2026 Military Appreciation Honorees

Honoring Servicemembers, Veterans, Military Families and Advocates in Massachusetts

The Executive Office of Veterans Services (EOVS) proudly hosted the second annual Military Appreciation Day, at the Massachusetts State House in the House Chamber. This event celebrated, honored, and recognized the sacrifices and contributions of our military community in Massachusetts.

Military Appreciation Day 2026 Livestream 

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Steve Adelman, Middleborough
Nominated by: Representative Norman Orrall

Raymond Audet, Fall River
Nominated by: Representative Carole Fiola

Daniel Badger, Carver
Nominated by: Representative John Gaskey

Roger Baez, Fort Devens
Nominated by: Representative Danillo Sena 

Brendan Baker, Monson
Nominated by: Representative Brian Ashe

Lisle R. Baker, Chestnut Hill
Nominated by: Representative Greg Schwartz

Delfo Barabani, Chicopee
Nominated by: Representative Shirley Arriaga

Paul Barabani, Chicopee
Nominated by: Representative Shirley Arriaga

Michael Beaudette, Stoughton
Nominated by: Representative Edward Philips

Brian A. Beaulieu, Westport
Nominated by: Representative Steven Ouellette

Corinne Beckett, Chelsea
Nominated by: Representative Judith Garcia 

Thomas J. Beder, Hopedale
Nominated by: Representative Brian Murray

Thomas Belton, Springfield
Nominated by: Senator Adam Gómez

Frederick R. Benda Jr., Westfield
Nominated by: Senator John Velis

Paul Bergeron, Sharon
Nominated by: Senator Paul Feeney

Andrew Biggio, East Boston
Nominated by: Representative Adrian Madaro

Joseph Anthony Blazo, Boston
Nominated by: Representative Aaron Michlewitz

Joniyah Booker, Hanson
Nominated by: Representative Kenneth Sweezey

Brian Borneman, Townsend
Nominated by: Representative Margaret Scarsdale

Leon "Lee" Boss, Auburn
Nominated by: Representative Paul Frost 

Rohan Brewster, Worcester
Nominated by: Representative Mary Keefe

Frank Brown, Northborough
Nominated by: Representative Kate Donaghue

William Byrne, Newton
Nominated by: Representative John Lawn

Ronald Cabral, Swansea
Nominated by: Representative Justin Thurber

John Cafarelli, Revere
Nominated by: Representative Jessica Giannino

Gary Cameron, Norton
Nominated by: Representative Steven Howitt

James Campbell, Randolph
Nominated by: Representative Richard Wells

Sheldon Carp, Worcester
Nominated by: Senator Robyn Kennedy

Edward “Ed” Carr, Natick
Nominated by: Senator Karen Spilka

Matthew Ching, Needham
Nominated by: Senator Rebecca Rausch

Brendan Chipperini, Gloucester
Nominated by: Representative Andrew Tarr

 Alonzo Chisholm, Burlington
Nominated by: Representative Kenneth Gordon

Paul Chrzan, Ludlow
Nominated by: Representative Aaron Saunders 

Charles "Chuck" Clark, Beverly
Nominated by: Representative Hannah Bowen

Thomas Coffey, West Springfield
Nominated by: Representative Michael Finn

Scott Conner, Spencer
Nominated by: Representative Donald Berthiaume

Steven James Connor, Lenox
Nominated by: Representative Lindsay Sabadosa and Senator Paul Mark

Andrew W. Coville, West Yarmouth
Nominated by: Representative Steven Xiarhos 

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Thomas M. Daley, Cohasset
Nominated by: Representative Joan Meschino

