Honoring Vets & Making History Last Night at the Ridgefield Playhouse

Last night at The Ridgefield Playhouse, prior to the performance of rock legend "Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes", WWII Vets were honored when Senator Richard Blumenthal and Kara Sundlun, co-host of Better Connecticut, took the Playhouse stage. "My father was a WWII Vet," said Sundlun. Bruce Sundlun, former Governor of Rhode Island, was USAAF Command Pilot during WWII.

Sundlun has partnered with the WWII Foundation to produce a documentary about her dad, a B-17 Bomber Pilot whose courageous spirit kept him alive during WWII. Bruce Sundlun is the recipient of both the Distinguished Flying Cross and Purple Heart.

All proceeds of the Meet & Greet portion of last night's show were donated to the WWII Foundation, a non-profit organization that honors Vets through the visual arts.

You can view the trailor of Sunlun's documentary, "Above and Beyond" here.

Why not be part of history by donating to the production of this documentary? Clickhere to learn more.

About the WWII Foundation:

The WWII Foundation, a non-profit organization, was founded in 2011 by Tim Gray. The mission of the Foudation is to "Preserve the oral histories of the veterans and survivors of World War II through documentary films, as well as creating ways in which to honor the sacrifices of the WWII generation through other visual and artistic means."

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Submitted by Ridgefield, CT

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