Page 8 THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FriDAy, NOVEmbEr 10, 2023 Election Day at the Polls Precinct 2 Town Meeting/Charter Commission candidate Matthew Parlante and supporter Matt Healey campaigned outside of the Senior Center on Tuesday. Shown from left to right: Town Meeting Precinct 5 candidate Brenton Spencer, Town Meeting Precinct 5 candidate Pamela Goodwin, Board of Selectmen Vice Chair/Charter Commission candidate Debra Panetta and Town Meeting Precinct 5 candidate Ron Wallace. ASKS | FROM PAGE 3 A: Joseph Albenie Savoie. Nobody called him Joseph. He was born in Lynn, Mass., but raised in Canada. My grandmother had him when she was pregnant in the U.S. and visitRON’S OIL Call For PRICE MELROSE, MA 02176 NEW CUSTOMER’S WELCOME ACCEPTING VISA, MASTERCARD & DISCOVER (781) 397-1930 OR (781) 662-8884 100 GALLON MINIMUM PURE WATER STORE of MALDEN .25 Cents per Gallon Fill your own container We purify our water using the process Reverse Osmosis guaranteeing the purest water available. In Business for over 25 Years 159 Highland Ave., Malden across from El Potro Restaurant Hours: 7:00 AM - 9:00 PM Board of Selectmen candidate Sandro Pansini Souza, Luciana Pansini, and Ana Liebl. (Advocate photos by Tara Vocino) MEMORIAL DAY 2022: David Savoie (left), of Saugus, leads a group of World War II Army reenactors through Riverside Cemetery during the town’s Memorial Day observance. (Saugus Advocate file photo by Mark E. Vogler) ing people in Lynn. He signed up in 1939 and became part of the Royal Canadian Med. Corps. He was in Dunkirk, North Africa, Normandy and went all the way to Berlin. My dad’s two brothers were also in the military. My Uncle Mike was a bomber pilot with the Royal Canadian Air Force. His younger brother Nazaire was also a member of the Royal Canadian Air Force. Q: You are not a veteran, but you are dressed up like a soldier when you attend the patriotic holidays in Saugus. Would it be an understatement to call you a patriotic person? A: I’m definitely patriotic. I was born on the Fourth of July. Maybe that has something to do with it. I’ve always had a thing for playing “Army” as a little kid. We played “Army” as kids in the 60s. I love the history of the military. And I always watched “Combat” on TV. Q: How many years have you been doing reenacting? A: About 17 or 18 years. Q: How did you get involved in it? A: I’ve always had a big heart for the veterans. I’ve always loved watching World War II movies. When the HBO “Band of Brothers” series about paratroopers came out, that got me going. There was a 10part series about Easy Company in the 506th Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division. I joined the 101st Airborne E Company Reenactors. I’m a history nut, and I started reading books about Airborne. I ended up joining a few different groups over the years. Q: So, what do you get out of it? A: I got to meet a lot of veteran paratroopers from World War II. The younger guys like to go out, have fun and shoot guns. But the reason I enjoy doing this is to honor the veterans. ASKS | SEE PAGE 9
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