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Sheraton Hotel | Boston | April 9, 2016
The Gay Officers Action League of New England celebrated its 25th anniversary in grand style. Three hundred and twenty-five GOAL NE members, family, and friends were joined by Massachusetts Lt. Governor Karyn Polito, Colonels Richard D. McKeon and Robert L. Quinn of the Massachusetts and New Hampshire State Police Departments respectively, Boston Police Commissioner William B. Evans, and Chief of MBTA Transit Police Kenneth Green. Distiguished Service Awards went out to Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker, Lt. Governor Polito, and Attorney General Maura Healey, along with Judy Shepard, mother of the late Matthew Shepard; Greg Miraglia, dean of criminal justice training at Napa Valley College; Massachusetts State Police Detective Lt. Mary Ritchie; and U.S. Marine Sgt. Tanner White, who serves as an openly gay HIV positive active duty Marine.
