METRO DIGEST || Canfield vet to be awarded overdue medal

Vet to be awarded overdue medal

WARREN

Army Vietnam War veteran William Rutledge of Canfield will receive an early Christmas gift when he is presented the Combat Infantryman Badge more than 40 years overdue by U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown.

Brown, D-Ohio, will present the medal during a ceremony at 10:15 a.m. Monday at the Trumbull County Veteran Services office at 253 E. Market St.

Rutledge, an Army infantryman who served in Vietnam, was released from the Army in 1970 but was never awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge he earned because of a lack of documentation. Sen. Brown’s staff, along with Trumbull County Veterans Services, helped secure the badge for Rutledge.

Ohio veterans and the family members of deceased veterans may request military records and medals by contacting Sen. Brown’s Cleveland office at 216-522-7272 or by visiting the “Constituent Services” section of Brown’s website at brown.senate.gov.

Free Xmas dinner

WARREN

The annual free Christmas Day dinner at Aulizio’s Banquet Center, 4395 Youngstown Road, will take place from 3 to 5 p.m.

The dinner is for people who won’t have family to celebrate with or have other reasons, said Trumbull County Commissioner Dan Polivka, the organizer. For reservations, call 211.

Anyone wishing to donate food or toys should call or text Polivka at 330-233-2024.

‘Rebirth’ added to library’s ‘hoopla’

YOUNGSTOWN

DC Comics’ “Rebirth” has been added to the hoopla digital offerings of the Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County. Library cardholders now have immediate access to the entire “DC Universe: Rebirth Deluxe Edition,” a 96-page collector’s version featuring extensive bonus material. Hoopla is a digital-media service, through which library patrons can access nearly 500,000 titles, including movies, TV, music albums, audiobooks, eBooks, comics and graphic novels on their computers, tablets and smartphones.