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Conn. National Guard facilities to be named for Medal of Honor recipients

State lawmakers have approved a measure renaming two National Guard training facilities after Connecticut's only two National Guard members who received the medal of honor.  Camp Hartell, in the Bradley Airport area is already named for Lee Hartell of Danbury, but the bill makes it official.  Robert Nett will lend his name to Camp Niantic.  Governor Malloy signed the bill into law on Friday.
 
Hartell was postumously awarded the nation's highest military award for actions during the Korean War as a member of the 9th Infantry Regiment. 
 
 
His citation reads that Lt. Hartell distinguished himself by conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty in action against an armed enemy of the United Nations.  When the enemy launched a ruthless attack against friendly positions on a rugged mountainous ridge, Hartell moved his radio to an exposed vantage to adjust defensive fires. He called for flares and directed crippling fire into the onrushing assailants. Hostile troops swarmed up the slope and came within 10 yards of Hartell's position. 
 
He sustained a severe hand wound, but maintained his stand until the company was protected by a close-in wall of withering fire, causing the foe to fall back momentarily.  Although mortally wounded, Hartell's actions contributed significantly to stemming the onslaught and enabled his company to maintain the strategic strongpoint.

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Brian Kilmeade

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