Sen. Richard Blumenthal isn't the only Connecticut politico with a son bound for Afghanistan: state Rep. Jeff Berger's son is also a U.S. Marine Corps reservist who will serve in that country later this year.
In fact, Rep. Berger's youngest son, Lance Cpl. Connor C. Berger, is part of the same Charlie Company unit that also includes Lt. Matthew Blumenthal.
Like Blumementhal, Berger is enormously proud of his son, who is 19 and a student at Southern Connecticut State University. Connor joined the reserves at age 17 and completed his first year in college while fulfilling his military duties.
"He got a full year in and he made the Dean's List,'' said Rep. Berger, a Democrat from Waterbury.