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Through the 11 of Us project, WNPR and CPBN's Institute for Advanced Media are sharing eleven personal stories from veterans and those in their community.In the series, veterans talk about their service and what it means to be a veteran.CPBN is hosting a clothing drive for veterans and their families in ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø. Bring new clothing with tags still attached, or gift cards for the purchase of new clothing, to CPBN at 1049 Asylum Avenue in Hartford, attention Mike Komrosky. The drive ends November 17.11 of Us is made possible by Victory Energy Solutions and New England Conservation Services.

After 9/11, ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Resident Connects With Service Members

ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Radio | By Lucy Nalpathanchil
Published October 31, 2015 at 10:25 AM EDT
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Gil Sanborn with a quilt given to him by service members.
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Gil Sanborn has supported Army platoons since 9/11. He is holding a quilt given to him by service members.
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A flag was flown in Gil's honor to thank him for supporting troops.
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Gil Sanborn visited WNPR to talk about how he supports service members and their families.

In the days leading up to Veterans Day, WNPR brings you stories from veterans and their communities.

Gil Sanborn is one of two people in the state who serves as a civilian aide to the Secretary of the U.S Army.

The ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø resident began supporting service members after the attacks on 9/11.
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Lucy leads ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø's strategies to deeply connect and build collaborations with community-focused organizations across the state.
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SOMOS CONNECTICUT es una iniciativa de ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø, la emisora local de NPR y PBS del estado, que busca elevar nuestras historias latinas y expandir programación que alza y informa nuestras comunidades latinas locales. Visita CTPublic.org/latino para más reportajes y recursos. Para noticias, suscríbase a nuestro boletín informativo en ctpublic.org/newsletters.

Federal funding is gone.

Congress has eliminated all funding for public media.

That means $2.1 million per year that ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø relied on to deliver you news, information, and entertainment programs you enjoyed is gone.

The future of public media is in your hands.

All donations are appreciated, but we ask in this moment you consider starting a monthly gift as a Sustainer to help replace what’s been lost.

Donate

ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø’s journalism is made possible, in part by funding from Jeffrey Hoffman and Robert Jaeger.