SUNBURY - U.S. Rep Tom Marino (R-10) will present medals to the mother of a deceased veteran, who was originally from Elysburg, at 3:30 p.m. today at the Thomas Brill Veterans of Foreign Wars Post, 2 Shikellamy Road.
Spc. Joseph Zielinski, 26, died in November 2008 at Clifton Springs Hospital and Clinic, New York, after an unexpected illness. He served in the U.S. Army in Kuwait and Iraq from 2001 to 2005, having been honorably discharged Oct. 15, 2005.
His mother, Josette Zielinski, of Elysburg, will accept the medals and ribbons in honor of her late son. The public is encouraged to attend.
Zielinski was also the son of Joseph E. Zielinski Sr. and the husband of Sheena Bergeron. He is also survived by four daughters, Samantha, Gabrielle, Josette and Austina.