THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, JUNE 4, 2021 Page 11 GRATITUDE FROM THE TOWN OF SAUGUS: Sgt. Major Kenneth Oswald holds a citation he received from the Board of Selectmen. Joining Sgt. Maj Oswald in his final veterans’ ceremony in Saugus as JROTC program leader are Selectman Jeff Cicolini, Board of Selectmen Vice Chair Corinne Riley and Board Chair Anthony Cogliano and Selectmen Michael Serino and Debra Panetta. UNDER HIS COMMAND: Sgt. Major Kenneth Oswald, right, with members of the Lynn English Marine Corps Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (JROTC). The group has served as the official color guards for the Saugus Veterans Council for many patriotic events in Saugus over the past decade. PRESENTING THE WREATH: From left to right are Robert E. O’Toole, the executive officer of the Saugus Veterans Council, who is also a retired member of the Air Guard, and Sgt. Major Kenneth Oswald, during the Memorial Day Ceremony in Riverside Cemetery. IN CHARGE OF THE FLAGS: Randy Briand, a Vietnam War Veteran and the town’s grave registration officer, voluntarily wears a face mask at Monday’s (May 31) Memorial Day Ceremony in Saugus. He has overseen the placement of flags at the gravesites of Saugus veterans since 1984 and led a small volunteer group last Friday (May 28) that flagged more than 3,000 gravesites of departed Saugus veterans. A SOLEMN MOMENT: Precinct 6 Town Meeting Member Jeanie Bartolo holds a flag during the Memorial Day Ceremony in Riverside Cemetery. THE NATIONAL ANTHEM: Amanda Allen sings “The Star-Spangled Banner” at Monday’s Memorial Day Ceremony in Riverside Cemetery. PATRIOTIC PRIDE: Saugus Garden Club member Ruth Berg, a longtime supporter of local veterans’ events and benefits, was dressed in an outfit to capture the Memorial Day spirit. A GOLD STAR WIFE: Donna Whittemore-Farris, of Saugus, turned out to remember her late husband – U.S. Army veteran Everett Farris, who served in the Vietnam War. Whittemore-Farris says he died years later as a result of his service, which left him paralyzed. A LEGISLATIVE COMMENDATION: Members of the town’s legislative delegation present Sgt. Major Kenneth Oswald a citation signed by Massachusetts House Speaker Ronald Mariano recognizing his many years of service to the Saugus Veterans Council and the Town of Saugus. From left to right are State Senator Brendan Crighton (D-Lynn), Oswald and State Representatives Jessica Giannino (D-Revere and Donald Wong (R-Saugus).
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