Niamh Daly, BSN, RN

Assistant Nurse Manager, Ambulatory Surgery Unit

VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA

NOVA Chapter 226

The Congressional Medal of Honor Society is an exclusive membership with a mission to “maintain a bond of brotherhood among living recipients, to promote patriotism and the principles on which our nation was founded”. 

Thirty of the nation's sixty-nine living Medal of Honor Recipients returned to Boston September 7-11, 2021 for an unprecedented fourth time. Throughout the week, the Veterans and their loved ones had the opportunity to attend many outreach events including the 2020 & 2021 Citizen Honors Award for Valor Ceremony. On Friday, September 10, 2021, the Veterans gathered at Our Lady of Good Voyage to celebrate those that have passed away. Saturday, September 11, 2021 marked the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks, and the Veterans boarded the USS Constitution and enjoyed a cruise of the Boston Harbor on a beautiful summer's evening. During their stay, the recipients and their families were greeted by other Veterans, active-duty military personnel, and members of the community. 

Many thanks to the Boston Medal of Honor Convention Committee for organizing a flawless event. A heartfelt thank you to Ted Mulvehill and Jane Barnes who requested that the VA Boston Healthcare System Nurses be onsite to welcome and provide assistance to the recipients and their loved ones. NOVA Nurses were honored to be present in the company of our nation’s most courageous and selfless Veterans. 

Volunteers: Mike Meegan, UC JP; Kattie Davis, NM ASU; Lisa Robinson; AMN ASU; Niamh Daly, ANM ASU; Owen McDonald, PBNR; Haley Richard, PBNR; Sophia Door, PBRN; Danielle Newman, NM UC; Kelly Sullivan, CRN; Laikyn Nadeau, ANM MICU; Kelly Lister, JP OR; Bing Drew, ANM SC LB; Michael Joseph, Heme/Onc JP; and Billy Jo Watson, UC JP.