Army Reserve Ambassador receives public service award
U.S. Army Reserve Ambassador (Emeritus) Carl R. Venditto of Connecticut receives the Public Service Commendation Medal and Patriotic Civilian Service Lapel Pin from Maj. Gen. Troy Kok, commanding general of the U.S. Army Reserve’s 99th Readiness Division, during a ceremony in Southington, Connecticut. Also attending the ceremony was ARA (Emeritus) Ronald E. Weil Sr. of Connecticut, as well as ARA’s George H. Duell Jr. of Pennsylvania, Robert Hill and Lewis P. Vasquez of Connecticut, and John des Groseilliers of Vermont.