Memorial Day Speaker: Brian O’Malley, Iraq/Afghan War Vet, West Point Grad

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Brian O’Malley, a West Point graduate who was awarded a Bronze Star for his service with the U.S. Army in Iraq, then served as a reservist in Afghanistan, has been selected as the 2016 Darien Memorial Day speaker. O’Malley, the junior vice commander of Darien’s VFW Post 6933 and an officer in the Connecticut VFW, will speak during services held at Spring Grove Veterans Cemetery immediately following the Memorial Day Parade, at about 11:30 a.m. on Monday, May 30, 2016. State and local officials, Darien selectmen and Darien Police and fire department chiefs are all invited to this patriotic commemoration. The Darien Monuments and Ceremonies Commission encourages the public to attend. Brian graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1999 with a BS degree in German/French and Nuclear Engineering.