Page 6 THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – FRiDAy, MAy 20, 2022 Members Plus Credit Union Elects New Board Chair M embers Plus Credit Union announced Craig A. Pinkham has been elected to serve as Chair of the Credit Union’s Board of Directors, succeeding Board Chair Michael “Mike” Nee who has served as chair since 2014. During Mike Nee’s tenure, the credit union has grown substantially.Over the past few years, his leadership was crucial to formulating the policies and governance that helped guide Members Plus successfully through the pandemic economy.Nee will remain on the Board as a Director. Craig Pinkham has served on the Board of the credit union since 2009, most recently as Treasurer and previously as a member of the Credit and Personnel Committees.Currently, he is the National Vice President for the Utility Workers Union of America (UWUA). He began his career working at NSTAR Electric, now known as “Eversource,” and previously held the positions of President of the UWUA Local 369, its Secretary-Treasurer and chief Financial Officer.In addition to the board for Members Plus, he has served as a board member of the National Utility Workers Union of America Executive Board. “We are proud of the legacy of service Mike Nee has provided the credit union,” says John Murphy, President and CEO Members Plus, adding, “Our all-volunteer Board is exceptionally dedicated to ensuring that everyone who banks with or borrows from OP-ED | FROM PAGE 5 tion to a home, it was about the latest in a string of suicides that silence the voice of our brothers but brought renewed connections from othWe Sell Cigars & Accessories R.Y.O. TOBACCO ---------TUBES CIGAR SMOKERS DELIGHT! 15 Handmade Churchill Size Cigars including a Cohiba - Long Leaf filler - wrapped $43.95 Celebrating our 50th Year! HUMIDOR SPECIAL! $99.95 Complete! Reg. 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At home they experienced rationing, schoolchildren collected scrap, and women took up factory jobs while overseas the troops endured combat and were witness to some of the largest and most brutal atrocities in the modern age. When the war was over, they followed the lead of Lt. Gen Truscott and committed their lives to ensure that they “have not died in vain.” The shared sacrifice of a generation united them and helped them solve tough problems. In subsequent wars, such as the Korean and Vietnam era, Veterans did not experience the same level of understanding and thus either turned their voice inward or used their voice to fight for one another on subjects that varied from Agent Orange, PTSD, and other once-silent conditions. The War on Terror introduced a unique time in our nation’s collective history as acts of war played out in real-time on our media devices. Although only one percent of Americans served post 9/11, it seems 100 percent of the country used their voice to express their opinions of this shared history as it unfolded. For Korea and Vietnam Veterans, war was not a shared experience and therefore various voices having various opinions helped further the national conversation regarding the treatment of veterans leading to safer and more thoughtful approaches. Unlike the veterans of Korea and Vietnam, About Members Plus Credit Union To us, banking is personal.Serving the Community since 1940, Members Plus is 100% owned by the people who bank with us – making us 100% dedicated to their satisfaction.We have no stockholders or other interests.Whether you are looking for the best banking services or even better rates, we encourage you to contact a Member Service Representative at our offices in Medford, Everett, Adams Village Dorchester, Mass Avenue Dorchester (open to Eversource Employees only), Norwood, and Plymouth. Deposits federally insured by NCUA. Equal Housing Lender. For more information visit online www.memberspluscu.org. the veterans of the last several decades did not return home to the voices of dissent that could be addressed directly, instead, they returned to a polite nation that creates media of dissent and very little opportunity for honest, open dialog. This new era of media, learning, and personal discussions bring rise to the question, “Do people really remember why we hold our veterans in a place of honor?” For years, voices saying meaningless phrases like “the enemy gets a vote” or “there’s nothing you could have done” were meant to comfort those of us who have held the heavy responsibility of leading troops in combat. However, many people seem to lack the understanding that our hearts have been forever scarred by the invisible wounds of war, scarred by guilt and grief, and by the longing for forgiveness that will never come. Even if forgiveness was offered, it would be hard to accept as no mere words can undo a life experience and because of this, we often feel isolated, misunderstood, and undervalued therefore our voices remain silent. As conversations with the voice on the other end of the phone come to its inevitable conclusion, I am reminded that to remain silent is a betrayal of my obligation to those who made the ultimate sacrifice. As Horace Bushnell once said, the best thing for us to do is to remember “what they have put it on us to do for the dear common country to which they sold their life.” As we gather as one nation this OP-ED | SEE PAGE 8
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