Chelsea, MA Unsorted, 6 Jun 2023

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City of Chelsea

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Good morning to all you want attendance here today, and those of you are watching on cable TV I'd like to thank Ricky and Paula from Chelsea Community, cable, Terry, Shulman and Adam from The Chelsea record.

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This is a day to honor our veterans, who served our country by remembering those Fallen Heroes on Memorial Day.

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If you look across the street as a civil war Monument, which was relocated from Walnut Street and Arlington Street, which was known as Union Park, the black structure, next to it, is from Chelsea's own Native, Son Lois, H latma, who developed a filament and a light bulb.

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There will be an official ceremony on June 10th, introducing a structure, but there were two people from Chelsea were very important during the Civil War that was mayor Faye, who was known as the war mayor and Faith Square over here to our left, is named after the mayor, as Governors was Helen Gilson, who was a nurse and she was responsible to make sure that black and white soldiers were picked up on the river when they were injured.

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She was so well respected that there was a statue that the soldiers paid for for her to be erected at Woodlawn, Cemetery.

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So, as you can see, Chelsea played a role in all wars So today we're here to honor those who are allowing us to walk around in a free Society, and we should never forget- and at this time I will call the veterans agent Francisco Toro to the Mike.

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Good morning, everyone.

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Good morning, everyone- that's that's what our service members deserve just want to thank each and every one of you for sacrificing the time to to come down here and honor their sacrifice each year. It's it's bittersweet, I love the the fact that we can Advocate and help veterans, but on Memorial Day, it's always challenging to not.

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That sort of uh to choke up a little bit about the ones who aren't here remembering uh veterans like Francis hedersen, Anthony Smith.

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These were all parts of the the fabric of our community I, remember as a child, uh watching them perform saying, be part of the community volunteer and each year I becomes more challenging to come up and look at look at all of their sacrifices together.

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Thank you so much for coming in and see.

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Okay and now, as we commence the city of Chelsea, 2023, veteran uh Memorial Day ceremony, excuse me I'd like to call forth.

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We're going to do the National Anthem sung by Dylan Lopez Martinez, Chelsea, High, School student.

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Good morning everyone singing the national anthem, oh say: can you see by the dancers.

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Proudly, we have the Twilights two spots and bright starts.

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We watch were so gone.

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Through the night that a flag was still there.

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That way or the land of the free and the home of the brave.

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And I thank the Chelsea Police honor guard for the presentation and I want to call forth uh pastor, Felix Gonzalez. So do the convocation.

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Good morning to everybody, we thank the Lord for this morning, allowing us to have this privilege. Usually this is done by Pastor Francisco Caro who's been around for a lot of years, so he couldn't make it this morning, so we actually do it, so we honor all the soldiers. We all know the people that have been in the line of battle the family members that are left behind. So we wanted to read them. One scripture, then we're going to do a prayer for the whole families.

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In John, 15 13 says no one has greater love than this that someone will lay down his life for his friends, father God. We thank you for this hour for this precious morning that you have given us this day, the sunlight the day, the Sun and everybody upon it, Lord father. We thank you for this hour.

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This moment this privilege that you honor us that we honor all those reverence we honor those veterans or those people, this Memorial Day that you may bless them little father, the ones that are left behind the ones that align the battle. That you'll continue to bless all the families and all the ones that are here in this awesome event that you are allowed in this precious day in the name of Jesus, who prayed, amen and amen.

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And now I'd like to call city council president Leo Robinson.

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Thank you at this time, I'd like to introduce my colleagues in government. Actually, State Rep is also my.

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Colleague, colleague, on.

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The city council, Miss Gonzalez, Garcia, sorry about that Garcia.

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And also here is Giovanni recupero. He knows Lopez and Todd Taylor.

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I want to thank you for being here, it's very important to see my colleagues here to celebrate those who made it possible for us to be here walking on this land and a manner that we're able to navigate our own country in our own City. So remember those who sacrifice for us and for those of you who may not know to my left, there's a stone put 11 Chelsea friends who did not make it home from Vietnam, so I always want to recognize them in regards to their sacrifice.

