**HONOR MISSION** RICHARD J MASELLI SP4(T) US ARMY VIETNAM ERA SOUTHBURY CT MONDAY 04/17/2023 10AM STAGE
**HONOR MISSION** EDWARD PULNIK CPL US ARMY WWII MIDDLETOWN, CT TUESDAY 04/18/2023 12 NOON STAGE
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**HONOR MISSION** HAROLD R CHICK SP5 US ARMY VIETNAM ERA WALLINGFORD CT THURSDAY 04/13/2023 9AM STAGE
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**SPECIAL MISSION** WESTBROOK ELKS LODGE 1784 WESTBROOK CT SATURDAY 03/11/2023 1030AM STAGE
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**HONOR MISSION** REGINALD S FARRINGTON LT COL US ARMY/USAR VIETNAM MIDDLETOWN, CT FRIDAY 02/10/2023 12 NOON STAGE
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**SPECIAL MISSION** HOMES FOR OUR TROOPS CHESHIRE, CT SATURDAY 01/21/2023 10AM STAGE
On March 29, 2012, Marine Corporal Roger Rua was serving with the Security Platoon attached to the 9th Engineer Support Battalion when the vehicle he was riding in drove over a command detonated improvised explosive device (IED) in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Cpl Rua sustained fractures to his spine, femur and sternum, and traumatic brain injury (TBI) as a result of the explosion.
Initially paralyzed from the chest down, doctors were uncertain if Roger would walk again. But after four months of physical therapy at the VA in West Roxbury, Massachusetts, Roger was able to stand and eventually walk small distances with assistance. By the time he was discharged, Roger was managing to walk with only a cane, progress he credits to the support and love he received from family.
Although there has been significant improvement in his health, Roger’s chronic lower back pain and injuries often affect his quality of life and mobility. He also experiences frequent severe headaches. Roger and his wife Angela are now parents to two children, Vincenzo Michael, and Emilia Jane. In his current home, Roger can walk up and down the stairs carefully and slowly while holding the railing, but he often worries about being able to carry his children while doing so. The slightest of falls could have devastating consequences due to his past spinal injuries. An adapted home from Homes For Our Troops, free of hazards such as stairs and thresholds, will enable him to live independently and safely, while allowing him to rest his back. Having a fully accessible bathroom with grab bars and a shower bench will also ease Angela’s concerns about Roger’s safety when she is not home.
Roger says that having the financial burden of a mortgage eliminated will enable him to focus on his education and career. He obtained a degree in national security from the University of New Haven in 2017 and currently works for the government. He is also a certified firearms instructor on the weekends with hopes of turning it into a business venture. The stability of a permanent home, he says, will relieve his stress and anxiety about providing for his family.
We will provide a Flagged Vehicle/PGR Identified Vehicle Escort to the residence and Stand a Flag Line at the residence for the presentation of the keys.
SC Gregg Barratt (860-392-9638) will be RCIC for both the Escort and the Flag Line. Flags will be on site.
God Bless America, Our Troops, and Our First Responders.
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**HONOR MISSION** FRANCIS D OUELLETTE PVT US ARMY VIETNAM WINDSOR, CT SUNDAY 01/22/2023 12 NOON STAGE
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**HONOR MISSION** JOHN J ZINSER SGT (T) US ARMY KOREAN ERA TRUMBULL, CT FRIDAY 01/06/2023 12 NOON STAGE
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**SHORT NOTICE SPECIAL MISSION** ATTEND ON YOUR OWN WREATHS ACROSS AMERICA OLD SAYBROOK CT SATURDAY 12/17/2022 11AM STAGE
** SHORT NOTICE SPECIAL MISSION **
Assistant State Captain
CT Patriot Guard Riders
ascspetras@ctpatriotguard.org
860-463-5316 (cell)
860-358-9648 (fax)
Gregg Barratt “Flag 7”
State Captain
CT Patriot Guard Riders
statecaptain@ctpatriotguard.
860-392-9638 (cell)
**SPECIAL MISSIONS**SHORT NOTICE ATTEND ON YOUR OWN VEHICLE DONATIONS FRIDAY 11/11/2022
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