Thursday, October 11, 2012
Mitt Romney said he will respect Barbara Doherty's wishes.
Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney will not be using tales of a local hero on his campaign trail anymore. Glen Doherty's mother, Barbara, accused Romney of attempting to use her son’s death for political gain and asked him to stop, according to The Boston Globe. “I don’t trust Romney,” she told WHDH-TV. “He shouldn’t make my son’s death part of his political agenda. It's wrong to use these brave young men, who wanted freedom for all, to degrade Obama." Barbara also spoke out last month about the politicization of her son's death. The Associated Press said Romney was sharing these stories as part of a larger push to show a more personal side and criticize President Barack Obama's foreign policy because like other Republicans, he …
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
During Christmas several years ago, Mitt Romney said he met Winchester native Glen Doherty by chance.
While sharing a series of personal stories at a family farm on Tuesday, Mitt Romney said he met Glen Doherty by chance a few years ago. Romney said he received an invitation to a neighborhood Christmas party in San Diego and didn't plan to attend until he saw what he thought was the party across the street from his vacation home, according to The Boston Globe. Although it ended up being the wrong house being Doherty's family gathering, Romney said he and his wife were welcomed to dinner. Romney was speaking in Van Meter, Iowa, as he recalled sharing conversations about skiing and the Middle East with Doherty. He said he was touched when he realized Doherty was among the four Americans killed in Libya on Sept. 11 because he found the former…
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Retired Navy SEAL Glen Doherty was killed in a terrorist attack last week.
Hundreds of American flags, both large and small, line the streets of Barbara Doherty's West Side neighborhood. The flags are intended to honor her son, Glen Doherty, who was killed in a terrorist attack in Libya last week. In addition to the flags, one neighbor left a sign on the lawn that simply stated: "Our hearts are broken." There will be a wake for Doherty tonight from 3 to 7 at St. Eulalia Parish, along with a funeral service Wednesday. Mourners are asked to line the streets along the procession route to honor Doherty Wednesday. Doherty's obituary can be found here. For more news relating to Glen Doherty, check here.
Winchester residents are encouraged to line the procession route Wednesday to honor Glen Doherty.
The community is asked to support a family who will lay a son and brother to rest Wednesday. The family of Glen Doherty, 42, will hold a funeral mass in St. Eulalia Church at 50 Ridge St. at 11 a.m. Wednesday. While the family wants to keep the procession intimate with only family, the community can honor Doherty by lining the streets along the procession route from Costello Funeral Home to the church starting at 10:30 a.m. Winchester native and former Navy SEAL Doherty was among the four Americans killed while serving U.S. Ambassador of Libya John Christopher Stevens at the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi Tuesday, Sept. 11. Doherty was a 1988 Winchester High School graduate, and his former classmates are encouraging residents to line the …
Monday, September 17, 2012
Services will be held in Glen Doherty's hometown church Tuesday and Wednesday.
Funeral arrangements are set for Winchester native Glen Anthony Doherty who was killed in the Libya attacks last week. Family and friends are invited to gather in St. Eulalia Church at 50 Ridge St. from 3 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday. Funeral Mass will be held at 11 a.m. in the church on Wednesday. In lieu of flowers, the family asks for donations in Doherty's memory to be made online to the Navy SEAL foundation or the Special Operations Warrior Foundation. Read Doherty's full obituary from Costello Funeral Home. Doherty, 42, was among the four Americans killed while serving U.S. Ambassador of Libya John Christopher Stevens at the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi Tuesday, Sept. 11. Doherty was a former Navy SEAL working for a private security company …
Friday, September 14, 2012
Friends and family share the impact Winchester native Glen Doherty, who was one of the four Americans killed in Libya, had one them.
Friends and family are mourning the death of Glen Doherty, the former Navy SEAL who was killed in Libya during an attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi on Wednesday. Doherty, 42, resided near San Diego, CA, but his family remains in Woburn near his hometown of Winchester where he graduated in 1988. Superintendent William H. McAlduff Jr. ordered all school and municipal flags to be flown at half staff in his memory. "It saddens me to acknowledge the untimely death of Mr. Glen," McAlduff said in a statement. "I would like to take this opportunity, on behalf of our school system, to offer our most sincere sympathies, thoughts and prayers to Mr. Doherty's family and friends. We are extremely proud of Mr. Doherty's service to our country…
Thursday, September 13, 2012
All Winchester school and municipal flags will be flown at half staff in Glen Doherty's memory.
A Winchester native was killed in Libya this week during the attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi. Glen Doherty, 42, was identified Thursday as one of four killed in the attack. Doherty's family held a brief press conference in front of his mother's home in Woburn Thursday. "We as a community are outraged and devastated to learn that Winchester native and former Navy SEAL Glen Doherty was one of the four people killed during terrorist attacks at the U.S. Embassy in Libya," said Woburn Mayor Scott Galvin. Kate Quigley said her brother "lived his life to the fullest," according to a Boston.com report. Quigley also asked for privacy while the family grieved. Quigley said publicly that her brother had previously been a Navy SEAL where he …
Glen Doherty was one of the four Americans killed in the American consulate in Benghazi Wednesday.
A Winchester native was identified as one of the four Americans killed in Libya Wednesday. Glen Doherty, 42, was working for a private security company when he was killed with U.S. Ambassador to Libya John Christopher Stevens in the American consulate in Benghazi, according to Boston.com. The family was notified Wednesday afternoon of Doherty's death. Doherty's sister, Katie Quigly, told Boston.com her brother had previously been a Navy SEAL where he was trained as a sniper and medical corpsman and left the service four years ago to provide security for American officials overseas. The Military Relgious Freedom Foundation said Doherty conducted operations in high threat regions including Iraq, Lebanon, Pakistan and Afghanistan as he worked…
Mark
9:28 am on Saturday, October 13, 2012
Typical unhinged lunatics. Romney does not use the name of the SEAL but his critics believe he did and spout as if he had. Others do the simular thing with Obama. It is very tireing to hear. My condolences to Mrs Doherty and her family. But really, her request rings hollow when her support for Obama is revealed. And I like the line attributed to the associated press that Republicans are … more ›