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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuron Expositor, 2016-10-26, Page 5Wednesday, October 26, 2016 • Huron Expositor 5 opinion www.seaforthhuronexpositor.com Let's make Mosul last stand for ISIS Canada must do all it can to help beat back the Islamic State menace. Coalition forces began taking back Iraq's second-largest city on Monday. It's been over two years since the jihadist group took Mosul, in the sum- mer of 2014. But for the past few weeks, every major force involved in fighting ISIS has mobi- lized into strategic posi- tions to begin their assault to reclaim the city. There are still about a million residents living in the city, located in north- ern Iraq. Throughout all this time, they've been terrorized and held hos- tage by ISIS. Now it's time to free them. Iraqi forces, Kurdish peshmerga, coalition members and, yes, Cana- dians, are playing their part. There are dozens of Canadians on the ground, mostly advising the Kurds. And while the Trudeau government has been tight-lipped on exactly what our Canadian Forces members are up to, there can be no doubt they will be in firefights. They will be taking up arms against the enemy. All Canadians should keep these brave soldiers in their thoughts and prayers as they take the fight directly to ISIS in its heartland, to show these terrorists their twisted caliphate has no place in this world. Our spy planes and a Canadian intelligence cell in Kuwait have been pro- viding critical targeting information for allied warplanes, Postmedia's Matthew Fisher reported after speaking with Cana- dian generals on the ground. Good for them. We are making a valuable contri- letter to the editor Mail out poppy campaign Each year, to mark the upcoming Remembrance Day, Seaforth Legion mem- bers and community vol- unteers canvassed the Town of Seaforth selling poppies and collected donations for the Legion Poppy Fund. The sale of poppies and wreaths is the Legion's only national fund-raising appeal and makes possible assistance to ex -service men and women in need. Legion Poppy Campaign funds are held in trust, sep- arate from the Legion accounts, This year, there will be no house-to-house campaign in Seaforth. In its place, we will be doing a mail -out campaign. Each household in Seaforth and area will receive an envelope with a poppy, a Flanders Field bookmark and a card about the 100th Anniversary of the Vimy Ridge conflict. We hope each household will be able to make a contribution to this year's Legion Poppy drive. Envelopes with a picture of the Vimy Ridge memorial and a bright red poppy on the front will be mailed to each household in late October. When you receive your enve- lope, we hope you will partici- pate in this annual event. Your contribution to the Poppy Fund is a tangible expression of thanks to the men and women who died in service to our country, and to those who continue to serve today. The World War I veterans are now gone, and as our World Was II and Korean bution in this fight. Our Polaris aerial refu- eller has so far delivered 34 million pounds of fuel to coalition aircrafts. And our CP -140 Aurora has conducted over 600 reconnaissance missions. As this major push gets under way, we should be proud of our contribu- tions to date. However, make no mis- take about it: Canadian CF -18s should still be in the air right now helping the allies with bombing missions. It's a shame we abandoned some of the heavy lifting and left it all up to others. ISIS is up against the wall. We've got a key stronghold cornered. It won't be a quick or easy fight. Coalition strategists predict street by street combat to come. Let's make sure they know Canada's there for them as it unfolds. War veterans decline in numbers, our Canadian service personnel who have served in the Gulf War, the Kosovo War and the Afghan War are replacing them. Many individuals come home suffering from some form of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), although only the recent returnees are being identi- fied with this mental illness. The WWI, WWII and Korean War veterans just had to live with it. There was no effort to identify or deal with the issues they brought home to family or friends. No assistance was available to them. That is why the Legion's Poppy Campaign is so important. Now we can help. Please join us. -Lin Steffler Farewell Blue Jays, see you next year The Toronto Blue Jays were defeated by the Series October 19, losing 3-0. The Indians m series against the Blue Jays. Students from Jay's Spirit day at Huron Centennial School a playoffs. Cleveland Indians in a MLB League Championship ove on to the World Series with 4-1 wins in the Mrs. Regier's Grade 4/5 class participated in Blue couple days before they were knocked out of the Buzz cut for cancer ['EMI' 1 TERR' td TERR ' N TERR1i gm i-' IC* 141,1 I c.`4', /I 161 fibia irrl '1 1i'Or - rERR i i'+ TERRY t a TERRY '- '%. TERRY, -Citi i ii.1 rl: ri r Fia , TERRA VCA Ear r:. TERRYS r ,.. -14 0L-114 cRy.1 Submitted photo Throughout the past couple weeks, Maureen Harburn, the educational assistant at St. James Catholic School invited the community to cut pieces of her hair off for $20, with all the money going to the Terry Fox Run. She did the undertaking with the anticipation of taking the clippers to her head as the end outcome.