2011 Awards Banquet
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March 11, 2011
Dear Members & Friends
Once again it is time for our Annual Awards Banquet. This year’s event is on Saturday, May 7, 2011. This will mark our Forty-Third year as a law enforcement membership association. The banquet will be held at the Hilton Boston/Woburn Hotel at 2 Forbes Road, Woburn, Massachusetts and feature a five course Italian dinner . The Cocktail Hour will run from 5:00 PM to 6:00PM with dinner being served at 6:30 P.M and the Awards Program will commence promptly at 7:30 PM.
As part of this year’s program The Massachusetts Association of Italian American Police Officers will be honoring the memory of a fallen Police Officer with our Association’s Medal of Honor. In addition, we will be presenting the prestigious The Order of Michael the Archangel, The Marconi Award and The Medal of Valor as well as honoring our retirees. As we reflect on the awards we will be presenting to those that have passed on, it becomes clear that while more should be done to recognize the sacrifice each of these recipants have made and bring greater awareness to the impact their loss has had on their families, we as an association can only do our best to show our appreciation. Please help the Board of Directors and myself to do our part so that these heroic acts of valor and memories will never be forgotten.
As is our custom, we are honoring several of our newly retired fellow Law Enforcement Officers and presenting them with their retirement plaques. This is truly a significant tribute to these officers who have spent years of dedicated service to keep their communites safe. The men and women we honor at our banquet come from different agencies and backgrounds, but are bound by the common values: Courage, Sacrifice and Service. Time and again, across generations, law enforcement officers and service men and women have traveled to the most dangerous corners of the world and defended our
safety at home and abroad. These men and women deserve our recognition for their dedication to duty. Just as they have stood tall for our country we must always stand by and support the men and women in uniform and their families!
Our awards will include the presentation of:
Retiree Plaques
Medal of Honor Posthumously
Patrolman John B. Maguire, Woburn Police Department
The Law Enforcement Medal of Valor Awards
Detective Mario Oliveira, Somerville Police Department
Sgt. Joseph McCain,Gerald Reardon and Det. Ernie Nadil, Somerville PD
Special Agent Brian Higgins, Alcohol,Tobacco, Firearms
Chief James E. Palmeri, Bernardston Police Department
The John J. Megnia High Performance Award
Patrolman Robbie Tusino, Milford Police Department
The Distinguished Humanitarian Service Award
Honorable Joseph R. Faretra, Clerk Magistrate East Boston District Court
The Order of Michael the Archangel
Honorable Peter W. Agnes Jr., Judge Worcester Superior Court
I sincerely hope you can join us for this important and worthwhile event. Your presence will not
only add to the significance of our awards program, but will also show your support for our association
and your fellow officers.
Please call (781) 993-9250 to order tickets for this memorable event.Tickets are $40.00 per person.
Sincerely,
M. Michael Giacoppo
President
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