Bob Elmer, above, with CT State Senator Heather Somers and CT State Representative Greg Howard. Bob reported that "as a Viet Nam Veteran, I was approached by Senator Somers to receive the Connecticut Veteran's Wartime Service Medal." He submitted a Form DD214 to validate his years of service and received the medal at a ceremony 6 October 2022 along with many other area Veterans. Bob was Leading Petty Officer and Waist Catapult Captain on The USS Kitty Hawk CVA-63 and served on board from October 1967 until March 1971.
