Connecticut
Honor Flight Connecticut brings 70 veterans to Washington, DC
There was a special send-off at Bradley International Airport on Saturday as dozens of veterans took part in Honor Flight Connecticut.
The 70 veterans and 50 guardians left from the airport with Honor Flight staff for their journey to Washington, DC.
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Honor Flight Connecticut brings military veterans to Washington, DC, to visit memorials that commemorate their service and recognizes those who have served our country.
The veterans who participated in Saturday’s honor flight served in the Korean and Vietnam wars and represent the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps.
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The group is scheduled to arrive back in Connecticut later Saturday evening.
BURLINGTON, Conn. (WTNH) — A woman is dead after police said she was involved in a head-on collision with a tractor-trailer on Friday in Burlington.
According to Connecticut State Police, a Toyota RAV4 and Peterbuilt 386 tractor-trailer collided head-on on Route 4 near Punch Brook Road at around 4:49 p.m. on Friday.
The driver of the Toyota, identified as 64-year-old Mary Christine Ferland of Burlington, was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the tractor-trailer was not injured, according to state police. No one else was in either vehicle at the time of the crash.
The crash is still under investigation by state police, anyone with information is asked to call Trooper Brew at 860-626-7900.
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