Westover hosts military honors for fallen Marine

Published May 21, 2010
439 AW Public Affairs

WESTOVER AIR RESERVE BASE, Mass. -- -- More than 300 people, including family and friends of Sgt. Joshua Desforges, gathered on the Base Ellipse at Westover Air Reserve Base Friday to honor the fallen Ludlow, Mass., Marine.

Visitors who also paid their respects included Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick, Sen. Scott Brown, and Congressman Richard Neal.

Sergeant Desforges, 23, was killed last week while serving in Afghanistan. Before joining the Marines in 2004, the sergeant was part of the Westover Young Marines. He grew up in Ludlow.