Hero Stories for Connecticut

Pfc. Gebrah P. Noonan, 26, of Watertown, Connecticut, died September 24, 2010, in Fallujah, Iraq, of injuries sustained September 23 in a non-combat incident. Pfc. Noonan was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Georgia. </d

Sgt. Steven J. Deluzio, 25, of South Glastonbury, Connecticut, died August 22, 2010, at Paktika, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit with small arms and rocket propelled grenade fire. Sgt. Deluzio was assigned to the 172nd Infantry, 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Jericho, Vermont. </d

Staff Sgt. Ronald J. Spino, 45, of Waterbury, Connecticut, died December 29, 2009 in Bala Morghab, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when he was shot while unloading supplies. Staff Sgt. Spino was assigned to the 274th Forward Surgical Team, 44th Medical Command, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. </d

2/8 Marine dies from combat wounds A North Carolina-based Marine injured in Afghanistan in August died Tuesday, according to the Defense Department. Cpl. Xhacob Latorre, 21, of Waterbury, Conn., died of wounds he suffered Aug. 10 during combat operations in Helmand province. He lost both legs when he was struck by an improvised explosive device, according to the Warrior’s Wish Foundation Web site. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines, out of Camp Lejeune, N.C. Cpl. Xhacob Latorre, 21...