| | State Rep. Mike Alberts, left, congratulates Woodstock veteran Carroll Spinney, center, after receiving the Connecticut Veterans Wartime Service Medal from Connecticut Veterans Affairs Commissioner Linda Schwartz, right. Rep. Alberts arranged the ceremony at the Hyde School in Woodstock where which more than 150 area veterans received the state medal. Rep. Alberts invited veterans from Brooklyn, Eastford, Hampton, Pomfret and Woodstock to apply for and receive the medal. The ceremony was one of several being organized throughout the state during the year to present the Connecticut Veterans Wartime Service Medal.
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