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THE CENOTAPH—the Canadian Honour • were recently honoured on the 35th anniversary
Guard of the Canadian Forces Base in West of Canadian soldiers liberating the Dutch in. the
Germany ,standsai the Cenotaph in. Grosbeek Second World War. (Photo by Bill Elston)
cerrietery, Holland where Canadian Veterans '
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- things that the Canadians
saw while in Holland.
WE DO REMEMBER
BY JEAN BEWLEY
Did you .ever wonder what
it would, be like to be a
celebrity? The Canadian
Veterans who served in the
'Editor's Note;
Walter"' mato and Jean.
Bewley of BB 1, /Valton were
just one of :Many Canadians
who returned to 'Holland
. when the Dutch 'paid tribute
to the Canadian Veterans
who had helped' to liberate the day we left it was taken
the Netherlands in the Sec- down. We felt just like a
and World War. King and Queen. Canadian
Other local residents, at- flags flew everywhere in The
tending included Bruce • Netherlands for the whole
Smith of BlYth, Mr. and•Mrs. week.
Bill Elston of Morris Town= In Canada when we cele-
shipr„ Mr. and Mrs. William • Irate Remembrance Day
Harris of Wingham, Mr. and November 11, the veterans
Mrs: Lloyd Casemore of (getting fewer every
Wingham, and Mr,. and Mrs. ladies' Aukiliary nAiribers,,
Eldon Mann of Lucknow and boy scouts ' and. ,those mem-
.ta &me' Gerrie . resident bets of: organizations, who
Harold Townsend, now of have' been appointed to lay
Shelbenrne. wreaths, gather at the ceno-
"Mrs. Bewley wrote this tiph to lay. wreaths in
piece abdut how the Can- Memory. *of the Soldiers who
adians were received in died. They then attend a
Holland and Bill Elston sub- church service and that is
milted photos of some of the "'Remembrance day for anoth-
er year. Usually there are a
few letters to the Editor in
prominent papers condem-
ning the participants in these
services 'as glorifying war.
Perhaps if those people who
condemn would just attend a
Remembrance Day Service
they might change their liberation of The Nether- minds. Better still they ' lands and their wives (or s husbands in some cases) had should go to The Netherlands May 4th and 5th each year the -experience of being • and really find out what some celebrities, complete with
autograph seekers, chaufeur people have to remember.
and social secretary, for one - REMEMBER THE WAR
week in Holland when the When Canadiansreineml ber the war they think of the Dutch people celebrated...the
35th Anniversary of the
"Liberation" by entertaining
the "Canadian ,Liberators:'"..'.
Dutch' families pened. their
homes and their hearts to the
Canadians and entertaine0
them in royal style: l
At our 'Home Away from
Home," the Canadian flag,
was fying oVer the door as
long as we were in reiidence-
ways they tried to get around
sugar rationing, meat ration-
ing, gas rationing etc. Par-
ents and wives of men
serving Overseas, of course,
- had mere anxiety.
In the Netherlands they,
remember the horrors and
privations of war in their own
country. May 4th is,a day of
`Remembering and Honour-
ing%the men and women who
gave their live's in the actual
defence and liberation of
their own country.
This • special anniversary
iikiffaffiRMR,
year we attended the mini
enical service in. St. Step-
:hen's church in Nijmegen
along with 'several hundred
ether wcfahiPPera both
Dutch and Canadian. Each
person was given an, order of
.service with familiar hymns
and the creed Printed in both
'Dutch and English and a
summary. of the sermon
*printed in English. Each
sang and repeated the creed
in his own language, The
church, was full' with extra'
chairs in all available spaces.
After the service, everyene
Plus extras whO had not
attended the service, walked
several blocks •to the ceno-
taph te lay two wreaths then
on for more ceremonies some
distance away.,It was quite a
sight to see so many people
filling the street from one
side to the other forming an
informal parade about three
Mocks long.
Monday was the "Peace
March" when a parade was
staged with the Canadian
Veterans marching approx-
imately. two and one half
miles to the centre, of Nij-
megen where Princess Mar-
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