Kirsten Davis, Raynham
Nominated by: Representative Dennis Gallagher

Robert M. Davis, Woburn
Nominated by: Representative Richard Haggerty

Cynthia DesLauriers, Eastham
Nominated by: Representative Hadley Luddy

Sam Dillon, Boston
Nominated by: Representative William MacGregor

Art Dobson, Shrewsbury
Nominated by: Representative Hannah Kane

Bruce Wayne Duarte Sr., New Bedford
Nominated by: Representative Antonio Cabral

Kelly Durkee-Erwin, Waltham
Nominated by: Representative Thomas Stanley

Kenneth Roy English Jr., Pepperell
Nominated by: Senator Vanna Howard 

Gregory H. Fairbank, Carlisle
Nominated by: Representative Simon Cataldo 

Dudley Farquhar, Merrimac
Nominated by: Representative Dawne Shand

Juan Vasquez Figueroa, Lawrence
Nominated by: Senator Pavel Payano

Debra Freed, Framingham
Nominated by: Representative Priscila Sousa

James Francis Gaffney, Lowell
Nominated by: Representative Tara Hong

Stephen Greig, South Boston
Nominated by: Senator Nick Collins

Margaret "Peggy" Griffin, Wellesley
Nominated by: Representative Alice Peisch

Jane Van Gyzen, Taunton
Nominated by: Representative Lisa Field

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James Hagerty, Edgartown
Nominated by: Representative Thomas Moakley

Eugene Herman, Amherst
Nominated by: Representative Mindy Domb

David Hruban, North Andover
Nominated by: Representative Tram Nguyen and Representative Adrianne Ramos

Kevin Jarvis, Georgetown
Nominated by: Senator Jason Lewis 

Keith Jermyn, Hingham
Nominated by: Senator Patrick O'Connor

Freeman Johnson, Centerville
Nominated by: Senator Julian Cyr

Thomas Keating, Needham
Nominated by: Representative Joshua Tarsky

Kathleen Keegan, Pembroke
Nominated by: Representative Kathleen LaNatra

Ronald Keohan, Everett
Nominated by: Senator Sal DiDomenico

Paul Kim, Cambridge
Nominated by: Representative Steven Owens

Arafat Knight, Randolph
Nominated by: Senator William Driscoll

Leonid Kondratiuk, Belmont
Nominated by: Representative David Rogers

Barry Kuntz, Dracut
Nominated by: Representative Colleen Garry

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Mark A. Landry, Dudley
Nominated by: Representative John Marsi 

Scott Lariviere, Sutton
Nominated by: Senator Ryan Fattman

Joseph LeBlanc, North Andover
Nominated by: Senator Barry Finegold

Daniel Paul Letourneau, Bellingham
Nominated by: Representative Michael Soter

Ken Levesque, Fall River
Nominated by: Senator Michael Rodrigues

Angel M. Lopez Jr., Lawrence
Nominated by: Representative Francisco Paulino

Thomas James Lowney, Fall River
Nominated by: Representative Alan Silvia

Bill Magnan, Billerica
Nominated by: Representative Marc Lombardo

Albert Mangone, Peabody
Nominated by: Representative Thomas Walsh

Raymond Mateo Jr., Springfield
Nominated by: Representative Orlando Ramos

Anton F. Materna, Rockland
Nominated by: Representative David DeCoste

Leland McDonough, Hamilton
Nominated by: Representative Kristin Kassner

Patrick McDonough, Boston
Nominated by: Representative Jay Livingstone

Paul J. McGee, Plymouth
Nominated by: Representative Michelle Badger

Robert McLaughlin, Brighton
Nominated by: Representative Kevin Honan

Kevin McNamara, Auburndale
Nominated by: Senator Cynthia Creem

Sean McPherson, Weymouth
Nominated by: Representative James Murphy

Alan Millett, Fitchburg
Nominated by: Representative Michael Kushmerek

Thomas Moran, Salem
Nominated by: Representative Manny Cruz

Henry "Hank" Morris, Pittsfield
Nominated by: Representative Tricia Farley-Bouvier

