On the steps of City Hall in Norwalk on Sunday, Democratic mayoral candidate Harry Rilling announced that if elected Mayor he would fix what he describes as an "injustice" to veterans.
Standing in front of the bronze plaques that display the names of Norwalk’s veterans at City Hall, Rilling said, “The names here have not been updated since November 2005."
Rilling, who served in the United States Navy from 1967-1971, said, in a release that veterans should get the recognition and respect they deserve.
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“As a veteran and a lifelong Norwalker, I promise to fix this injustice when I am mayor," Rilling said, in a release, pledging to work with the Norwalk Veterans Memorial Committee to find the names of all of Norwalk’s veterans from the past eith years and add them to the bronze plaques that welcome residents to City Hall.
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