1st Lt. Derek Hines Soldiers Assistance Fund

Derek Hines was born on July 9, 1980 and died on September 1, 2005 in Baylough, Afghanistan. His unit was conducting security operations and came under attack by enemy forces using small arms fire. Even after he had been fatally shot, 1LT Hines continued to fire at the insurgents. Derek was a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point where he flourished both academically and as a hockey player. He was named captain his senior year and in 2007 he was awarded the NCAA Award of Valor.

Derek's family set up the 1st Lt. Derek Hines Soldiers Assitance Fund in 2007 to give back to those putting their lives in danger for the United States. The 1st Lieutenant Derek Hines Soldiers Assistance fund intends to provide financial assistance for Massachusetts’s soldiers, and their families, who have incurred serious, career ending, and life altering injuries while on active duty.