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US Senator and self-proclaimed Vietnam War combat veteran Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), 77, is scheduled to undergo surgery on Easter Sunday after fracturing his femur at the victory parade for the UConn Men's Basketball team on Saturday.
The Huskies won the Men's NCAA Basketball National Championship earlier in the week, causing people who did not play in the game to grab the spotlight along with those who did. In Blumenthal's case, he doesn't only grab spotlights in sporting events, he even tried to grab it in the Vietnam War, which he claimed to fight in, but was later found to be lying.
News 12 Connecticut reported that someone was taking a video of the 77-year-old senator during the parade and fell on top of him which caused the injury.
Blumenthal was said to be in good spirits while speaking to News 12 Connecticut on the phone Saturday night, and told the outlet that his last minute turnaround jump shot was what won the game, so the injury didn't matter to him.
Blumenthal is currently serving in his third term in the United States Senate after being elected in 2011, and after not being a Vietnam War hero as previously believed.
The Huskies defeated San Diego State by a score of 79-56.
News 12 Connecticut reported that someone was taking a video of the 77-year-old senator during the parade and fell on top of him which caused the injury.
Blumenthal was said to be in good spirits while speaking to News 12 Connecticut on the phone Saturday night, and told the outlet that his last minute turnaround jump shot was what won the game, so the injury didn't matter to him.
Blumenthal is currently serving in his third term in the United States Senate after being elected in 2011, and after not being a Vietnam War hero as previously believed.
The Huskies defeated San Diego State by a score of 79-56.
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