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TheDay.com - Battle of Groton Heights Remembered

September 8, 2009 12:46 PM

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Russell Wirtalla, of Somers, a member of the Connecticut Sons of the American Revolution, fires his long rifle Sunday during the musket salute portion of a commemoration ceremony and memorial wreath-laying in remembrance of the Battle of Groton Heights at Fort Griswold Battlefield State Park in Groton. The battle occurred on Sept. 6, 1781. The event was presented by the Friends of Fort Griswold.

Photo by Tim Martin.


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