@USArmy Purple Heart, @MOPH_HQ State Service Officer, @ChelseaSOHO Board of Trustees, @FisherCollege MCJ Advisory Board, @MassGov Veterans’ Homes Council🎗️
No one wants to talk about this stuff but if being open about overcoming my own struggles post war can potentially give a veteran in crisis enough hope to think twice before taking their own life I’m grateful to partner up w/ @DeptVetAffairs for this national awareness campaign🎗️
Happy Birthday @USNavy. Let us remember the generations of Sailors who have served our nation with honor,courage and commitment. I often think about a Latin phrase that reminds me of the privilege to have served in the U.S. Navy:Non Sibi Sed Patriae:Not for self, but for country!
Give your old ride new purpose!
This Cartober, let your old vehicle make a new impact.
Donate your old vehicle here: https://t.co/LppHlxtSD9
Donate your old car, truck, motorcycle, RV, lawn mower, tractor, or boat and help the Wounded Warriors in Action Foundation provide Honor, Connection, and Healing to Purple Heart recipients across the country through world-class outdoor recreational activities nationwide.
#Cartober #VehicleDonation #DonateYourCar #SupportVeterans
As someone who continues to work closely with our veteran community, this is an issue that hits close to home. We owe it to the men and women who have served our country to make sure they have access to the care and support they need.
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He was paralyzed in Iraq in 2005. Two decades later, Carlos Lopes is skiing, playing sled hockey and leading from the front again. https://t.co/NkUMq2jKVM
🧔 Registration for #HomeBaseNoShave is now open!
#FirstResponders are STRONGLY encouraged to participate in support of Veterans & their Families.
Click below to pledge $100 & forgo shaving or participate in an alternate way this November.
@KurtJPower
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Suicide prevention starts with connection, support, and making sure service members and veterans know they never have to face difficult moments alone.
In recognition of Suicide Prevention Month, and as part of the Governor’s Challenge team, Secretary Goralnick and EOVS joined behavioral health providers, first responders, academic and student personnel who serve those with a military background, as well as veterans at the sixth annual Serving Those Who Serve Conference at College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, focused on suicide prevention through resiliency.
Our SAVE Team also provided resources and connected with attendees about how to work with veterans and their families across Massachusetts to help prevent veteran suicide.
If you or someone you know is struggling, support is available. Call or text 988, then press 1 to connect with the Veterans Crisis Line.
You don’t have to wait for a crisis to reach out for support.
Today is Gold Star Mother’s and Family’s Day. As a nation, we pause to honor and respect the families who have lost a loved one in service to our country. We will always remember their sacrifice and reaffirm they will always be respected and never forgotten!
It's #MedalofHonorMonday!
Army Sergeant Peter Charles Lemon carried a more seriously wounded comrade to an aid station, and, as he returned, was wounded a second time by enemy fire.
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Today is National POW/MIA Recognition Day. At City Hall Plaza this morning, we honored the brave American service members who endured captivity as prisoners of war and those who remain missing in action. Their sacrifice is remembered and the promise to bring them home endures!
On this POW/MIA Recognition Day, we make this solemn pledge: we will leave no man behind.
We will never forget the sacrifices our warriors have made, and we will never stop working to bring our missing warriors home.
Today we honor and remember our Prisoners of War (POW) and those Missing in Action (MIA) in service to our nation during National POW/MIA Recognition Day.
A Marine veteran who helped stop a gunman during a terrifying Cambridge shooting was honored Friday at the Massachusetts State House during a moving 9/11 remembrance ceremony.