Moore honors veterans with work in Senate

Senate passes legislation to ensure Welcome Home bonuses, increase burial benefits

With approximately 476,000 veterans throughout the Commonwealth and 2,100 Massachusetts men and women currently on active duty, many citizens of Massachusetts, and indeed the nation, will be gathering this weekend to both celebrate and commemorate the sacrifices of American soldiers. Recently, Sen. Richard T. Moore, D-Uxbridge, and his colleagues in the Senate voted on two bills that will directly benefit Massachusetts veterans. The first bill adds a check box on state income tax forms to help better identify veterans who are eligible for the Commonwealth’s Welcome Home bonus. The second bill increases the existing burial benefits for indigent veterans. 

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Massachusetts State Flag flies in Iraq

Lance Cpl. W. Ryan McMillan is serving overseas in Al Taqqadum, Iraq for approximately 15 months, but the Massachusetts State flag brings him closer to home as he works on Humvees. The flag, which hangs in McMillan’s tent, was donated by Sen. Richard T. Moore.

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