Friday, October 30, 2009
HOLYOKE - Jack Downing, president of Soldier On, was certain the first award given by his homeless-veterans aid organization would have to go to Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Admiral Michael G. Mullen, for his commitment to improving the lot of homeless vets. Mullen, who oversees the nation's entire military, was at the Log Cabin in Holyoke Thursday night to accept the award and talk about the needs of soldiers once they have completed their service to the country.
