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New Fairfield man, 'overall good kid,' killed in Afghanistan »
A 2008 New Fairfield High School graduate was killed in the line of duty while serving as a staff sergeant with the U.S. Air Force in Afghanistan Thursday, according to Stamford Police, where the airman's father is an officer. Lobraico's father, also named Todd, is an Air Force veteran, and served in the first Gulf War. Governor Dannel P. Malloy is ordering Connecticut and United States flags to fly at half-staff in honor of Lobraico, who was a member of the New York Air National Guard. "The loss of this brave young man is a sad reminder that hundreds of Connecticut military men and women are still in danger overseas even as our involvement in the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan approaches a conclusion," said Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman on Friday. Chapman said the towns of Sherman and New Fairfield will hold a joint candlelight vigil Sunday at 6:30 p.m. at the Senior Center in New Fairfield to honor Lobraico's memory. At an automotive shop where Lobraico had worked, a colleague said Lobraico had hoped to become a police officer, and that joining the military had been a first step toward that. A fellow airman who served with T.J. and was sent home early because of a combat injury, said he "couldn't have known a better individual my age." Source Main page (current trends)
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