The War At HomeStories about the impact of war in MassachusettsFallen Abington Marine Is Laid To RestSgt. Daniel Vasselian, 27, was killed during combat operations in Afghanistan two days before Christmas. Local CoverageJan 2, 2014Marine From Fairhaven Is Killed In AfghanistanLance Cpl. Matthew Rodriguez, 19, was killed while conducting combat operations Wednesday.Local CoverageDec 12, 2013Business Bootcamp Helps Veterans Translate Army ExperienceA Cambridge company, along with the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, are launching a program to help veterans transition to civilian workplaces.ResumeLocal Coverage06:10May 21, 2013Soldier From Dalton Is Killed In AfghanistanArmy Spc. Mitchell Kirk Daehling, 24, was among four soldiers killed in an IED attack.Local CoverageMay 17, 2013Raynham Memorial Dedicated To Soldier Killed In AfghanistanA new memorial stands outside American Legion Post 405 in Raynham, honoring Sgt. Jared Monti, who was awarded the Medal of Honor after being killed in Afghanistan in 2006.ResumeLocal Coverage04:00Nov 12, 2012AdvertisementMass. Officials Pay Tribute On Veterans DayMassachusetts officials paid special tribute Sunday to women who've served in the military during a Veterans Day ceremony at the Statehouse in Boston.Local CoverageNov 11, 2012Mass. Soldier Killed In Afghanistan ExplosionThe U.S. Department of Defense says an explosion from an improvised device in Afghanistan has killed a soldier from western Massachusetts.Local CoverageAug 18, 2012Mass. Soldier Dies After Attack In AfghanistanMaster Sgt. Gregory R. Trent, 38, of Norton died Wednesday from injuries he suffered on July 31 when his unit came under fire in Shindand Province.Local CoverageAug 12, 2012Ceremony Will Mark 10th Anniversary Of Worcester Vietnam MemorialThere are more than 1,500 other names on the Massachusetts Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Worcester.Local CoverageJun 1, 2012Mass. Launches Web Portal For Vets ServicesThe Patrick administration has launched a new website — MassVetsAdvisor.org — designed to offer “enhanced access to services and support for veterans" in Massachusetts.Local CoverageMay 25, 2012Norwood Soldier Is Laid To RestA steady rain fell and a stiff breeze blew at the committal service for Army Spc. Keith Benson. Dozens of his friends and relatives huddled under umbrellas as they said...Local CoverageJan 27, 2012Mass. Soldier Killed In AfghanistanThe Pentagon has announced that a Massachusetts soldier has died in Afghanistan. Military officials say 27-year-old Army Spc. Keith Benson died Wednesday in Paktika province in southeastern Afghanistan.Local CoverageJan 20, 2012Iraq War Ended, Vet Is Home For The HolidaysThis year, the last 413 Massachusetts National Guardsmen came home from Iraq. We visit one holiday homecoming in New Bedford.ResumeLocal Coverage05:47Dec 23, 2011State Leaders Honor Former And Current Military MembersOn this Veterans Day, state leaders honored men and women who have served in the military and called on the nation to do more to help veterans.Local CoverageNov 11, 2011For Veterans Returning Home, Finding Work Can Be Especially Hard Nearly all the veterans at a recent career fair in downtown Boston said they are frustrated that their military service doesn't mean more to employers.ResumeLocal Coverage06:37Nov 11, 2011Swampscott WWI Immigrant Veteran Chose U.S. Army, Lived To 110Antonio Pierro had left Italy only four years before "The Great War" broke out in Europe and could barely speak English, but he chose to fight in the U.S. Army.ResumeLocal Coverage06:12Nov 11, 2011Through Military Charity, Francona's Family Still Tied To The SoxJacque Francona, 'Tito's' wife, remains involved with Home Base, a Red Sox Foundation program that helps military families and their loved ones serving overseas.ResumeLocal Coverage03:54Nov 3, 2011Gay And Lesbian Service Members Sue GovernmentThe lawsuit filed Thursday in federal court in Boston says the government's Defense of Marriage Act violates their constitutional rights and asks the military to recognize their marriages.Local CoverageOct 27, 2011Fallen Plymouth Soldier Is Laid To RestHundreds of mourners are expected to attend the funeral Monday of a Plymouth soldier remembered for his fun-loving spirit and focus on helping others.ResumeLocal Coverage03:37Oct 17, 2011Soldier From Plymouth Killed In AfghanistanA soldier from Plymouth has been killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan. A relative says Army Spc. Steve Gutowski was among three people who died in the explosion Wednesday....Local CoverageSep 30, 2011Next Page
