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    May 20, 2013

    O’Dea Supports Bill to Give Diplomas to Vietnam Vets

    O’Dea Supports Bill to Give Diplomas to Vietnam Vets
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    HARTFORD- State Rep. Tom O’Dea (New Canaan and Wilton) supported a bill today to allow a local or regional board of education to award a diploma to a veteran who left high school early to serve in the Vietnam War.

    This bill allows local and regional school boards to award high school diplomas to Vietnam era veterans who left high school before graduating for military service. The law already allows boards to do this for World War II and Korean War veterans. The bill covers honorably or generally discharged veterans who served actively from February 28, 1961 to July 1, 1975 in the U. S. Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, or Air Force or any of their reserve components, including the Connecticut National Guard.

    “It is my hope this bill permits a new generation of veterans who bravely served in defense of our freedom will able to finally obtain the diploma they deserve,” said Rep. O’Dea.

    The bill now awaits the governor’s signature.

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