Page 12 THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – Friday, November 15, 2019 Veterans Day Observance in Saugus “We must thank, respect and acknowledge our veterans...” Corinne Riley Order Your Farm Fresh Turkey Today! COME SEE WHAT’S NEW IN EVERETT! An Even Larger Selection of Meats, & Easier to Shop! Family Pack McKinnon’s Own BONELESS SKINLESS CHICKEN BREAST No Broth or Water Added McKinnon’s Own MARINATED 1/2 CHICKENS All Varieties! Save $1 lb. Bone-In PORK CROWN ROAST Thanksgiving Turkey Alternative! Delicious with Bacon BRUSSELS SPROUTS Save $1 lb. McKinnon’s Own • Sliced to Order ROAST BEEF Save $1.70 lb. Seasoned & Slow-Roasted In Store Philadelphia CREAM CHEESE That’s Almost 1/2 Price! Farmland DOMESTIC HAM Save $1.50 lb. Sale Dates: Friday, November 15th to Thursday, November 21st you have. And once a fire is discovered, every minute that passes without putting water on it, it more than doubles in size. So, it’s just a timing issue alone.” In the interview, Cross estimated that the Fire Department response time would be about 10 minutes. “I know you want to get that water on before six minutes; that’s a national standard,” Cross said. “So, we’re definitely not meeting Bone-In RIB END PORK ROASTS Save $1.20 lb. USDA Prime • Boneless NY SIRLOIN HOLIDAY ROAST USDA Choice: $5.99 lb. MARINATED TURKEY TIPS Save $1 lb. (Editor’s Note: The following is the keynote address presented by Board of Selectmen Vice Chair elect Corinne Riley at Monday’s Veterans Day observance.) V eterans Day is to acknowledge the servicemen and women who have served our country; it is to honor and thank all who are currently serving, as well as those who have served. War has unfortunately always been part of every country’s history. In modern history, when wars have ended, our returning military has been acknowledged in different ways. After the Allied Victory of World War II, there was huge fanfare and parades. Some places still even celebrate Victory Day. However, at the end of the Vietnam War, despicable treatment awaited those who came home. The concept of a distinct enddate of war has gone away. Servicemen and women return one at a time, not upon victory. Their return at the end of their tour is not celebrated by our country any longer. Although the nature of modern war has changed, these men and women are veterans just as those who served in other wars. They are the people who have given up their lives as civilians to protect us and our freedoms, and those of future generations. Their sacrifices should be acknowledged with gratitude, and their return to the nation they served should be celebrated with enthusiasm. We must acknowledge the heroism of those who have served, as well as the sacrifices their families had to make in their absence. We must thank, respect and acknowledge our veterans, not take for granted the importance of their choice to protect these United States of America. COGLIANO | FROM PAGE 8 KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Longtime veterans supporter and newly elected Board of Selectmen Vice Chair Corinne Riley tells the crowd to never take for granted “the importance of their choice to protect these United States of America” during the Veterans Day Observance at Veterans Park. (Saugus Advocate photo by Mark E. Vogler) As a daughter of a World War II Navy veteran who served in the Pacific, my father came home, but many of his friends did not. So when I heard a story last year that a teacher at a school here in town gave the “option” to their students to attend a service honoring a veteran that was being held outside the school building, I was shocked as well as saddened that this was considered optional. I am glad that this particular teacher had the freedom to express their thoughts, and that the students also had the right to make their own decision. However, I wish the teacher had instead told them more about why there was a ceremony outside. Why they all had the freedoms they have, including their right to an education. Why they and their families were able to pursue the American Dream, and why their inalienable rights were protected. This veteran that. And not to mention what they’re going to start building now – there will be more traffic. I think the manager and the town, they’re on the right track with zoning and trying to bring more money to the town. But, with that growth, the Fire Department needs to grow as well, for sure.” Since that interview more than two years ago, there has been a dramatic building boom that prompted a Special Town Meeting in April to approve a two-year moratorium on the construction of multifamily and their service helped provide all of that. Perhaps if the students realized, they would all have been led outside to attend. Our children should always be taught the reasons why we are free, why they will have the freedoms and rights they do as they grow up, the importance and meaning behind the American Flag, and to thank a veteran when they meet them. Not just the words, but understand the reasons why they are thanking them. It is always repeated that “Freedom is not free.” It certainly isn’t, and that can be taken away from us at any time...and that is why we will continue to thank our military, and may it never be a reality that we no longer will be able to keep the freedoms we have because we didn’t have these men and women to defend and protect this fragile right. dwellings consisting of three or more dwelling units in any zoning district in the town. Crabtree said the temporary moratorium was necessary because the town has been experiencing an unanticipated increase in the construction of multifamily dwellings. The ongoing construction of the new Saugus MiddleHigh School – which is due to open next spring for the Middle School and next fall for the High School – has also contributed to the traffic congestion, according to some officials.
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