Remembrance Day

by Former Member Sun 16 Sep 2018, 8:38 am

Remembrance Day ad gets mixed reviews for
making test audience 'feel guilty'

Catharine Tunney · CBC News · Posted: Sep 16, 2018

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CBC News

by Zodiac Sun 16 Sep 2018, 2:06 pm

On our 11th hour of the 11th day, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will likely be asleep

Mark Bonokoski . Published Nov 06, 2017

One should not visit the sins of the father upon the son, but Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is now off to Vietnam, flying there in the slipstream of U.S. President Donald Trump’s own trip.

This means Trudeau will not be at the War Memorial in Ottawa on Saturday, or placing a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, when our world stops for a few brief moments on Remembrance Day to honour the sacrifices made by past and present generations to ensure the freedoms we enjoy today.

This troubles me to no end.

I have tried to shake the mental image of Pierre Elliott Trudeau, our PM’s father, riding his motorcycle around Montreal during the Second World War, and wearing a German military helmet from the war that would supposedly end all wars, all when old enough to take up arms like my father did, and his brothers, too.

But it’s been impossible.

As former British High Commissioner Lord Moran wrote of Pierre Trudeau as he was leaving Ottawa in 1984, “With some reason, he has not been greatly respected or trusted in London.

“He has never entirely shaken off his past as a well-to-do hippie and draft dodger.”

So, forgive me if I cannot fully separate the father from the son. Justin Trudeau should be in Ottawa at the War Memorial on Saturday, not in Vietnam. Not in the Philippines.

A few days ago, my late father Matt would have celebrated his 99th birthday. Instead he has been dead since 1980.

He went to war, signed up with the Royal Canadian Air Force, and somehow survived many missions with Bomber Command as the allied forces rained bombs on German military installations, and endured never-ending Flak from the ground.

His cousin Daniel, from a neighbouring farm in the southern Saskatchewan town of Torquay, was not so lucky.

There is a lake in northeastern Saskatchewan — Bonokoski Lake — named in his memory, but his remains lie forever buried in the British War Cemetery in Berlin.

He was 23 when his plane was shot out of the sky.

What mattered to his family back in Saskatchewan was word that he had received Holy Communion on the morning of his last mission.

This gave his devout Roman Catholic family some solace.

Perhaps this is something Governor General Julie Payette, now commander-in-chief of our forces, should keep in mind when she lays her wreath on Remembrance Day amid all those prayers that she believes are deemed foolish by science.

A recent poll conducted by Ipsos on behalf of Historica Canada has found that 37% of millennials plan to personally attend a ceremony this year to honour our fallen.

This is the demographic that Justin Trudeau wrapped up in his pursuit to become prime minister, yet he will not be among them on Saturday when the bugles blow at cenotaphs across the country.

There is something very wrong about this.

According to Historica’s CEO, Anthony Wilson-Smith, veterans telling the horrors of their wars to Canadian students over the last decade have had an impact on millennials.

“(They’re) more aware of our place in the world,” he told CP. “And that translates into a greater appreciation of sacrifice.”

If our somewhat older prime minister is “more aware of our place in the world,” and has a “greater appreciation of sacrifice,” then he should be home on Remembrance Day.

Instead, on our 11th hour of the 11th day, it will be nearing midnight a half a world away in Vietnam and the Philippines.

And Trudeau will likely be in bed.

markbonokoski@gmail.com

Toronto Sun

by Ranger Tue 18 Sep 2018, 12:49 pm

Remembrance Day banners will again honour service men and women from Central Huron

Place your order today to commemorate loved one; program to expand this year to Holmesville, Auburn and Londesborough

Sheila Pritchard . Published Sep 18, 2018

Central Huron again wants to go above and beyond for this year’s Remembrance Day to honour the Canadian service men and women from our area that fought for our freedom.

For the past two years, Remembrance Day banners displaying the photos and names of local veterans have adorned the lamp poles throughout Clinton, and this year Central Huron is continuing that tradition.

In remembrance of those who lost their lives in two world wars, as well as recent wars, the municipality will be installing these special banners as a unique way to commemorate local veterans.

The personalized banners feature the photos and names of each veteran.

“It’s really a way for us to honour those from our community who have served and fallen, in a fresh and more personal way,” says Central Huron Community Improvement Co-ordinator Angela Smith.