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For us, and at this time it's a privilege for me to introduce the superintendent of schools.

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Foreign good morning, it is a privilege and a blessing to be here. um I always find this day memorial day to be uh near and dear to my heart.

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um I grew up what they say as a military brat. My dad was in the Air Force for 22 years, and we actually lived overseas and I recall, going to a military base for school and I. Just I always felt so much pride being a U.S citizen and being living. We were living in Spain at the time and I would get bust in to go to school on a military base and um it's not lost on me.

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How many lives that were lost and we celebrate what this day, but we honor the people who have died for what we have today, our freedom, and so with that. I would like to introduce our wonderful students, Juan Lopez. He is in eighth grade and he is at the right, Science and Technology Academy and he's going to be doing the governor's, Proclamation so Juan. If you could come up and we have a proclamation.

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uh Thank you for giving me this opportunity. I will now bring a proclamation, whereas, where the nation was still recovering from the forest of the Civil War people in cities and towns across the country gather to honor those Union and Confederate soldiers had given their lives celebrating the first Decoration Day, and whereas after World War One, the nation came together again to honor those who had fallen in the surface of their country.

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Renamed Memorial Day last Monday in May is when people remember and honored the memory of all the men and women who fought and died in all the American conflicts. And now, whereas, throughout our country's history, thousands of Massachusetts citizens have fought in wars and conflicts to defend our safety and the way of life, and whereas the Legacy, patriotism and declaration to our country is inspired, inspiration to all Americans and whereas it is appropriate that all Massachusetts citizens Remember The Bravery of those who have given their lives.

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So their sacrifice served as a reminder of the cost of those of our freedom.

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You now what we'll do is we're going to do something a little bit different this year. We wanted to really honor all the places and different monuments in the city of Chelsea, and so our students wrote special reports about different monuments, different areas to celebrate that our veteran that remember, memorialize our veterans and so the first student that we have is NOLA lit secure from grade four from the hooks elementary school, so Nola Whit Baker. If you could come up.

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And she did a small report on the U.S naval hospital and Admirals Hill.

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um My name is Noah and um I'm here to read about the Chelsea Neville Hospital on Admiral Hill, um the Chelsea naval hospital was opened on June 7th 1836 on Admiral Hill. It was one of the first hospitals serving Navy personal during the Civil War Spanish American war and Chelsea fire of 1908.. The name changed from Chelsea Naval Hospital to Naval Hospital Boston by 1915 the hospital accommodate up to 100 patients, the Boston Naval Hospital treated both President John Quincy Adams and President John F Kennedy.

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The hospital closed in 1976 1976 and by 1980 was converted into Condominiums.

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The Navajo Hospital Boston historic district, otherwise known as Chelsea Naval Hospital, is located along the Mystic River in Chelsea foreign.

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Thank you so much okay, our next student is Edison Martinez and he is in grade four at the Berkowitz Elementary School Edison.

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Hi Edison and Edison wrote and studied about the Civil War Monument.

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uh Good morning, everyone uh I wrote this paper about the Chelsea garden cemetery, so I'm gonna start reading right now. My name is Edison Martinez and I'm. In fourth grade at the Brookwood School I recently learned about the Civil War and the different monuments and people we honor over the last few weeks, I have conducted research on the historical Chelsea garden cemetery. It is located right here in Chelsea Massachusetts, the exact address is 70 Central Avenue Chelsea MA 02150 did you know, Chelsea garden cemetery has more than 1 600 priority people.

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The mom unit is important because it holds all the bodies of the people that died in the war. It is important to talk about this Monument on Memorial Day, because it honors all the people that served in our country. One interesting fact is: the cemetery was the city's only version down until 1851 midward Cemetery was founded on land. That is not part of Everest. Another interesting fact about the Chelsea garden cemetery originally had a fence around part of the superior Imaging in the wooden gate house. These were casualties of the 1908 fire.

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One final interesting fact about the Chelsea garden cemetery is the first ever garden. Cemetery is Mount Auburn, which is located four miles outside of Boston. This is my presentation about the Chelsea Garden Center through the whole important people from the Civil War. Thank you for listening and have a great rest of your day. Thank you.

