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Andrew Biggio honored with Tom Hudner Valor Award; Soldier On and veterans recognized at State House ceremony

Commonwealth of Massachusetts · November 12, 2025
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The State House Veterans Day ceremony featured awards for veterans and veteran-serving organizations: Andrew Biggio received the Tom Hudner Valor Award and Soldier On won the Captain Kelly Community Engagement Award. Treasurer Deb Goldberg described returning six Purple Hearts recovered by the unclaimed property division.

BOSTON — At the Commonwealth’s Veterans Day ceremony, state officials presented awards to veterans and nonprofit organizations and recounted efforts to reunite service medals with families.

The Tom Hudner Valor Award — named for Captain Thomas J. Hudner Jr. and honoring extraordinary courage — was presented to Andrew Biggio, a Marine Corps veteran, Boston police officer and founder of the Boston Wounded Vet Motorcycle Run. Biggio has raised funds for wounded veterans and authored a collection of…

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