Soldiers receive recognition
HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. - Maj. Gen. L. Scott Rice, The Adjutant General, Massachusetts National Guard, awards the Army Achievement Medal to Spc. Derek J. Demelo of Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 181st Infantry Regiment along with three other unit soldiers for their efforts on Feb. 9 to enable Worcester EMS to deliver a baby during Winter Storm Nemo. In total, seven Soldiers were awarded in a joint ceremony on March 3 for their outstanding acts to aid communities throughout the state during the February storm. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Steve Tedeschi, Massachusetts National Guard, Public Affairs)