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That was wonderful. You did a great job, okay, so the next student that we have is supreme sabibi. She is grade four at the Kelly Elementary School.

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And then Supreme study the Mary C Burke tribute. Okay, you ready okay,.

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How's everyone doing today, my name is supreme and I am a student at the Kelly School. The Chelsea veteran I would like to honor. Today is Mary C Brooke I choose to tell you about Mary Seabrook for a very special reason. That reason is that my school complex is named after now time for the fun part getting to know her and why she is so important to honor Mary. She Brooke was born in Everett, however lived in Chelsea for most her life.

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As you walk to the top floor of City Hall, you will see many faces who served during World War one, but the one that stands out the most is Mary Seabrook. Why?

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Because, at that time, efforts given by women were not always recognized, however, because those of her bravery, she is recognized among many men who bravely served during World War One mayor Seabrook was a combat nurse during World War One and served courageously in France to help cheat injured. Soldiers.

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Mary Seabrook was a very, very, was very, very brave and should be respected for what she did. The county school values include empty effort and Excellence mirishi Brooke showed all those values by showing empathy, effort and Excellence, since I am and I am proud to be. A County School for students and I am proud to honor Mary C Brooke. Today and every day.

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Okay, thank you so much. You did amazing. Our next student is Angel Garcia Lopez grade four from the sakolaski elementary school, so angel.

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My apologies. We have her name listed wrong in the program. It is Natalie Garcia, correct, oh wow, okay, so it's Natalie santiso from the sokolowski elementary school right.

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You know what, when I was her age, I don't know if I would have said something and corrected the superintendent, so I just want to say thank you to this amazing student who spoke up. Who said? No, that's not my name. This is my name and so I so proud of you. You have an amazing voice and we hear you so thank you and you studied the Civil. War, Memorial and I know you're gonna be awesome.

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Hello, hello, my name is Natalie santiso and I am in the fourth grade at the sokolowski school I researched and learned all about the Civil War Memorial in Chelsea. This Memorial was created by Franklin Simmons in 1866. It was dedicated to the 167th Chelsea men who died during the Civil War. It is located on Broadway across the street from our city hall. This statue was special because it was the third Massachusetts Monument to show a common Soldier. This Memorial Day we honor and recognize all men and women who gave the ultimate sacrifice and I hope.

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This speech helped you remember the 167th Chelsea men who sacrifice their lives in the Civil War. Thank you.

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Thank you so much Natalie we're so proud of you I'm, so proud of our students. They are amazing. The next we'll have our student poetry, recital I'll move on to Angie Vasquez from the Maury Maurice Siegel Clark Avenue Middle School Angie Vasquez.

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Here she is so.

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Be reading them on the poem Memorial Day by animals, Russo Wells, the day of memories, remembering what the Cannons roared the hissing of the shot, the rui hospital, the prison pen, The Widow's tears, the grown-up stalwart men, the bitterness of fractured Daiso Strife, the pangs of death, the sharper Pains of life, and they let us quite forget the whole of these Upon Our sacred day of memories, the day of memories, remembering what the honor, thus in every Hollow spot, the honored names of all our heroes dead, the Glorious land for which they fought and bled our nation's hope.

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The kindly common good, the universal Bond of Brotherhood. Please remember gladly all of these Upon Our sacred day of memories. Thank you.

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Thank you Angie and now we will have a music selection from our amazing Chelsea High School band The Stars and Stripes Forever by John Philip Sousa.

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At this time, I'd like to call Olivia Walsh to recite a poem.

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Good morning my name is Olivia Ryan Walsh I'm, commander of Chelsea chapter 10, Disabled American, Veterans I'd, like to read this poem by John McRae a fell into a battle in World War, one though it predates our entry into the war. It captures I believe the essence of what it means to make.

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The final sacrifice to give the last full measure of devotion throughout the one's country as our Vietnam Veterans, as our Korean veterans in the other monuments indicated in Flanders Fields in Flanders Fields, the Poppy's blow between the crosses row and row that Mark our place and in the sky, the locks still bravely stinging slide, guess heard amid the guns below we are the Dead short days ago. We lived now gone, so our Sunset glow loved and were loved, and now we lie in Flanders Fields.

