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A Posthumous Honor

Rick Maynard, left, holds a Purple Heart Medal, which United States Senator Richard Blumenthal presented, left, to Paul Maynard, Rick’s grand uncle, during a ceremony on the Guilford Green on May 24. Paul Maynard of the 102nd Infantry Regiment was killed in France on Nov. 11, 1918, the final day of World War I. Paul’s grand nephew, Rick Maynard, accepted the medal on his behalf.