BOSTON – April 15 2013/At 5:30am on Monday, twenty Soldiers lead by 1LT Steve Fiola of Fitchburg began the 26.2 mile “Tough Ruck” to honor comrades killed in Iraq and Afghanistan or lost to suicide and PTSD-related accidents after coming home. The “Tough Ruck” , a charity march benefitting the Military Friends Foundation – a [...]
HOPKINGTON – On Marathon Monday, a group of local Soldiers will gather at the Boston Marathon start line at dawn to march in honor of Massachusetts fallen heroes. The group will be doing a 26.2 mile “Tough Ruck” march in military uniforms and carrying their ruck sacks which can weigh up to 45 pounds. “Tough [...]
Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School Benefit Hockey Game 2012 Saturday, December 15th @5:30pm New England Sports Center in Marlborough The Lincoln-Sudbury boys’ hockey teams annually participate in a “First to Serve” program that aims to help people within our greater community. The major event of this year’s program is a benefit hockey game called Warriors 4 [...]
Please visit www.militaryfriends.org/GoldStarTree for more information on the event and how to register your Gold Star Family.
Click here to learn more about Operation Military Smiles & the Dec. 16th toy giveaway at the Brockton VA By Lindsay Corcoran/Daily News staff – The MetroWest Daily News/Photo Shane Gerardi FRAMINGHAM – Rosemary Weddleton’s grandson will get exactly what he asked for this Christmas, the board game Shoots and Ladders, thanks to Operation Military Smiles, [...]
Citizens Small Acts of Kindness Made A Big Impact UPDATE: Baby Kailyn now has her helmet! (NEWTON) – SGT William Girouard joined the National Guard after the terrorist attacks on 9/11. This time when he deployed, he had to leave behind his 6-month old daughter who was in need of medical care. Only a [...]
BOSTON – To recognize our military on Veterans Day the Military Friends Foundation is offering a limited quantity of tickets to the New England Patriots vs. Buffalo Bills game on November 11th at Gillette Stadium. Massachusetts veterans, service members & families of the fallen are eligible to apply for ‘Pats for Patriots’ tickets. The recipients [...]
Scituate, MA – On Saturday, over 500 people took part in the first annual Massachusetts Run For The Fallen put on by the Military Friends Foundation, a local non-profit started after 9/11 to care for Massachusetts military families. Participants ran in honor of each of the 192 Massachusetts service members who have lost their lives [...]
Boston – Earlier this year, Military Friends Foundation unveiled its new “Memorial Tribute Grant” program designed to specifically to support communities that are seeking to honor a Fallen Service Member. This first-in-the-state grant program has already provided nearly $10,000 of support to communities for memorials, ceremonies and other Fallen Hero tribute events. “Memorials and tributes to our Fallen Heroes are one [...]
BOSTON – On the eve of Memorial Day weekend, the Military Friends Foundation announced a new publication to assist families of fallen service members. The guide, which contains more that forty pages of state, national and non-profit resources for families, first appeared on the new MassVetsAdvisor.org website. The guide will made available to families and stakeholders and [...]