Michael Thomas Morrison, Beverly
Nominated by: Senator Joan Lovely

Gabriel Mugerian, Ashland
Nominated by: Representative Jack Lewis 

Timothy Peter Murphy, South Boston
Nominated by: Representative David Biele

Penny Muschett, Melrose
Nominated by: Representative Kate Lipper-Garabedian

Mark L. Nestor, Gloucester
Nominated by: Senator Bruce Tarr

Gabriel Nutter, Leominster
Nominated by: Representative Natalie Higgins

Anthony T. O’Brien Sr., Pembroke
Nominated by: Representative Rita Mendes

John L. "Jake" O'Connor, Brockton
Nominated by: Senator Michael Brady

Alexei Orloff, Leicester
Nominated by: Representative David LeBoeuf

Sean Osborne, Lexington
Nominated by: Representative Michelle Ciccolo

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John Pajak, Ware
Nominated by: Senator Peter Durant

Alfred J. Picard, Chicopee
Nominated by: Senator Jacob Oliveira

Gregory Quill, Winchester
Nominated by: Representative Michael Day

Robert J. "Bob" Quinn Jr., Lynn
Nominated by: Senator Brendan Crighton

Adnan Ramadani, Winthrop
Nominated by: Representative Jeffrey Turco

Michael Raymond, Mansfield
Nominated by: Representative Michael Chaisson

Shane Rioux, Attleboro
Nominated by: Representative Jim Hawkins

Charles "Chuck" Roberts, Williamstown
Nominated by: Representative John Barrett

Donald Roberts, Springfield
Nominated by: Representative Angelo Puppolo 

Gil Rodrigues, Methuen
Nominated by: Representative Ryan Hamilton

Robert Roppolo, Boston
Nominated by: Senator William Brownsberger

Roy R. Rose Jr., Mashpee
Nominated by: Representative David Vieira

Robert J. Roy, Millbury
Nominated by: Senator Michael Moore

Richard Russell, Lawrence
Nominated by: Representative Frank Moran

George A. Sanders Sr., Littleton
Nominated by: Representative James Arciero

John Sauvageau, Bridgewater
Nominated by: Representative Dennis Gallagher

Ronnie Senna, Everett
Nominated by: Representative Joseph McGonagle

Dana Sheehan, Nahant
Nominated by: Representative Sean Reid

Daniel Sheehan, Charlestown
Nominated by: Representative Daniel Ryan

Bernardino "Butch" Silva, New Bedford
Nominated by: Senator Mark Montigny

Marc Silvestri, Revere
Nominated by: Senator Lydia Edwards

Earnest J. Smith, Brockton
Nominated by: Representative Michelle DuBois

David Solimine Sr., Lynn
Nominated by: Representative Daniel Cahill, Senator Brendan Crighton, Representative Jennifer Armini, Representative Donald Wong, and Representative Sean Reid

Nancy Souza, Mattapoisett
Nominated by: Representative Mark Sylvia

John F. Stone, Auburndale
Nominated by: Representative Amy Sangiolo 

Richard Berry Stratton Sr., North Reading
Nominated by: Representative Bradley Jones

Joshua A. Summers, Scituate
Nominated by: Representative Patrick Kearney

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Ally Tammaro, Taunton
Nominated by: Senator Kelly Dooner

Ernest Taylor, Somerville
Nominated by: Representative Christine Barber

Ronald L. Timm II, Centerville
Nominated by: Representative Kip Diggs

Calvin Titus, Marblehead
Nominated by: Representative Jennifer Armini and Senator Crighton

David Triplett, Haverhill
Nominated by: Representative Andres Vargas

Mary-dith Tuitt, Boston
Nominated by: Representative Brandy Fluker-Reid

Peter L. Walters, Abington
Nominated by: Senator John Keenan 

Thomas Washington, Arlington
Nominated by: Senator Cindy Friedman

Michael Whalen, Hopkinton
Nominated by: Representative James Arena-DeRosa

Roxanne L. Whitbeck, Plymouth
Nominated by: Senator Dylan Fernandes

Malika Whitley, Boston
Nominated by: Senator Michael Rush

Peter Whitman, Andover
Nominated by: Representative Frank Moran

Edward Wyzik, Ware
Nominated by: Representative Todd Smola

Last updated:	May 18, 2026