Honored

Four World War II veterans gathered at the RSVP Veterans Coffeehouse in Killingly recently to discuss the June 1944 invasion of Normandy, France, that eventually led to Allied victory in Europe.  Armand Jolly of Pomfret, who served on the Navy Destroyer USS Emmons, holds a print showing his ship in the thick of the action at the Battle for Green Fox Beach at Normandy.  Jolly, 93, donated the print to the Coffeehouse.  The Emmons was credited with blasting German positions to enable American forces to come ashore.  The WWII heroes shown are, from left: Navy veteran Ken Marvin, 88, of Woodstock, who served in the Panama Canal Zone; Jolly, 93; Chaplain Ernest Salvas, 89 , of Danielson, who served with the Navy Seabees at Okinawa; and Air Corps Navigator Fred Carlage, 99, of Woodstock, who flew 47 missions over the South Pacific.  Sheri Sochor of Arts & Framing in Putnam graciously donated professional framing services for the print. Courtesy photo.