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Extending a Heroes Welcome to WWII Veterans
The American Warrior project brings veterans to see their memorial in Washington DC and welcomes them home in style Saturday at Bradley International Airport.

Bio: Megan graduated from the University of Maine, Orono, in 1996 with a degree in French. She continued her education at Boston University where she earned a master's degree in Print Journalism with a focus on multi-media communications.
She began her professional career as a journalist at the Milford Daily News in Milford, MA, in 1999 before accepting a position at the Norwich Bulletin in Norwich, CT.
Until December 2010, when she joined Patch, Megan worked for more than 8 years as a staff writer for The Day newspaper in New London, CT, where she covered multiple towns and shot and edited video for theday.com.
The American Warrior project brings veterans to see their memorial in Washington DC and welcomes them home in style Saturday at Bradley International Airport.

Spend a little time Sunday afternoon learning about one of the region's most historic buildings.
For the last eight years, Connecticut has ranked last in the nation in the percentage of National School Lunch Program schools that also offer breakfast.
UConn's Department of Animal Sciences will sell off its rehabilitated rescue horses.
The following contains information provided by South Windsor police. It does not indicate convictions.
According to the state Department of Transportation, South Windsor car crashes and those across the state have a pretty predictable formula.
An Iranian mine blew a 25 foot hole in the American frigate USS Samuel B. Roberts on April 14, 1988. “Operation Praying Mantis” was the retaliation for that attack. Marine General George B. Crist, born in Hartford, CT, in 1931, oversaw the operation.
It's easy to make your own, costs less and is better for the environment!
For the last eight years, Connecticut has ranked last in the nation in the percentage of National School Lunch Program schools that also offer breakfast.
There is lots going on this weekend in South Windsor. Here's a look at just five of them.
The event is part of a nationally coordinated Drug Enforcement Administration event to allow citizens to safely dispose of unwanted medications.
The man struck the two juveniles with his vehicle and then left the scene, only to return a second time to "flip the bird" at the injured, according to police.
The annual walk is held in honor of Abby Sauerhoefer, now a kindergartener at the Broad Brook Elementary School.
The East Central Narcotics Task Force took three people into custody Thursday after breaking up a suspected illegal drug operation in Vernon, according to a news release.
This edition of Good News Friday brings you details about a great announcement about the town's 300th Anniversary Celebration and where to get ice cream after Opening Day on Saturday.
There are several items to choose from, but here's a peak at just a few things going on in and around Tolland this weekend.
A Vernon man struck the two juveniles with his vehicle and then left the scene, only to return a second time to "flip the bird" at the injured, according to police.