"He served our nation courageously, earning the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with Bronze Star honors, the WWII Victory Medal, a Marksman Badge, and an Honorable Service Lapel Button. Incredibly grateful to present these medals to his family today."Read on Twitter
Here are other recent tweets from Joe Courtney:
"Today, I was honored to present the medals of WWII veteran Corporal Melvin E. Lacroix to his daughter, Arcelia Bettencourt, and her husband, Steve Bettencourt."Read on Twitter
"Corporal Lacroix served with the 386th Air Service Group, the only U.S. Army Air Force unit to land with the Marines on one of the most hostile beaches in the Pacific TheaterIwo Jima."Read on Twitter
"CT is set to receive a 25% bump in public transportation funding under the IIJA$250 million in 2022 & the next 4 years to upgrade our railways and train stations, our bus routes like the Northeast CT line and the Windham Regional line, and more.bit.ly/3KUs9DY"Read on Twitter