamarre served many roles in his years with the fire department, including a career apparatus mechanic, officials said. Lamarre was also a United States Army veteran and a chaplain for the Benino-Beck VFW Post 2138 in Rocky Hill.
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Victim ID'd In Fatal VA Hospital Steam-Pipe Explosion
One of the two men who died in a fatal steam pipe explosion at the West Haven VA Hospital has been identified. Friends, family, and coworkers said they are mourning the loss of Eul T. Sims, Jr., of Milford. He was 60 when he died. Sims was born in Chicago Heights, Illinois. He retired after serving 21 years in the U.S. Naval Construction Battalions, better known as the SeaBees, according to his obituary. Sims is survived by his wife Cynthia Petrie, his children, and grandchildren. People who knew Sims said he was kind and supportive of the staff and patients at the VA. Sims was the type of…
Politics
Danbury City Councilman Selected As New State VA Commissioner
DANBURY, Conn. – Danbury City Councilman Thomas J. Saadi will be nominated to serve as the new Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Veterans Affairs, Gov. Dannel Malloy announced Tuesday. Saadi, who is also a major in the U.S. Army Reserve serving with the 411th Civil Affairs Batallion, has been serving as acting commissioner of DVA since October. “I want to thank Governor Malloy for his confidence in first appointing me Acting Commissioner of the Department of Veterans Affairs and now nominating me for the position of Commissioner,” Saadi said. “It has been an honor for me to be …