Page 10 THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FriDAy, MAy 30, 2025 Saugus observed Memorial Day 2025 C loudy skies and scattered showers periodically interrupted what could have been a warm and sunny spring day. But hundreds of spectators still gathered along the paraade route last Saturday (May 24) for Saugus’ Annual Memorial Day Parade, which was coordinated by the Saugus Veterans Council with assistance from the Town of Saugus. The parade began at Anna Parker Field, traveled down Essex Street toward Cliftondale Square, down Lincoln Avenue, onto Central Street, to (Saugus Advocate Photos by Mark E. Vogler) Winter Street and into Riverside Cemetery for the Memorial Day Ceremonies. Wakefield native Shelby M. Nikitin, the former Naval commander of the guided-missile destroyer USS Thomas Hudner, was this year’s keynote speaker. Radio listeners around Greater Boston who were tuned into WMEX 1510 AM out of Quincy got to hear the parade and ceremony at Riverside Cemetery live for the second consecutive year. Saugus TV Studio Associate John Prudent again prepared a special Memorial Day video capturing Saugus veterans, which was displayed on a truck that traveled in the parade. Guy Moley, the man behind local charity car shows, arranged to have a collection of classic cars in the parade. Those were this year’s highlights. David Savoie, a local member and leader of the World War II reenactors, interacts with the crowd as he walks down Central Street. PARADE GRAND MARSHAL: Eugene Decareau, a 95-yearold Korean War Era veteran, rides in a jeep accompanied by World War II reenactors. Aubbree Roosa (right), 7, a first grader at the Veterans Early Learning Center, holds her stuffed rabbit and a mini American flag, as she waits for the parade with her mom, Ashley Roosa. US Naval Commander Shelby M. Nikitin, this year’s keynote speaker, marches in the parade alongside Saugus Veterans Council Commander Steve Castinetti. Two-year-old Noah, son of Angelin and Wayne Cocorochio of Saugus, got to hold the American flag as he waited for the parade. A new electric trash truck from WIN Waste Innovations – a major sponsor of last Saturday’s (May 24) parade – was near the front of the procession. Members of the Parson Roby Chapter of the DAR sit on their float. The staff of WMEX 1510 AM from Quincy that broadcasted the parade live from Veterans Park Guy Moley arranged to have a collection of classic cars in the parade.
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