Thomas Bierbaum (right), CEO of the JP-based Volunteers of America, Massachusetts, joins Medal of Honor recipient Capt. Thomas Hudner (center) in congratulating Marshfield resident Thomas Whalen for his work restoring South Shore veterans cemeteries at VOAMASS’s annual Veterans Leadership Dinner Dec. 10 in South Boston. The event raises funds for VOAMASS’s many veterans service programs. For more info, see voamass.org. (Courtesy Photo)