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MASHPEE – Tough Ruck, a project of Military Friends Foundation 501c3, is a group of military personnel, first-responders and civilians dedicated to keeping the memories of these Fallen Heroes alive and raising funds to immediately assist Massachusetts military families touch by sudden...

KUWAIT – Deployed Massachusetts Soldiers are preparing to honor Fallen Weymouth Police Officer Michael Chesna with a “Tough Ruck Memorial March” in Kuwait on Friday.  They will march in full military gear, including their ruck sacks, in memory of Officer Chesna who served tours in both Iraq...

  AMESBURY -  On April 10th, Jake Bent, age 19, was serving in the Army in Afghanistan. He was assigned to a remote outpost when he received non-combat second and third degree burns to both legs, right arm and face.    "We have 3 sons serving in the Army including Jake,...

MANSFIELD - Wicked Local by Donna Whitehead - Imagine running the Boston Marathon, 26.2 miles of pounding the pavement from Hopkinton to Boston. Now add a 35-pound pack. That’s the Tough Ruck. For the Tough Ruck, held in partnership with the Boston Athletic Association, military and civilians walk...