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08/16/2026

KEVIN G. ALDER

who was a private first class in the U.S. Marine Corps, received
It took 55 years, but Haverhill Vietnam veteran Kevin Alder,
his Purple Heart. Kevin’s medal was pinned on him by his wife,
Paulette, on August 8, 2023.
Alder, one of fourteen children, enlisted in the Marine Corps at
age 17 and after boot camp on Parris Island, he was deployed to
Quang Tri Province in Vietnam. Out on patrol one day, a Marine
stepped on a b***y trap, killing three Marines and wounding twenty,
including Kevin.
“We were in the jungle, so they had to come in there with tanks to
carry us out to helicopters, where a helicopter could land. Then I was
medevaced out of there, ending up in Okinawa at the Army hospital.”
He was eventually discharged, and when arriving home, he became
aware of not having received his Purple Heart Medal.
This oversight came to the attention of Haverhill Veterans Service
Director Jeffrey C. Hollett and 411 Cares volunteer Alex Veras, who
made the connection leading up to Kevin’s pinning ceremony. Hollett
had reached out to the state Executive Office of Veterans’ Services,
which was able to confirm his eligibility.
Kevin, who retired after working 30 years for Haverhill Public
Schools said, “I was full of emotion when the Purple Heart was
pinned on me by Paulette, to me it was closure.”

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08/15/2026

LUIGI V. PASQUALE
A native of Quincy and the youngest of
ten siblings, Lou Pasquale enlisted in the U.S.
Army at age 17 (with his parents’ permission)
on November 27, 1944.
After basic training, Lou was assigned to the 7th
Infantry Division, which along with the 96th Infantry
Division and the 1st and 6th Marine Divisions, landed on
the Japanese island of Okinawa on April 1, 1945.
The Japanese military had removed its armor and
artillery from the beach and set up defenses in the hills
and caves on the island. After more than thirty days of
combat and suffering heavy casualties, the 7th Infantry
Division was moved into reserve. By the end of the Battle
of Okinawa on June 7, 1945, the Americans suffered 48,000
casualties, more than 12,000 killed or missing in action,
and 36,000 wounded.
Included among Lou’s medals and decorations
received were the World War II Victory Medal with
Bronze Star, Combat Infantry Badge, American Campaign
Medal, Army of Occupation Medal, and Philippine
Presidential Unit Citation. Upon his discharge, Lou had
attained the rank of private first class.
Lou had made a promise to himself that if he survived
and made it home, he would try to help one person a day
for the rest of his life. Many who knew Lou believe he
kept that promise.
Upon return from his service, Lou established a masonry
business, which led to his involvement with the Phillips
family properties in Dorchester. He enjoyed a sixty-five-
year career with the Strazzula and Samartino families,
overseeing operations of the Boston Bowl, Phillips Candy
House, Freeport Tavern, and the two hotels on the property.
Lou had a great love of people and was a mentor for many
of the local Dorchester teens. Lou was named vice president
of community relations, retiring at age 93.
In 2019, Lou was honored when Boston Mayor
Martin J. Walsh named the intersection of Tenean and
Freeport streets “Lou Pasquale Square” in his honor.
He was also honored as the chief marshal of the 2022
Dorchester Day Parade.
He married Theresa Valenti, also from Quincy, and
they had two children. Lou died on June 18, 2023, at the
age of 96, at his home in Braintree, surrounded by his fam-
ily. He was a lifetime member of the Disabled American
Veterans, and the Cyril P. Morrisette American Legion
Post No. 294 in Quincy.

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08/14/2026

A full house at the Chapman Middle School in Weymouth, for the Candidates Forum!

08/13/2026

NO VETERAN
BURIED ALONE

Anthony Meizis,
a U.S. Navy veteran
In August of 2023,
the remains of
who served during the
Vietnam War,
were being prepared for
burial at
the Massachusetts
National Cemetery in
Bourne, and funeral director Cara Johnson
had a difficult time
finding anyone to
attend the services.
Meizis, a Navy Seaman, who had died
at the age of 80, had made arrangements
for his death with the McDonald Keohane
Funeral Home in Weymouth, but had no
family, except for a cousin, who was unable
to attend because of a disability.
Undaunted, Johnson reached out to
No Veteran Buried Alone, a group that
organizes motorcycle processions for
veterans in need of support. This group
contacted the American Legion Riders,
who then put out a call on Facebook to
the Patriot Guard Riders, Vietnam
Veterans of America, and the VFW Riders.
Getting the word out resulted in more
than one hundred and fifty American
Legion Riders from multiple chapters and
a total of some three hundred motorcycle
riders showing up to provide Anthony
Meizis with a final send-off. Members of
American Legion Riders Chapter 279 in
Auburn were the first to show up at the
funeral home that morning and served as
pallbearers for the service.
The motorcyclists provided an es**rt
from the funeral home in Weymouth to
Massachusetts National Cemetery in Bourne,
where Joint Base Cape Cod provided the
honor guard for the graveside service.

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08/11/2026

Agent Orange Memorial Service

Weymouth, MA

Honoring our veterans and remembering they’re sacrifice, and adding 2 names to the stone, Christopher Pompeo and Kevin Walsh.

Special guest Congressman Stephen Lynch, Mayor Michael Molisse and Author Matthew Tallon.

