During the month of June, the 34th Lights for Peace flag to fly at the Fort Taber – Fort Rodman Military Museum honors the memory of Manuel “Manny” Martin, Jr. of Wesport, a WWII Veteran and a survivor of the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Manny was the son …
Read More »For Taber Flag to honor Sgt. Michael Cassidy Who Proudly Served in the USMC, New Bedford Police Dept.
During the month of April, the 32nd Lights for Peace flag to fly at the Fort Taber – Fort Rodman Military Museum honors the memory of Sgt. Michael Patrick Cassidy, who served his country proudly in the United States Marine Corps, as well as serving his local community as a …
Read More »Fort Taber – Fort Rodman Flag Honors New Bedford’s PFC Justin C. Kirby
During the month of March, the 31st Lights for Peace flag to fly at the Fort Taber – Fort Rodman Military Museum honors the memory of PFC Justin Candido Kirby, a New Bedford native who was killed at the age of 21, two years ago, on March 9, 2020, in a training …
Read More »Flag to honor Veteran Walter LaBerge of Swansea flies over Fort Taber
During the month of January, the 17th Lights for Peace flag to fly at the Fort Taber – Fort Rodman Military Museum honors the memory of Walter LaBerge, who served with the United States Army from 1959 to 1965. LaBerge entered into the military on November 4, 1959 and did …
Read More »Hometown Heroes of Greater New Bedford #15: TSgt Justin Miranda and SSgt Katherine A. Miranda
“My husband, TSgt Justin Miranda is currently serving in the Air Force he graduated basic training at Lackland AFB in 2008 and has served in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, Iraqi Freedom, Operation Odyssey Dawn and Osan, Korea. I am a veteran also. I served in the Air Force as …
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