Smith explains that the program was launched in 2016 with only a few banners, initially to measure community support. The support of the community was so strong that they significantly expanded the program last year and hope to continue to do so this year, Smith says.

This year, the banner program has been broadened to the hamlets beyond Clinton, explains Smith. “I now have brackets on poles in the hamlets and want to let folks know that they can have their banner in Holmesville, Auburn or Londesborough now.”

Smith says she feels the banners help to provide a more personal connection with our veterans, especially for the younger generations that may recognize the name of a family member, or the last name of a friend or neighbour, on the banners.

“I think it’s felt in general that our veterans just don’t get as much recognition as they should in this day and age,” says Smith. “The banner project brings the subject to the forefront of everyone’s mind. Especially for the young people in the community; they can see the names of each individual person, which is great because a lot of the names are local names, so it’s great to see.”

The cost of a personalized, commemorative banner is $300.

To have your own loved one honoured, simply provide an image of the veteran, along with their name and details of their service.

“We are accepting veterans from recent wars, too,” assures Smith. “We want to be as inclusive as possible because everyone who has put their life on the line, or lost their life, fighting for our country deserves to be recognized.”

For more information or to arrange to have a banner created to memorialize your own loved one, contact Angela at 519-476-5922 or cic@centralhuron.com

Clinton News Record

by Looper Thu 20 Sep 2018, 9:25 pm

Flags of Remembrance to be unfurled Saturday to honour veterans

DOUG SCHMIDT, WINDSOR STAR September 20, 2018

https://windsorstar.com/news/local-news/flags-of-remembrance-to-be-unfurled-saturday-to-honour-veterans

by Matrix Fri 21 Sep 2018, 8:43 am

Central Huron banner program honours veterans

BY BOB MONTGOMERY . SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

The Remembrance Day banner program in Central Huron is being expanded.

Community Improvement Coordinator Angela Smith says the program honours local veterans who served in the Canadian Armed Forces.

“We saw six that were done the first year and then we were up to 25 last year. They were all in Clinton, downtown Clinton and this year we are expanding. We have availability now in others as well,” said Smith.

This year they have five banners each for Londesborough, Auburn and Holmesville.

Family members who wish to have a banner honouring a loved one should apply at the Clinton Town Hall.

“We need a photograph of their loved one, the branch of military service that they were in, for example, Army, Navy, Air Force and the years of service, or even the conflict that they were in. Most have been World War veterans but we're accepting others as well,” added Smith.

The deadline for ordering those banners is Friday, September 28.

CKNX News

by **OutlawSoldier** Sun 23 Sep 2018, 8:30 am

PHOTOS: 128 Canadian Flags Placed On Windsor’s Riverfront

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Windsorite News

by **Stayner** Fri 05 Oct 2018, 12:19 pm

What did your relatives do while serving in The World Wars?

The 22 Wing Heritage Office is bringing to life for North Bay and Area families the story of their relatives’ service in the First World War, and of their relatives who were Killed in Action in the Second World War.

Oct 5, 2018

The 22 Wing Heritage Office is bringing to life for North Bay and Area families the story of their relatives’ service in the First World War, and of their relatives who were Killed in Action in the Second World War.

This Remembrance Day will commemorate the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War. Fought by 30 countries, including Canada, there had never been a war like it in recorded human history. The scale of the fighting was unprecedented, such that it became known as “The War to End All Wars” --and prompted the creation of Remembrance Day as an annual worldwide tradition says a North Bay Museum news release.

Over 600,000 Canadians served in the war. One-tenth of that number, nearly 61,000, died. 172,950 were wounded.

"These were members of our families—our great-grandfathers and great-grandmothers, great-uncles and great-aunts. All, with a small exception, were volunteers. They signed up to help people in other countries that they had never met, who often did not speak the same language because they believed in their hearts it had to be done. There is no greater gift one person can offer than to risk their life to save another."

A small number of Canadians were conscripted, forced to war by Canada, when the number of casualties began to decimate the Canadian Army. One Montreal army battalion, for example, went to war with over 1,000 soldiers; by October 1918 only 92 were left.

On behalf of the 100th anniversary of Remembrance Day, Doug Newman, the Wing Heritage Officer for 22 Wing/Canadian Forces Base North Bay, will demonstrate to people how they can access their relatives’ First World War military service records.

