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Military Friends Partners to Receive Grant to Aid Homeless Veterans
LYNN - October 2013 By Chris Stevens / The Daily Item Tuesday’s kickoff for the Supportive Services for Veterans Families Program was a very significant event in the eyes of Lynn Veterans Council President George Fitzhenry. “There are a lot of returning veterans in need of housing and other...
Tis’ the Season for Creating Smiles for Local Military Families
FALL RIVER - On Sunday, October 20, the third annual ChristmasToy Drive will begin for Operation Military Smiles, a Military Friends Foundation 501(c)3 project. The state-wide toy drive will kick-off at The Liberal Club in Fall River and OMS hopes to collect more than 10,000 toys in the next...
MFF Tough Ruckers Honored as Heroes of Boston at Challenged Athletes Foundation Gala
NEW YORK CITY – 12 June 2013 | Three Tough Ruck Army National Guard Soldiers from Boston traveled to New York City this Wednesday to be honored as Heroes of Boston at the Challenged Athletes Foundation Heroes Heart and Hope gala. 1LT Stephen Fiola, 1SG Bernard Madore, and SSG Mark Welch were all...
Military Friends Supports Re-dedication of Gold Star Memorial Train
Boston - 20 May 2013 | Gold Star Families gathered today at South Station for the re-dedication of the Gold Star Memorial Train. The train, a project of the MBTA and the Mass. Bay Commuter Rail, is wrapped in blue and bears Gold Stars with the name of each service member killed in action in the...
