THE MASSACHUSETTS FALLEN HEROES MEMORIAL FUND WAS FOUNDED IN 2010 BY DECORATED COMBAT VETERANS, GOLD STAR FAMILIES AND BOSTON FIREFIGHTERS WITH THE GOAL OF ERECTING A PERMANENT MEMORIAL HONORING THE MEN AND WOMEN OF MASSACUSETTS WHO GAVE THE LAST FULL MEASURE OF DEVOTION TO OUR COUNTRY SINCE 9/11. THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS HAS DESIGNATED MASS FALLEN HEROES AS THE OFFICIAL ORGANIZATION CHARGED WITH THIS RESPONSIBILITY. MASS FALLEN HEROES KNOWS, HOWEVER, THAT TO TRULY HONOR THE FALLEN AND THEIR FAMILIES, WE MUST ALSO CARE FOR THEIR FELLOW VETERANS. OVER 44,000 MASSACHUSETTS MEN AND WOMEN HAVE RISEN TO MILITARY SERVICE SINCE THE TERRORIST ATTACKS OF SEPTEMBER 11, 2001. TO SERVE OUR MASSACHUSETTS VETERANS AND FAMILIES OF THE FALLEN, MASS FALLEN HEROES PARTNERS WITH A NETWORK OF CIVILIAN, VETERAN AND NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND EMPLOYMENT, MEDICAL, LEGAL, FINANCIAL AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES.