By Ann DeMatteo, New Haven Register

HAMDEN, Conn. — Frederick Joseph Miller, a World War II veteran, didn’t think he deserved the attention Saturday, but they gave it to him anyway.

The ones who knew they knew better were a crew of volunteers working for the Connecticut chapter of House of Heroes, who cleaned out Miller’s house, painted it, built a new front stoop, installed a new picture window and upgraded his home’s electrical and plumbing systems. He got new smoke detectors and ground fault protectors, and new outlets and also will get a new front door and new back steps.

House of Heroes volunteers were in Hamden, Meriden and Stratford Saturday to renovate and repair homes for three veterans who can no longer do such things for themselves, a fitting way to spend Memorial Day weekend.

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