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Take up our quarrel with the foe to you from failing hands. We throw the torch, be yours to hold it high. If he break Faith with us who die, we shall not sleep, though poppies grow in Flanders Fields. Thank you.

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Thank you Olivia. Before we get on to the keynote speaker, I'd like to recognize very instrumental in making sure that today went very well he's a man Alexa be in the back. In the background and behind the scenes, our acting city manager, Ned, Keith,.

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Also joining us as the chief of police, Katie Holton and our city solicitor, Cheryl Watson Fisher.

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It's an honor for me to introduce the keynote speaker and Sergeant Jose Otero Sergeant, Hosea tour and his family are originally from Puerto Rico Sergeant Otero grew up in Chelsea, attended, Prattville Elementary, our lady assumption and graduated from Pope John High School in Everett. He enlisted in the Marine Corps After High School Sergeant Otero graduated for Faulkner University with a bachelor's degree in criminal justice and is currently seeing as cyber security degree at Buck Hill Community, College, Sergeant Otoro joined the military to see the world while serving his country.

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He served in the Marine Corps from 1986 until honorably discharged in 1990. was deployed overseas and served in Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. He served as an intern infantry fire team leader with the rank of corporal Sergeant Arturo became a Chelsea police. Reserve officer in 1996 graduated from Boston Police Academy, 2001., thereafter becoming a full-time officer, was promoted to the rank of Sergeant in 2015 and is currently a member of the impact shift. And at this time I'd call Sergeant Hosea Toro for some rap Reeboks and, as they say, hooah.

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Thank you Bill for that introduction appreciate it for those of you who don't know me: Sergeant Jose, otara work for the City of Charleston Police Department I also served in the Marine Corps from 1986 to 1990.

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I was appreciative of Leo asking me to speak today, because uh you know Memorial Day means a lot to Veterans. You know a lot of my friends who we've served with a lot of them. Didn't come back and it's uh it's important for those of us who made it back to um honor their memory, especially on this day that the nation set aside to do so.

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um Today We Gather. On the solemn occasion, the Memorial Day to Remember in honor, the brave men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice, while defending our great nation, is a day of remembrance a day to reflect upon the tremendous cost of freedom and the day to express our deepest gratitude to the fallen troops of the United States Memorial Day holds a special place in the hearts of every American.

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It serves as a poignant reminder to the extraordinary courage, selflessness and unwavering dedication displayed to those by those who answered the call of duty, knowing that their lives might be lost in the pursuit of Liberty. They sit tall shoulder to shoulder defending the values that Define us as a nation.

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Today we honor the soldiers, Sailors Airmen, Marines and Coast Guards.

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Who fought directly on the countless battlefields from the Revolutionary War to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan? These brave men and women fought only for off not only for our freedom but for the freedom of people around the world, carrying the torture, democracy and Justice, whatever it was needed.

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We must remember that the liberties we enjoy today were secured by The, Blood, Sweat and Tears of these courageous individuals. They left their families, their homes and their Futures behind to protect the ideals that we hold in.

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They made the ultimate sacrifice: ensuring that the torch of Freedom will continue to burn brightly for generations to come on this Memorial Day. Let us also recognize the families left behind the mothers and fathers, the husbands and wives, Sons and Daughters, who bear the weight of their loved one's absence.

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They too have made sacrifices that cannot be measured, they're unwavery support and resilience in the face of unmitigated loss of The Testament to the strength of the American Spirit.

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As we reflect on the importance of this day, let us remember that Memorial Day is not just about picnics and barbecues, but about honoring the memory of those who gave everything for our nation. It is a time to express us and see a gratitude to those who wore the uniform and gave their lives so that we can live in Freedom.

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Today, I ask each and every one of you to pause and reflect on the true meaning of Memorial Day.

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Take a moment and pay tribute to those who made the ultimate sacrifice. Visit a local Memorial fly the flag at half staff or simply say a prayer of thanks for their service.

