Shapiro got his wings ... Douglas C-47, a military transport he described as the workhorse of the war, nicknamed the “gooney bird” by allied troops. He carried Airborne paratroopers behind ...

ALBANY — New York State Sen. Joseph Griffo, R-53, Rome, announced that Lawrence “Larry” Badger of New Hartford has been inducted into the New York State Senate Veterans’ Hall of Fame.

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