On April 20, 2013 Philip Powers Jr. of 44 Grove Street, Hopkinton was deployed with the 344th Military Police Company Army Reserve unit. A deployment ceremony was held in Hartford, CT and upon departure, the unit traveled to Ft. Bliss, TX for preparedness training until departure in June to Afghanistan.
Philip is a graduate of Hopkinton High School, Class of 2009 and this spring, completed his junior year at Bridgewater State College in Bridgewater, MA where Philip is studying Criminal Justice.