08/09/2026

Lawrence F. Reynolds, Sr.

Never forgotten!

The Lawrence F. Reynolds, Sr. story shown here is being
told backwards, but it includes the most important thing in
Larry’s long and storied life—music. Larry, a virtuoso fiddler
and considered by many to be the leader of Boston’s Irish
music community, was 80 years old when he died on October
3, 2012. This photograph was taken at the conclusion of
the funeral Mass said in St. Jude Church in Waltham when
dozens of musicians took out their instruments and played
the traditional slow air For Ireland I’d Not Tell Her Name as
the casket was carried out of the church. A master carpenter
with Local 67 of the Carpenters Union in Dorchester, Larry
grew up in Ahascragh, Co. Galway, and came to America
in 1953. His wife, Phyllis, shared his love of music. Larry
helped found the Boston chapter of Comhaltas Ceoltóirí
Éireann, an international organization dedicated to preserving
traditional Irish music, which is now called the Reynolds-
Hanafin-Cooley branch.

08/08/2026

LIEUTENANT
MICHAEL HALEY
and U.S. NAVY
CAPTAIN PAUL R. HALEY
(Ret.)

Michael Haley, left, and
resent three generations of
Haleys who have proudly
served in the U.S. Navy.
Paul, who served for thirty years, said
his decision to serve in the military to
become a jet pilot like his father, Robert
Haley, seemed like a natural step for him
to take. Robert, also a U.S. Navy veteran,
served gallantly during World War II,
receiving the French Legion of Honour.
Robert died on December 1, 2019, at the
age of 96.
Paul was raised in South Weymouth
near the former Naval Air Station, and
Robert would take a young Paul to the
nearby Naval Air Station to observe the
Navy’s Blue Angels flight demonstration
team. It was then that Paul got hooked on
Naval Aviation.
After college, Paul volunteered for
Navy flight training, earning his “Wings of
Gold” and becoming a fighter pilot flying
F-14s off the USS Eisenhower (CVN-69)
during the 1980s. Paul later flew transport
missions in the Naval Reserve and com-
manded numerous naval support units
over his thirty years of combined active
and reserve service. An attorney, Paul
served as an assistant district attorney for
Norfolk County and as a Massachusetts
legislator from 1991 to 2001.
Michael completed the Naval ROTC
at Harvard College, where he graduated
in 2018, and then, like his father, attended
flight school at Pensacola, Florida, earning
his “wings” in 2021. Michael is a qualified
aircraft commander in the fleet piloting
the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye assigned to
VAW-117.
In December 2024, he completed a six-
month deployment to the Middle East and
South Pacific on board the USS Lincoln.
When not in the air, Michael serves as a
landing signal officer, guiding other avia-
tors back aboard the aircraft carrier.

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08/07/2026

Today I will be signing books and telling stories at Goodies Antiques, Front St. Scituate. From 5-7pm. Stop on by and say hello!

08/06/2026

Military service, particularly in the U.S. Marine
Joe Dunford, Sr. was born in South Boston and
attended South Boston High. He enlisted in the
Marine Corps right out of high school to serve in the Korean War.
He fought at the Naktong River, the Battle of Seoul, and
turned 20 years old at the Chosin Reservoir on November 27,
1950. He was honorably discharged as a sergeant, returned home,
and became a Boston Police officer serving from 1954 to 1994,
advancing through the ranks to deputy superintendent.
He and his wife, Katherine, had six sons, two of whom served
in the Marine Corps. In the center is Lieutenant Colonel Mike
Dunford, a graduate of Boston College High School and Boston
College, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in management/
marketing. He received a master’s degree in human resources
from Lesley University. Mike is a retired Marine Corps Reserve
Officer, a combat veteran of the Multinational Peacekeeping
Force in Beirut, Lebanon, and a veteran of both Operation Desert
Shield and Desert Storm.
Mike also served as a platoon commander with the 2nd
Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division; company
commander with the 9th Motor Transport Battalion of the Force
Service Support Group, and officer selection officer of the 1st
Marine Recruiting District in Boston.
Mike is a principal of the Dunford Consulting Group and, in
addition, works as a veterans advocate with a focus on employ-
ment and homelessness. He is part of a group that provides the
professional development, career exploration, and network access
that today’s generation of veterans needs to be competitive for
successful careers.
General Joe Dunford, Jr. served as the 19th chairman of the
Joint Chiefs of Staff, the nation’s highest-ranking military offi-
cer, and the principal military adviser to the president, secretary
of defense, and National Security Council from October 1, 2015,
through September 30, 2019.
Before becoming chairman, Joe served as the 36th comman-
dant of the Marine Corps, and from February 2013 to August 2014,
he was commander, International Security Assistance Force and
U.S. Forces–Afghanistan.
A native of Boston, Joe graduated from Boston College High
School and St. Michael’s College. He was commissioned as a
Marine officer in 1977 and has served as an infantry officer at all
levels, including command of 2nd Battalion, 6th Marines, and
command of the 5th Marine Regiment during Operation Iraqi
Freedom.
A graduate of the U.S. Army Ranger School, Marine Corps
Amphibious Warfare School, and the U.S. Army War College,
Joe earned master’s degrees in government from Georgetown
University and in international relations from the Fletcher School
of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University.

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08/04/2026

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General Eric M. Smith and Tommy Lyons.

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