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Retired Lynnfield Marine reflects LHS Music Dept. presents “Bye Bye Birdie” on Vietnam War on Veterans Day By Christopher Roberson s residents gathered on the Town Common to honor Lynnfield’s living veterans, retired Marine 1st Lt. John Pettazzoni discussed the eightmonth campaign known as the Tet Offensive, the turning point of the Vietnam War. According to the U.S. Department of State, the campaign was waged from Jan. 30 to Sept. 23, 1968, by Viet Cong forces and the North Vietnamese Army. “Their plan was to end the war at that time; their plan did not work,” said Pettazzoni during the Nov. 11 ceremony. Although the U.S. and South Vietnamese forces ultimately repelled the attacks, Pettazzoni said, the American soldiers no longer had support from

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April 1975. “When you go into combat, you change,” said Pettazzoni. “You see things you never could’ve imagined.” Although the country’s perception of Vietnam veterans has changed for the better, Pettazzoni said there are still some veterans who simply cannot cope with the past. He said that every day 22 of them resort to taking their own lives. Veterans Services Officer Bruce Siegel said this year marks the 100th anniversary of John Pettazzoni, retired U.S. the end of World War I, adding Marines 1st Lt. and Vietnam War that Veterans Day was known veteran as Armistice Day until 1954, when President Dwight Eisenhome. “It took a lot out of the hower changed the name. guys that I knew, 19-year-old Siegel also spoke about what people,” he said. it means to be a veteran. “A vetYet, the atrocities continued SEE PAGE 2 until the war finally ended in

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Maddie Burke and Liam Connelly are shown lighting-up the stage during a rehearsal for the Lynnfield High School Music Department’s production of “Bye Bye Birdie,” a musical comedy inspired by inspired by Elvis Presley’s induction into the Army in 1958. The production premiered Thursday night, and will feature another show tonight and Saturday night at 7:30 p.m. and a Sunday matinee at 2 p.m. in the LHS Auditorium. See story and photos on page 7.

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source,” she said, adding that she prefers to have staff meetings once a month, and “What this enables me to do is know what people are working on,” she said. Gavelis also called attention to the use of positive reinforcement as a way to keep employees motivated. “Give credit where credit is due,” she said. In addition, Gavelis said that although she is not a micromanager, she is also not a desk general. “I’m not afraid to jump

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