Fallen Abington Marine Is Laid To RestSgt. Daniel Vasselian, 27, was killed during combat operations in Afghanistan two days before Christmas. Local CoverageJan 2, 2014
Marine From Fairhaven Is Killed In AfghanistanLance Cpl. Matthew Rodriguez, 19, was killed while conducting combat operations Wednesday.Local CoverageDec 12, 2013
Business Bootcamp Helps Veterans Translate Army ExperienceA Cambridge company, along with the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, are launching a program to help veterans transition to civilian workplaces.ResumeLocal Coverage06:10May 21, 2013
Soldier From Dalton Is Killed In AfghanistanArmy Spc. Mitchell Kirk Daehling, 24, was among four soldiers killed in an IED attack.Local CoverageMay 17, 2013
Raynham Memorial Dedicated To Soldier Killed In AfghanistanA new memorial stands outside American Legion Post 405 in Raynham, honoring Sgt. Jared Monti, who was awarded the Medal of Honor after being killed in Afghanistan in 2006.ResumeLocal Coverage04:00Nov 12, 2012
Mass. Officials Pay Tribute On Veterans DayMassachusetts officials paid special tribute Sunday to women who've served in the military during a Veterans Day ceremony at the Statehouse in Boston.Local CoverageNov 11, 2012
Mass. Soldier Killed In Afghanistan ExplosionThe U.S. Department of Defense says an explosion from an improvised device in Afghanistan has killed a soldier from western Massachusetts.Local CoverageAug 18, 2012
Mass. Soldier Dies After Attack In AfghanistanMaster Sgt. Gregory R. Trent, 38, of Norton died Wednesday from injuries he suffered on July 31 when his unit came under fire in Shindand Province.Local CoverageAug 12, 2012
Ceremony Will Mark 10th Anniversary Of Worcester Vietnam MemorialThere are more than 1,500 other names on the Massachusetts Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Worcester.Local CoverageJun 1, 2012
Mass. Launches Web Portal For Vets ServicesThe Patrick administration has launched a new website — MassVetsAdvisor.org — designed to offer “enhanced access to services and support for veterans" in Massachusetts.Local CoverageMay 25, 2012
Norwood Soldier Is Laid To RestA steady rain fell and a stiff breeze blew at the committal service for Army Spc. Keith Benson. Dozens of his friends and relatives huddled under umbrellas as they said...Local CoverageJan 27, 2012
Mass. Soldier Killed In AfghanistanThe Pentagon has announced that a Massachusetts soldier has died in Afghanistan. Military officials say 27-year-old Army Spc. Keith Benson died Wednesday in Paktika province in southeastern Afghanistan.Local CoverageJan 20, 2012
Iraq War Ended, Vet Is Home For The HolidaysThis year, the last 413 Massachusetts National Guardsmen came home from Iraq. We visit one holiday homecoming in New Bedford.ResumeLocal Coverage05:47Dec 23, 2011
State Leaders Honor Former And Current Military MembersOn this Veterans Day, state leaders honored men and women who have served in the military and called on the nation to do more to help veterans.Local CoverageNov 11, 2011
For Veterans Returning Home, Finding Work Can Be Especially Hard Nearly all the veterans at a recent career fair in downtown Boston said they are frustrated that their military service doesn't mean more to employers.ResumeLocal Coverage06:37Nov 11, 2011
Swampscott WWI Immigrant Veteran Chose U.S. Army, Lived To 110Antonio Pierro had left Italy only four years before "The Great War" broke out in Europe and could barely speak English, but he chose to fight in the U.S. Army.ResumeLocal Coverage06:12Nov 11, 2011
Through Military Charity, Francona's Family Still Tied To The SoxJacque Francona, 'Tito's' wife, remains involved with Home Base, a Red Sox Foundation program that helps military families and their loved ones serving overseas.ResumeLocal Coverage03:54Nov 3, 2011
Gay And Lesbian Service Members Sue GovernmentThe lawsuit filed Thursday in federal court in Boston says the government's Defense of Marriage Act violates their constitutional rights and asks the military to recognize their marriages.Local CoverageOct 27, 2011
Fallen Plymouth Soldier Is Laid To RestHundreds of mourners are expected to attend the funeral Monday of a Plymouth soldier remembered for his fun-loving spirit and focus on helping others.ResumeLocal Coverage03:37Oct 17, 2011
Soldier From Plymouth Killed In AfghanistanA soldier from Plymouth has been killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan. A relative says Army Spc. Steve Gutowski was among three people who died in the explosion Wednesday....Local CoverageSep 30, 2011
