THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FriDAy, SEpTEmbEr 2, 2022 Page 7 ROLLING | FROM PAGE 3 veterans some recognition for their service,” he said. Assisting Gould and also joining him on the trip is retired Saugus Veteran Services Officer Jay Pinette, who retired as an E-9 Master Gunnery Sergeant after his 23 years in the U.S. Marines. “It’s great to be able to get this group together for some much-needed recognition,” Pinette said. Thanking the trip’s chief supporters The Saugus residents who will be participating in the trip include three Purple Heart recipients – Arsenault, U.S. Marine Corps; William Boomhower, U.S. Army; and Lester Markovitz, U.S. Marine Corps. Other Saugus residents who will be participating in the “Roll to Washington” include Joe Dion, U.S. Navy; John Sullivan, U.S. Navy; Bruce Mauch, U.S. Army; Dan Roden, U.S. Army; John Cannon, U.S. Navy; and Don Jacobs, U.S. Army. One Vietnam Veteran who won’t be joining the trip but was credited with helping to organize it and was a generous donor is VFW Post Commander Jim Marshall. He volunteered for the Seabees afEach of these bags contains special polo shirts and other provisions for the 40 Vietnam Era Veterans – 11 of them are Saugus residents – who will be headed to D.C. to see the Vietnam War Memorial and other memorials. The bags were distributed at a meet & greet breakfast held Tuesday (Aug. 30) at Saugus VFW Post #2346. ter graduating from high school and served from 1969 to 1972 – including eight months in Vietnam, where he was a gunner on an 81 mm Mortar team. “Jim was the biggest individual supporter,” Gould said. “Our top supporters were WIN Waste Innovations, GLSS [Greater Lynn Senior Services], an anonymous donor who gave $5,000 and VFW Post 2346 – especially Commander Jim Marshall,” he said. “WIN Waste Innovations employees are passionate about making a difference,” Like us on Facebook advocate newspaper Facebook.com/Advocate.news.ma said Michelle Nadeau, senior marketing strategist at WIN Waste in Saugus, who attended the Roll to Washington 2022 kickoff event at the VFW in Saugus. “We’re proud to partner with Saugus veterans to honor those who have served our country, especially through an event such as the Roll to Washington that brings the community together,” she said. WIN Community Relations Specialist Jack Walsh joined Nadeau at Tuesday’s breakfast. A group of 40 Vietnam Era Veterans from Saugus, Wakefield and Melrose assembled on Tuesday (Aug. 30) for bacon, sausage, eggs, coffee and juice at a kickoff event for their upcoming “Roll to Washington” trip. Photo by David Masemore Thank you to everyone that helps make our community what it is. Happy Labor Day from your friends at Everett Bank! We’ll be closed Monday, September 5th in observance of the holiday. As always, you can access your accounts using our ATMs and Online & Mobile Banking. Right by you. 419 BROADWAY, EVERETT MA 02149 61 7-38 7 - 1 1 10 7 7 1 SALEM ST, LYNNFIELD, MA 01940 7 8 1 - 7 7 6 - 4444 WWW.EVERETTBANK .COM Member FDIC | Member DIF
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