Results tagged “veteransday”

• Massachusetts honored Bay State veterans at a State House ceremony today. [Boston Globe]

• The wife of late Marine Capt. Kyle Van De Giesen of North Attleboro gave birth to their second child, Colin Joseph, on Tuesday. Van De Giesen, 29, was killed October 26 in Afghanistan. leaves a legacy with the birth of his son Tuesday. [Attleboro Sun Chronicle]

• Governor Deval Patrick signed a bill today to expand veterans benefits to include cash payments for deployments and access to employment. [Boston Herald]

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-- 18 protesters were arrested during yesterday's Veterans Day ceremony at City Hall Plaza. They were members of Veterans for Peace, an organization of former soldiers opposed to the Iraq War. The American Legion had placed the group in the rear of the Veterans Day parade and told them that they could not carry signs protesting the war. The Veterans for Peace responded by blocking the official ceremony podium with gags in their mouths and...

--Veterans come home, but the trauma of war follows them. [Boston Globe] --The story behind the sculpture of an Iraqi soldier made out of 70,000 ball bearings. [Blue Mass Group] --Veterans Day closings for Monday. The Globe put liquor stores second on its printed list, third on the online list. Just so you know, liquor stores are open. [Boston Globe] --Ratings for local talk radio are sucking, and local radio stations are trying to...