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by.Jessica Mann
As 1 run up the stairs to my musty, old, 010, ,
1 pause for n Minute. Will my hockey •cards he
Up there? The question runs through my mind
over and over again. When 1 reach the top of
the stairs, I look around. 1 see an old chest in
the corner, a bookshelf and an old crib. My
cards are probably in the old chest topen the
ltd and Inside 1 find a stack ofletters,. a few
pleturee and a watch..
pleal3Pointeci that my
. cards weren't there, 1
kick the bOx •in frus-
tration.
•• . 1 Scion realize
that the stack of let-
ters Were • all
addressed to my
great grandma and •
• grandpa.
Curiously, t open
a tow of tha.letters
"and. Start to read. A
•fftgY Of %NM swept over me. My grandpa
had written the letters to Ills parents when he
;was in the War: Each letter 1 read, .1 learn about ,
how my grandpa and Other people felt -when
they were in the war • •
Amongst the Stack of• letters •there was. a
telegram. It sal& ' •
, • . ,
June 18,1944
Mr. and Mrs. Watson. We regret to inform
You, that your son Flight Lieutenant James
'Andrew Watson,.622 squadron *as the Pilot
and taptairs...Lancasten.NDIet engaged on
an linportant mission over Berlin, Germany,
on the night. 21-28 April 1944...The aircraft
crashed at Serghelm. 'Fit Watson...Killed on
'April 28.. remaining crew, trierabers) were
taken prisoners of war.ltols watch was found
at the crash site. ' •
1 carefulir put the stack of letters 'book In
the chest and picked up the wetch. The time
°rift road 1:37 pm. This time must have been
when the plane crashed. 1 set the watch
beside the telegram and Closed the.lid.
With tear filled eyes 1 ran downstaini.,1 feel.
so sad because of how selfish !Was.' t pleked.
up, my • jacket .anci pin my poppy on it 1 walk
• down to the cenotaph and join the crowd of
Peeple. Through:the minute of silence [stand
proudly art 1 remember the letters. One sen-
tence runs through my Mind. They fought for
us; they died for tre..ilernemberthern.
(JesSica's essay won firstat the Branch level, and
proceeded to the, provincial level vvhere it placed
first) „ .• • •
- • ' significance as Canadians
The HMOS Sackville Is the last 01123 Conrettes
• commissioned 'by Canada during World War 11.
Canada built 140 other Oorvettes:for other
Allied:countries. The Sackville has been
restored and is now known as the Canadian
• National Navy Memorial. The ship is docked at
Sackville Landing in Halifax Harbour and is
opetrto the public during StimMer months. She
• is, troarined by sea cadets citing across Canada.
Nov. 11 has been known as Remembrance
• Day since World War 1 so we still pay,tribute to
all personnel lost fronvour services - Navy, .
Army; Air Force and Merchant Marine - in all
wars In which Canadians took part- Other coon -
tries had losesofmanpower,and personnel and
deserve our remembrances too, as we attend
Cenotaph services again in 1998„ (Ai. Gardner)
•PA# •*4 Corvette e*4
• She was Father Neptune's' God child,
the navy's' own cadet,
Friend and guide'to the ruitY tramp,
The Oceati's•ehild corvette.
•Born to'a world of strife and pain,
Gods'answer to a sailor's prayer,
Spooned on the banks of the Clyde and Tyn
• And. on Canada's coasts,so fair. •
. •
Plunging, risings, twist and roll,
O'er Atlanta's breast,
Youth and joy in her impish soul,
While she kissed the snowy crests,
thctnniversa
Down the heaving convoy lanes,
out where the..welfe packs .hido, .
trrand out and hack again,' • •
Scolding her charge and pride. •
••
Zig Zag o'er the rolling foam;
Searching the depths below, •
Listeninrwith her, magic ear,
To find, attack anddestroy the foe.
God bless you all, you stout corvettes,
Ye knomes of fight and fun; ‘.•. .
Youwere the pride and joy of the merchant men, - • •
On our oceans weiterri run.
A L Gardner -'Llicititow, 'Ontario
end ofFirst World War
emembering the Battle of VinlY Ridge
• In recognitionof the
achievements and uteri,.
• fice Of Canadians daring
wartime and in ',coca:cep-
, ink operation g around the
• world, Nov, 5 to 11, 1998,
has , •been declared'
Veterans' Week. This year,.
the week takes on special.
•
•
•
oo ca remem er
St. Helen's Remembrance Day Servide
• Sunday, Nov. 8, 2:30 p.m.
Remembrance Day Wednesday Nov.11
9:45 a.m. parade froirt Legion to
Presbyterian Church for 10 aan: service
11 a.m. Cenotaph service
mark the 80th anniversary
:�f'the end of the First
• World Way.
• During the Fitst World
War, the Canadian. Corps
came to 'be valued as one
of the Mosteffective mili-
tary formation's on the
Western Front, talented in
thehazardous technique§
of offensive warfare.
Never would this he More
evident titan in Aprii1.9)/,
. Corps captured more. ..
when .the Canadian ,Corps the Firit Wi)rldNItar. • . k 18ras.ihe first tittle that all •
captured Virny Ridge with At Vinty. Ridge in. the four di Visions of the
superb planning and -pre-,dawn of, Easter Canadian corps attacked
together, anti-- they did so
brilliantly and courageous,
IY•
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At •Vitriy Ridge, 12
•V"
Viltar
WiNIMM,V.,$: •
houtSlater, victory was
achieved. The Canadian:
• ground, more prisoners '
• and more guns than atty.
previous British offensive
in the two and a half,years
of war. •
• preParatiOn, No Allied MondaY, 4111. 9; 0911, high - morelhon 3,500 •
•
AlthOughthe cost Was •
. . , .
operatiOn,. on the Western Canadian soldiers • Canadians gave their lives
Frontwas more thdrough- launched an offensive. - it was at Virny Ridge that
ly planned,. and Virrty against German positions Canada became a natio
became the crowning that, for more than .two From the Atlantic to the
achievement of the years had proved impreg- Pacific, Canadians were
Canadian military during nable to all Allied assaults. united in pride.