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Healey-Driscoll Administration Honors Gold Star Families at Annual Tree Lighting; Launches Gold Star Family Resource Toolkit
DECEMBER 2025 | BOSTON, MA – Military Friends Foundation helped convene and support Massachusetts’ annual Gold Star Families Tree Lighting at the State House, reinforcing MFF’s year round commitment to the Families of the Fallen. The event also marked the launch of the state’s first Gold Star...
Military Friends Foundation Provides “Hero Meals” at Hanscom Air Force Base
For the 10th year in a row, the Military Friends Foundation has provided “Hero Meals” to service members at Hanscom Air Force Base ahead of Thanksgiving. The “Hero Meals” program is a way to thank those who have protected the United States both at home and abroad. The foundation is providing more...
‘Hero Meals’ fill Thanksgiving gaps for veterans and military, Gold Star families in Springfield
SPRINGFIELD (By Jim Kinney Springfield Republican) — More than 100 veterans, military families or Gold Star families of service members killed received Thanksgiving food boxes Tuesday through the Hero Meals program. Demand was high this year, said Command Sgt. Maj. Bernard “Bernie” Madore, chief...
Massachusetts Gold Star Families Memorial Bridge Dedication
NOVEMBER 2025 | LYNN, MA – Military Friends Foundation’s work honoring Gold Star families was reflected in coverage of the Massachusetts Gold Star Families Memorial Bridge dedication in Lynn. The ItemLive story underscored the broader statewide effort to recognize and support Families of the...