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In conclusion, on this Memorial Day, let us come together as one nation Bound by the threat of gratitude and Remembrance. Let us remember and give thanks to the fallen troops of the United States, whose sacrifices will forever be etched in the annals of our history.

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May their memory be a blessing and may their Spirit Inspire us to be better citizens to cherish the freedoms we hold dear and to honor their legacy with every act of kindness, compassion and patriotism. May God bless the Fallen their families and may God bless the United States of America. Thank you, foreign.

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Service on Francisco Toro to come forward and place the wreaths.

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uh First I want to say thank you to Sergeant Otero for the presentation.

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I always try to come up here and not get choked up, but tough. Some years, I I know this particular year. We had some challenges and bringing getting someone to do the convocation. We had a few cancellations and I finally came across a minister who's, a veteran combat veteran in Afghanistan and he's a licensed counselor, and he has a lot of experience and one of the reasons he's not here is because today he's doing his reflection his way. So please don't discount the fact.

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There might not be some veterans here in the in in the crowd today or in the group. Each and every veteran I've learned to respect that they will mourn in their own way and in recognition of that, I will call forth um some part of our group here and and to place. The reefs um I'd like to call forth from the DAV Olivia Walsh and from the veterans of the foreign war Dana Springer. If you could come forth, please to place the wreath.

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Thank you and I'd like to call at this point: uh superintendent, Almia, beta and superintendent Robert Engel, to place the next wreath.

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Put them over here now, I'd like to call forth.

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So we're going to call interim city manager net Keith, can you come and you will be with Air, Force, retired Air, Force, chief Master Sergeant Eliseo Jurado the place of the wreath, and we always use two persons because in the military we always know it's.

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And finally, I'm calling representative Judith Garcia and school committee member Clary angelise. If you could please come forward.

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Thank you, please place the wreath.

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So I would like to take this opportunity to call forth.

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Chelsea city council president Leo Robinson and City councilor, recuper Giovanni as our two veteran City councilors. If we could please place a wreath.

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And for those who don't know, counselor Leo Robinson Giovanni recuper are both a Vietnam veterans.

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And I'd like to call at this moment, Senator saldiro Medical and if Chief Houghton can accompany him in placing the final wreath.

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Thank you, everyone, and at this moment we will have Jorge Ramirez from the Chelsea High School band play the taps.

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Thank you. Thank you.

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I'm at this time the senator was able to join us here today. It's been a great friend to Chelsea, make sure that Chelsea gets to share whenever there's any money being sped around at the state house. He always stands up strong for Chelsea. At this time our Senator Sal dean of medical.

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Good morning, everyone I apologize for being late. I have three of these ceremonies. Today, I was over in Everett heading over to Cambridge after this, but I wanted.

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To be here in Chelsea.

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To thank you press. The button I wanted to be here in Chelsea to thank our families and our veterans and honor those who came before assuming the ultimate sacrifice from this community.

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You know over 1 million individuals made the ultimate sacrifice for our country, the history of our nation and I, always say when I speak about our veterans on Memorial, Day and Veterans. Day I always talk about how there isn't a group of people throughout the world. We've done so much for so many than a U.S service. Member they've liberated the world, they brought peace to Nations and they allow us to live in a Land of freedom and liberty.

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You know my grandfather was in World War II and he never wanted to go back to Europe because of the atrocities that he witnessed and the friends that he lost, and many of the service members that were upbeat of the sacrifice were much older than these kids here, playing our instruments 17 or 18 year olds, the same age as my own two boys right now, 17-18 I can't even imagine them going off to a place where they don't know. Anyone fighting leaving their families, but that is what our service members have done.

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The generations and when you look at the Tombstones I had the opportunity to be an international Cemetery. The last few more days, look at all the Tombstones that are perfectly lined up for as far as you can see, white tombstones, perfectly pristine, with names on them and not just names but dreams and hopes that were not fulfilled and also members of their families.

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They have to live without them on special occasions and many times, I've seen the baby's first steps not being there for their birthdays, a special occasional holidays, weddings and if you see the table, that is what this day means to so many people across our nation in this community and that's why I'm so happy to be here and see the folks that are here and our school children who are honoring, those that came before us as well.

