THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, JUNE 4, 2021 Page 13 Young and old honor veterans’ graves with flags on Memorial Day By Tara Vocino A pproximately 30 community members flagged graves at Riverside Cemetery on Friday in preparation for Monday’s Memorial Day ceremony. State Rep. Donald Wong, Board of Selectmen Vice Chair Corinne Riley, graves registration officer Randy Briand, event organizer Steven Castinetti, World War II re-enactor David Savoy, and purple heart recipient Lester Markovitz in front of the American flag in the veterans’ section of the cemetery. State Rep. Donald Wong places a US flag on a veteran’s grave. Boy Scout Jayden Thompson, 9, puts a flag onto U.S. Army Pvt.’s Hebert Hansen’s grave at Riverside Cemetery prior to Memorial Day last Friday. Bottom row, from to right: Boy Scouts Pack 62 members Ben Doherty, Benson Doherty, Jonathan Bell, Sophie Gilbert, and Nicholas Kohr. Top row, from left to right are, Abigail O’Connell, John Moentreo, Jayden Thompson, Anthony Sullivan, Monty Sullivan, Matthew Bell, with Scoutmasters Michael Sullivan and Mark Bell, in back. A selection of flagged graves. Serena Sullivan with Maddy Sullivan, 6, Monty Sullivan, 8, and their friend Nicholas Kohr, 9, who attend Waybright Elementary School, place a veteran’s marker onto Salvatore Monico’s grave. (Advocate photos by Tara Vocino)
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