Bridgewater, MA - Veteran's Office

06/08/2026

Learning a lot from fellow VSOs this week at our annual conference in Plymouth.

06/06/2026

06/06/2026

At 4:15AM the assault troops began loading the assault boats called Landing Craft, Vehicle, Personnel or LCVP, also known as Higgins Boats.

06/06/2026

In this colorized photo taken on the evening of 5 June 1944, Soldiers from Fox Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division are pictured waiting for their C-47 to take off to Normandy.

Robert “Bob” Noody is pictured second from right with the bazooka. Looking back, Noody said he must have weighed at least 250 pounds, encumbered with his M-1 rifle, a bazooka, three rockets, land mines, and other assorted "necessities."

Fifty feet of rope hung from his chest, which he later used to lower his leg bag to the ground, easing his fall and ensuring he was ready to fight. He landed behind the mayor’s house at Sainte-Mère-Église. In the ensuing days, Noody utilized his bazooka to destroy a German tank that threatened his unit outside of Carentan. For this action Robert Noody received a Bronze Star with Oak leave Cluster. It was his first and last bazooka usage, as he expended the three rockets he carried into battle. A leg wound at Carentan ended his Normandy adventure.

He was only 20 years old on D-Day, and later in the war, Noody made the Operation Market Garden jump and fought with Fox Company from Eindhoven to the Rhine. Noody was discharged from the Army in November 1945 at Fort Dix, New Jersey, and received two Purple Hearts, the Bronze Star for his actions in Carentan, two Presidential Unit Citations and the French Croix de Guerre.

What a hero!

05/28/2026

A huge thank you to Bridgewater Girl Scout Troop 77300 for donating Girl Scout cookies to Bridgewater veterans!

Veterans, come and get a box before I eat them all :)

05/28/2026

Thank you Martha's Dry Cleaning of Bridgewater!! If you know Martha, you know how kind she is. I've been doing business there as long as I've been in Bridgewater and she is the best. When you see the American flags around the Town Common, take note on how clean they are. This is thanks to Martha and her generosity. For the past 2 years, she has been cleaning our flags. She refuses to take a penny for it, so the next best thing we can do is to support the local businesses that support our town. Please, bring your dry cleaning to Martha and tell her thank you for what she does for our community!

05/28/2026

Tons of summer events for Veterans locally and beyond!