Page 14 THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – FRiDAy, NOVEmbER 15, 2024 Veterans joined with Mayor Carlo DeMaria for the Veterans Day Ceremony and Luncheon at the Connolly Center. (Photos courtesy of the City of Everett) The Everett Fire Department Honor Guard. Fire Chief Joseph Hickey along with his father, Joe Hickey, Mayor Carlo DeMaria and Police Chief Paul Strong. The Everett High School Band performed throughout the ceremony. HONORS | FROM PAGE 1 Special to The Advocate T he City of Everett hosted the annual Veterans Day Ceremony and Luncheon on Monday, Nov. 11 at the Edward G. Connolly Center to honor all who have served in the United States Armed Forces. Everett’s Director of Veterans’ Affairs, Antoine Coleman, was pleased to welcome Everett Police Department (EPD) Detective Anthony Cruciotti as this year’s keynote speaker. Not long after graduating from Everett High School, Sgt. Fire Chief Joseph Hickey and his father, former Everett Veterans Services Director Joe Hickey. Cruciotti enlisted in the Army as a 13B Cannon Crewmember and eventually deployed first to Iraq in 2008 and then, as a squad leader, to Afghanistan in 2011. Sgt. Cruciotti’s howitzer crews helped win battles in the sands of the Middle East, and his leadership amongst his fellow soldiers serves as a model for those who aspire to lead. In addition to Cruciotti, speakers at the ceremony included Sgt. Major Thomas Ardita, Mayor Carlo DeMaria, State Senator Sal DiDomenico, State Representative Joe McGonagle, and Bishop Robert Brown, who delivered the invocation and Sgt. Major Thomas Ardita read the V et er ans Da y proclamation from Governor Maura Healey. benediction. The Everett High School Band and Color Guard performed throughout the ceremony. The band performed many patriotic medleys and also played taps following the traditional moment of silence HONORS | SEE PAGE 15
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