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So I want to thank Chelsea for always being there, never forgetting our veterans and their families and showing the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and so many people why this community is so great and, lastly, I just want to just touch on a couple of things that sometimes we forget the scars of battle do not end in the battlefield and that's why the Vietnam memorial wall in Washington, DC you'll, see a special section. There.

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People who've been added on since the war because they came home with Battle Scars that never fully healed, and because of that, they also made the ultimate sacrifice, because they came home and tried to come back to where they left off and they just could not.

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Ptsd is real, and that is why it's so important. We don't forget this month in particular, why we have to honor those who came before us and came home, but also on those that came home with the battle scars and battle wounds that never fully cured recovered from, and that's why we're here today celebrating and honoring our veterans? Those came before that. Thank you much everyone. Thank you, Chelsea for always standing up and God bless our troops.

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Senator at this time we'll have some remarks from the Soldiers Home Robert Ingle was a superintendent of Chelsea Soldiers Home.

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Hi good afternoon, everyone I'm Robert Engel the superintendent here at the soldiers home and it's great to be here as part of the city of Chelsea I, want to thank city council president Robinson state, senator D, Dominico, state representatives, City councilors, school superintendent, teachers, all the students who are here as well as all veterans, families and friends good morning.

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Thank you for inviting me to join you today at this Memorial Day remembrance here in Chelsea such history here in Chelsea standing between these two memorials, which say it all quite frankly dedicated to the memory of those who gave their lives. That's why we're here is to remember to honor and to pay our respect.

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The Massachusetts veterans home at Chelsea recognized Memorial Day on Thursday this past week at Woodlawn Cemetery. Some of you were able to join us. Thank you to the school children who were there. It really made the event quite quite special, quite remarkable. It was so good to be able to be in person again with so many people veterans, family members, Chelsea High, School students and teachers, the superintendent of schools, City officials, community members. We very much appreciate being a part of this great City, Today, We Gather, at cemeteries, monuments and Parks.

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We March in parades in cities, big and small, all across this great country, as we honor the loyalty and bravery of our fallen.

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While this day is typically spent recalling the Valor of men and women who died in combat, we must never forget those quiet professionals who answered that Noble calling to serve the people of the United States in peace time as well, along with those as energy Dominico. So athlete commented who came home with the invisible scars of War only to succumb to them. Much later, the history of our nation and those who serve can be summed up in a short and simple phrase.

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They are extraordinary people who, by virtue of their service and sacrifice, have become truly extraordinary duty, honor country they lived for it, they died for it. We must remind ourselves of the future they fought for and do our best to live up to those values in the days ahead. Let us acknowledge the debt we owe to the men and women of the United States military who have guarded this country with their lives.

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Never forget our service members who know all too much the cost of our freedom for their service to this country is their greatest gift and that gift is to allow for all of us to live here today in Freedom, God bless those that made the ultimate sacrifice and the loved ones that they left behind. God bless our veterans in uniform today and God bless the United States of America. Thank you.

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We have a student poetry, recital from Barack areas from the Brown Middle School.

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I'm going to be reading, the poem called how sleep the brave, how sleep the brave who saved to rest by all the countries wishes blessed when spring with three fingers: cold return to death, their holiday move. She there Shaw dress a sweeter sock. Then Fancy Feet have ever tried my fairy hands. Their nail is wrong my forms and see their dirty song. The honor comes a pilgrim grade to bless the turf that wraps their clay, a freedom shock, a wild repair to dwell a weeping permit. There.

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And at this time the Southside band will play a tribute to the veterans.

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Thank you for trying to check in the Chelsea High dance.

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We want to thank you for being here and sharing to stay with us. Just in closing, sometime we take a look at to my left. Is the Black Flag people are wondering why why are we doing the flag? This Flag represents prisoners of War and also those missing in action that maybe never came back to this country. So we fight a flag in irana and we want to make sure we never forget who they are at this time, it'll be a quick Announcement by Dutchman service agent, Francisco Toro.

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I can't thank each and every one of you enough for participating today, a band residence elected officials. All just want to say thank you sincerely so for each and every veteran that is in here, you honor them.