by Bill Brett | Jun 6, 2023 | Bill Brett Boston
CHARLESTOWN — More 300 guests attended the gala alongside the USS Constitution in support of the the John P. Connors Memorial Fund. Welcoming remarks were made by Lt. Colonel (ret.) Tom Cappelletti, the executive director of the project. The guest speaker was...
by Bill Brett | Dec 31, 2019 | Recent Events
SEAPORT — 150 guests attended the 2019 New England All Service Academy Holly Ball, the annual celebration of the US military academies, which was held on December 30, 2019 at the Seaport Hotel. This year’s formal affair was hosted by the US Naval...
by Bill Brett | Nov 13, 2019 | Bill Brett Boston
SOUTH BOSTON — 2,500 guests attended the 244th birthday of the US Marine Corps at a special lunch held by the Semper Fidelis Society Boston at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center. Among those on hand to help in the celebration were US Secretary of the...
by Bill Brett | Nov 13, 2017 | Blog, Obituary
Thomas J. Hudner, 93, (center in accompanying photo) a war hero and former Veterans’ Affairs Commissioner, died on Nov. 13, 2017, the Boston Globe reported today. Bill Brett photographed Mr. Hudner with fellow Medal of Honor recipient Thomas G. Kelley, and Tom...
