Assistant Chief Probation Officer Margaret Oglesby Delivers
Veteran’s Day Speech at State House

Assistant Chief Probation Officer Margaret E. Oglesby is shaking hands with a woman veteran.

Woman veteran is posing with orphans at an orphanage in Afghanistan.

Springfield District Court Assistant Chief Probation Officer Margaret E. Oglesby, a United States Army Major, delivered the keynote address at a Veteran's Day observance at the Massachusetts State House.

During her remarks, she recognized the women veterans who served in the armed services and expressed her gratitude to those women who led the way. Oglesby, a 17-year employee of the Massachusetts Probation Service, was a captain for the National Guard Military Police when she was on an eight-month deployment in Afghanistan during the war in Iraq.

As the captain of the 747th Military Police Guard, she was in charge of maintaining safety at police compounds. She managed a staff of 154 soldiers all of whom returned home safely without any casualties.

Oglesby was awarded the Bronze medal for her service in Afghanistan.