Lance Corporal Tyler Griffin Returns Home to Voluntown

story & photos by Jessica Warzeniak

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Marine Lance Corporal Tyler Owen Griffin returned home to Voluntown, on Monday, April 12. The motorcade, escorted by State Police, Patriot Guard Riders, Leathernecks and Freedom Riders, was greeted by hundreds of townspeople along the [...]

April 28th, 2010 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Featured Articles | Comments are closed

Fallen Marine Remembered

The annual Motorcycle Scholarship Run, in memory of Ahn Pachem, will take place August 2, starting at the Cohanzie Firehouse, Waterford.

by Maren Schober

His friends and family called him “Ahn.”  His fellow Marine friends called him “Chuckles” because of his sense of humor and his laughter.  Ahn died in Iraq [...]

July 22nd, 2009 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Community Spirit, Featured Articles | Comments are closed

Wreaths Across America

Local veterans, townspeople and students will again gather  in Old Saybrook to pay special tribute to the “Wreaths Across America” (WAA) traveling caravan escorted by the “Patriot Guard Riders.”

Old Saybrook is the major official stop in CT on WAA’s journey to Arlington National Cemetery, where the group will place wreaths [...]

November 26th, 2008 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Featured Articles | Comments are closed