REMEMBRANCE DAY

[Blair]

Canada’s Books of Remembrance show that more than 118,000 Canadians have made the ultimate sacrifice since Confederation, while serving in uniform.
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Canadian Virtual War Memorial (CVWM)
This site contains a registry of information about the graves and memorials of more than 116,000 Canadians and Newfoundlanders who served valiantly and gave their lives for their country. Included on this site are the memorials of more than 1500 soldiers who died in service to Canada since the Korean War, including peacekeeping and other operations. The site also contains digital images of photographs and personal memorabilia about individual Canadians. The purpose of the Canadian Virtual War Memorial is to recognize and keep alive the memory of the achievements and sacrifices made by those who served Canada in the defence of freedom and so have contributed to the development of Canada as a nation.



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http://www.veterans....ions/virtualmem​

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God Bless them all & their Families.
Thank you for the Ultimate Sacrifice.



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In Flanders Fields



In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie,
In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.



The Ode of Remembrance


They went with songs to the battle, they were young.
Straight of limb, true of eyes, steady and aglow.
They were staunch to the end against odds uncounted,
They fell with their faces to the foe.
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning,
We will remember them.

Lest we forget.



The Trews - Highway of Heroes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=QrkgV5bl7kQ

 

[Alfiegee]

Good call on your post Blair.
What a different place Canada might be today if not for our military. And those who gave their lives so that we might have our current lives as they are.
I do not agree with wars and wish armies and navies were not necessary, unfortunately they are.
I worked in Kingston last year for a few months and drove back and forth to Hamilton every week. Twice we came upon a procession for a soldier who had fallen in Afghanistan along the "Highway of Heroes." Rather than being an inconvenience for slowing our trip home down, it gave me great pride to see all the people waving flags and showing their respects on the overpasses crossing the 401. Each time this happened we heard The Trews song Highway of Heroes and I had tears in my eyes.
We should thank these people not only on Nov. 11 each year, but every day. They gave the ultimate sacrifice. Their lives for ours.

Thanks Blair.

Alfie.

 

[Blair]

Good call on your post Blair.
What a different place Canada might be today if not for our military. And those who gave their lives so that we might have our current lives as they are.
I do not agree with wars and wish armies and navies were not necessary, unfortunately they are.
I worked in Kingston last year for a few months and drove back and forth to Hamilton every week. Twice we came upon a procession for a soldier who had fallen in Afghanistan along the "Highway of Heroes." Rather than being an inconvenience for slowing our trip home down, it gave me great pride to see all the people waving flags and showing their respects on the overpasses crossing the 401. Each time this happened we heard The Trews song Highway of Heroes and I had tears in my eyes.
We should thank these people not only on Nov. 11 each year, but every day. They gave the ultimate sacrifice. Their lives for ours.

Thanks Blair.

Alfie.

My Grandfather (Major Francis Donohue - Cochrane, Ontario), Many Great Uncles, Cousins & even my Dad for a short period in the late Fifties served.

Grandpa used to share Some Stories (Vets really dont talk too much about it) ...
about being in Belguim after D-Day and working their way through the Netherlands.

He would talk about the Piot Guns & Sticky bombs (Just like on "Saving Private Ryan") and the tough times him and his "Brothers" all had.
I was so young then (listening to his stories).

Always gets too me how UNSELFISH CANADIANS are.
Willing to leave there homes and families and go thousands of miles away.

Just to secure a better life for all of us.
Honour is a word well deserved to extoll upon all of them.

and being "Canadian" ... they would never ask.

*SMILES*

 

[Spinninreel]

I think that this one was especially important because the date was 11-11-11.

 

[Alfiegee]

Well said Blair. Even tho the Highway of Heroes is a recent thing, I relate it to all Canadians who made the ultimate sacrifice thousands of miles from home in Europe and Asia during the World Wars too.
Have you heard the Trews song? It speaks much the same as you, I don't know how to get it from youtube to here, but if you'd like to see it, it's there. The Trews, Highway of Heroes.

Alfie.

 

[Blair]

The Trews, Highway of Heroes.

Alfie.

Posted the link... thanks.