The records will reveal what they did in the war, where they served, where they trained, who they served with, how much they were paid, their punishments (if any), medals received, if they were wounded or got sick—all of the details. If a relative died in the war, the records will often relate the circumstances.

As a bonus, Newman, is also performing this service for people whose relatives were Killed in Action in the Second World War. More than a million Canadians served in WW2; over 42,000 lost their lives.

Newman will be available at the North Bay Museum every Saturday leading up to Remembrance Day (between October 6 and November 10) from 10 a.m-2:40 p.m.

To give people adequate time each research day is divided into 20-minute slots.

Appointments can be made by emailing naomi@northbaymuseum.com or calling 705-476-2323.

Bay Today

by Ranger Mon 08 Oct 2018, 10:05 am

Beechwood’s days and nights of remembrance — commemorating the Great War of 1914-1918

Brian McCullough • Postmedia Works . Published Oct 08, 2018

Less than a quarter of an hour before the guns along the battlefronts of Europe fell silent at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918 – the moment agreed upon under the terms of the armistice between the Allies and Germany – 25-year-old Private George Lawrence Price of the 28th “Northwest” Battalion, 6th Canadian Infantry Brigade had the awful misfortune to be shot by a German sniper.

When he died at 10:58 a.m., just two minutes before the cessation of hostilities, Pvt. Price became the last soldier of the Canadian Expeditionary Force to be killed in what was then called the Great War.

It must have been a crushing blow to his family. For Pvt. Price and the tens of thousands of other Canadian and Newfoundland soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice for king and country in the muddy trenches of the Western Front, there would be no homecoming. Their bodies would be laid to rest in cemeteries close to where they died, far from their homes and families on this side of the Atlantic.

As the 100th anniversary of the armistice approaches, Ottawa’s Beechwood Cemetery – site of the National Cemetery of Canada – has put together a moving, three-part program of remembrance to help raise awareness of the effort and sacrifice of the more than 66,000 Canadians and Newfoundlanders who gave their lives to restore peace and freedom for us all.

“The program is symbolic of who we are as a cemetery and who we are as a nation,” says Nick McCarthy, Beechwood’s director of marketing, communications and community outreach. “It’s important that we take time to reflect, especially on the centenary of the 1918 armistice.”

Beechwood Cemetery, which has been in existence since 1873, has partnered with two other not-for-profit organizations and a local woodcarver to create some truly wonderful opportunities for visitors looking to experience this historic anniversary from now through Remembrance Day on Nov. 11.

All summer, a number of wire-frame soldier figures from the British-based “There But Not There Program” have been placed about the cemetery grounds near family memorials to Canadian and Allied war dead who are buried overseas. Beechwood staff move the figures to new locations each day at 11 a.m. so that visitors can search for them and discover new aspects of Canada’s military history. The haunting figures are not easy to spot, and almost seem to be moving among the headstones.

In September, Beechwood began projecting the names of the 1918 war dead from all nations onto a screen set up in a peaceful area in front of the Beechwood Mausoleum. The projections, supplied by the Toronto-based The World Remembers organization, run from 8 p.m. until midnight, and will conclude in the early minutes of Nov. 11 with the name of Pvt. Price. For all its simplicity, this is a powerful act of remembrance and reconciliation. Among the more than one million names of the servicemen and women who died in that terrible last year of the war alone, visitors will see the names of 23,731 Canadians and Newfoundlanders, including those of the other official war dead who succumbed to their wounds in the years after the war.

“We hope that people will come out and be respectful, and honour the fallen,” McCarthy said.

The final part of the program will be a carving by Kemptville master woodcarver Peter Van Adrichem who is transforming a dying tree into a lasting monument to the 1914-1918 conflict. The sculpture will feature a number of the iconic Brodie helmets worn by Canadian soldiers, surrounded by a series of poppies each representing a battle honour bestowed upon a Canadian or Newfoundland regiment.

During the last three months of the war, a period many military historians often refer to as “Canada’s Hundred Days,” some 6,800 Canadians and Newfoundlanders lost their lives, and approximately 39,000 were wounded. Thirty of them would earn the Victoria Cross for their actions, the Commonwealth’s highest award for military valour.

