Remembrance Day - What it means to you.

Hmmmm... are you saying that kids stay home from school beause of remembrance day activities? If so, I think that's kind of sad... :( I'm a vet in the broadest sense as I served for 21 years but was never in a war zone, since I worked almost exclusively in aerospace defence (I almost got into the first gulf war as an operations centre commander but I was posted in the U.S. at the time and they wouldn't allow anyone with a family to go into the zone without Canadian family support services). My wife Judy spent a gruelling and dangerous 8 months in Bosnia in 1992. We both play active roles in Remembrance Day ceremonies here in Guysborough County. I sure hope our young people are not consciously avoiding activities that provide an opportunity to understand what ordinary Canadians have done for Canadians and for other ordinary people in war ravaged places around the world. I had the opporunity much earlier in my life to walk though graveyards in France filled with Canadians killed in the gruesome first world war and to view monuments dedicated to their sacrifice. I walked the beach in Dieppe, France where so many brave Canadian soldiers died in a hail of bullets. Check it out...the disastrous raid on Dieppe was directly responsible for the victory on D-Day. I've walked along Juno Beach in Normandy where, once again, Canadian soldiers paid the ulimate price to literally save the world. My son has served in Afganistan and is going back soon. Our guys and gals are dying over there. The new vets... Lest we forget. Danny

Great post Danny :) I agree with you 100 %

Thanks Stefan. Nice to here that from one of our younger members, for sure. I feel a little better now. :) Cheers. Danny

Great post, Danny.

My grandfather served in WWII from '39 to the war's end - luckily, he came home. Even though he came through pretty much unscathed, he still gave up six years of his life to serve his country. I think it's very important to remember the sacrifice that so many Canadians have made and continue to make for their country, particularly those who made the ultimate sacrifice. Lest we forget.

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Good one Danny.

Lest we forget.

Check out Terry Kelly's "A Pittance of Time" at http://www.terry-kelly.com/pittance/pittance_en.htm. Sorry, I couldn't seem to insert the hyperlink. Cheers. Danny