Traditionally a senior gunner, Sgt. 1st Class Joel Klinker first set up “shop” at the Massachusetts National Guard Joint Force Headquarters, offering a service highly sought after since the coronavirus pandemic started.
“Sir, I’m a master barber, if you need me to set up, let me know,” spoke up Sgt. 1st Class Joel Klinker at the Joint Operations Center in Massachusetts, when the command mentioned that activated guard members throughout the state were in need of haircuts.
Since then, Klinker has traveled all over the commonwealth to locations where Soldier's have been activated to perform haircuts. Klinker's mentorship during this time helps guard members with a safe zone to discuss their ideas and struggles.
Two former members of the 215th Army Band, Massachusetts Army National Guard, visited the Soldiers’ Home in Holyoke to play patriotic music in order to show appreciation and boost the morale of the service members, staff and veteran residents here on May 7, 2020
Highly-trained military law enforcement officers, under control of the Gov. Charlie Baker, have been helping augment police departments across Massachusetts during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Massachusetts National Guard law enforcement officers, under control of Gov. Charlie Baker, are augmenting multiple police departments in the state during the Covid-19 pandemic.