Retired Anglican Archdeacon Gerry Peddle, a former Chaplain General of the Canadian Armed Forces and current vice-chair of the Beechwood Cemetery Foundation, said he understands the importance of commemorations like this. His own grandfather, Sgt. Sidney Dudgell of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment survived being wounded at Beaumont-Hamel at the start of the 1916 Battle of the Somme and was repatriated, but on the battlefield tours he conducts in Europe Peddle says he meets many families of the soldiers, sailors and flyers who never returned home.

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“As we go through the anniversary dates of the First World War there is a sense that we are coming to the end of an era,” Peddle said. “There seems to be a genuine interest by families to pay homage to their relatives who are buried overseas, relatives they never knew. It might be the first time anyone has stopped in front of a particular headstone since the soldier was buried there a hundred years ago.”

For those who cannot make a trip to Europe themselves, Nick McCarthy says that the Beechwood Cemetery commemorations offer a perfect opportunity for people to pause, and to reflect on what it is that the First World War represents to us as Canadians.

“It’s all about commemorating people who came together to fight for something that was more than themselves,” McCarthy said. “We feel that in death everybody should be remembered, and just being out among the headstones creates quite a moving feeling of communal sacrifice and communal healing.”

For more information, visit www.beechwoodottawa.ca

This story was created by Content Works, Postmedia’s commercial content division, on behalf of Beechwood Funeral, Cemetery and Cremation Services.

Ottawa Citizen

by Cypher Fri 19 Oct 2018, 4:25 pm

Bradford church bells to ring 100 times for 100 years since end of First World War

Local children also asked to place a small Canadian flag on First World War veterans’ graves

Miriam King . Oct 19, 2018

This year, Remembrance ceremonies in Bradford West Gwillimbury will have a special focus.

It has been 100 years since Armistice Day marked the end of the First World War — a crucible of fire that helped forge the nation of Canada.

The First World War began in 1914. At the time, Canada had a population of just under eight million, yet 619,636 Canadians enlisted with the Canadian Expeditionary Force, under the direction of the British military.

Almost 424,000 Canadians served overseas, and more than half that number were killed or wounded in action — nearly 61,000 killed, and 172,000 wounded.

The statistics mean that about seven per cent of Canada’s population was engaged in the war effort. Add in those who contributed on the Home Front, and the families of the service men and women, and there is scarcely a community in the country that wasn’t touched by The Great War.

To mark the special anniversary, the Royal Canadian Legion and Veterans Affairs have launched the Bells of Peace Program, asking all communities coast to coast that have bells — in churches, schools, historical sites, or military institutions — to participate by tolling the bell 100 times, starting at sundown on Armistice Day, Nov. 11, with a five-second pause between each toll of the bell.

Bradford West Gwillimbury will be participating, said Legion President Mike Giovanetti. He plans to reach out to local churches, especially Trinity Anglican in Bradford, which he called “a great supporter.”

There’s another part to the program. The Royal Canadian Legion is asking that school children search out the graves of those who served in the First World War and returned home to be buried in their communities.

The children are asked to place a small Canadian flag, available from the local legion branch through the Poppy Fund, on each First World War veteran’s grave.

Archives Canada has a database that identifies veterans of the First World War and their communities that can be used to locate the graves.

The Bradford legion is working with Veterans Affairs Canada, the Canadian Armed Forces, Parks Canada and cadets to bring the program to Bradford West Gwillimbury.

The legion will be selecting a descendant of a First World War veteran to assist with the ringing of the bell, and a piper to play Amazing Grace once the tolling stops.

For more information, contact the legion at 905-775-5025.

Bradford Today

by **SniperGod** Sat 20 Oct 2018, 8:50 am

Why white poppies — meant to be a symbol of peace — are so controversial

October 20, 2018

https://globalnews.ca/news/4550164/white-poppies-remembrance-day/

by RevForce Mon 22 Oct 2018, 2:08 pm

First Poppy presented to Canada's Governor-General

Oct. 22, 2018

https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/first-poppy-presented-to-canadas-governor-general-698214471.html

by **Vexmax** Tue 23 Oct 2018, 3:21 pm

Operation Raise a Flag Returns to Salute Canadian Veterans with 47,500 Canadian Flags on November 11th

Oct. 23, 2018

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https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/operation-raise-a-flag-returns-to-salute-canadian-veterans-with-47500-canadian-flags-on-november-11th-698333011.html

by **Vexmax** Tue 23 Oct 2018, 3:24 pm

Bradford honours veterans with new remembrance banners

Oct 23, 2018

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https://www.barrietoday.com/local-news/bradford-honours-veterans-with-new-remembrance-banners-3-photos-1092837

by **Replica** Fri 26 Oct 2018, 7:18 am

Plaques honouring local veterans stolen

BY PAUL PEDRO . OCTOBER 25, 2018

Several honour plaques have been stolen from the Flags of Remembrance memorial along Windsor's riverfront.

