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HARTFORD- State Representative Tom Delnicki (R-14) attended the 43rd Annual Nathan Hale Day Ceremony held in front of his statue at the State Capitol. The Ceremony was Conducted by The American Legion Department of Connecticut.
“Hale died not in vain, but in full commitment for the cause of freedom. Let me be clear, Nathan Hale didn’t die in the heat of battle. He didn’t command armies or draft founding documents. He was a schoolteacher, a quiet thoughtful man who believed that liberty was worth dying for,” said John DeBisschop, the Department Commander of American Legion, Department of Connecticut.
The Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Veterans Affairs, Ronald “Ron” P. Welch, was in attendance for the ceremony.
Rep. Delnicki said, “It was an Honor to be in attendance and to celebrate ‘The State Hero’.”