Ten red plaques shaped like a maple leaf went missing in early October, exactly a year after nine were stolen last October. The 10 hero plaques were attached to Canadian flag poles up between Dieppe Park and the bridge.

Terri Davis-Fitzpatrick, the local Veterans Voices of Canada coordinator, doesn't understand why someone would stand up on the railing and cut the plastic ties off.

"They took the tie wraps out of the plaques, threw those down and probably threw the plaques into the river is what I'm thinking," said Davis-Fitzpatrick.

Veterans Voices of Canada-Flags of Remembrance tribute site in Windsor. (Photo courtesy of Terri Davis-Fitzpatrick Facebook)

Davis-Fitzpatrick said an anonymous man, whose father is an Essex-Kent Scottish Regiment veteran, has stepped up with a $250 donation to replace the plaques.

"We here at Veterans Voices of Canada are very grateful for his donation and the people of Windsor have always stepped up to the plate," she said.

Davis-Fitzpatrick said the goal is to educate students about veterans to prevent further vandalism at the memorial and keep their legacies alive for future generations.

"Maybe that will avoid this from happening in the future, if our youth is educated about what our service men and women did and the sacrifices they made for our freedom," Davis-Fitzpatrick said.

Plans are underway to build metal fasteners to permanently secure the plaques to the 128 Canadian flags poles.

Each sponsored plaque pays tribute to a Canadian veteran.

The flags represent 128,000 Canadians killed and missing in action.

Windsor News

by Guest Sat 27 Oct 2018, 4:56 am

POPPY LAUNCH: Students remember Canada's war veterans

Kevin Connor

Published:
October 26, 2018

Melanie Edgell felt a sense of pride being able to tell the story of a former TTC employee and his trials during the D-Day battle in Normandy.

The 10-year-old was part of a group of students from Davisville Public School who joined Canadian veterans of war and peacekeeping missions at the North York Centre subway station on Friday to launch the annual Royal Canadian Legion and TTC poppy sales campaign.

Melaine told the story of Sgt. Ceril Hutchinson from a letter about D-Day with a bagpipe theme.

Hutchinson wrote the the sound of a bagpipe could be inspiring or drive one up the wall. But on the night of June 6, 1944, a bagpipe was heard playing on the battlefield, which drew loud cheers.

“When the Germans heard the bagpipes, they knew their rein was over,” Melanie read.

She said, “it meant that even though the war was going on when the troops heard the bagpipes it fueled the attack on the Germans…these are people who made a sacrifice for the rest of Canada and it’s cool to meet some of them.”

Sheldon Lawr who served in both France and Belgium pins a poppy on Dea Rexasha,10, during the launch of the Toronto Royal Canadian Legion’s annual TTC Poppy Campaign at North York Centre Station in Toronto on Friday October 26, 2018. (Dave Abel/Toronto Sun/Postmedia Network)

Richard Ratcliffe, who was in the Canadian Navy for 30 years, fought in Korea, and is the president of the Sunnybrook Hospital resident council, was one veteran on hand who pinned poppies on the students after a ceremony.

“I think they are proud and realize we are all one country. Having them here means something and emphasizes that it was all worth it. When you see kids like this you know our country is in good shape,” Ratcliffe said.

The Legion and TTC poppy campaign is a reminder to never forget the veterans and those those who lost their lives in conflicts, said TTC CEO Rick Leary.

During the Second World War, 600 TTC employees left their jobs to enlist and a dozen were killed.

Leary said that is one reason why the TTC pauses all service on Remembrance Day, Nov. 11, at 11 a.m. to honour those who died in service of Canada.

On Remembrance Day, all TTC buses and streetcars will carry a sign reading, “Lest We Forget”.

Also on Nov. 11, all members of the Canadian Armed Forces in uniform and veterans wearing military service medals will ride for free along with a companion.

kconnor@postmedia.com

Toronto Sun

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