HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1997-11-05, Page 17THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5,1997. PAGE 17.
TAKE TIME TO REMEMBER
Village of
Brussels
& the
Brussels
P.U.C.
887-6572
Township
of
Grey
887-6268 November 1 1th is Remembrance Day
Township
of
Morris
887-6137
Township of
East
Wawanosh
The ViUage
of Blyth
&
the Blyth
Public
Utilities
Commission
523-4545
Wheeler Auto
Glass
&
Wheeler Bus
Lines School Bus
Charters
357-1270
Wingham
Poppies are worn as the flower of
remembrance, a reminder of the blood-red
flower which still grows on the site of
battles fought in France and Belgium.
Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae, during
the terrible bloodshed of the second battle
of Ypres, in the spring of 1915, wrote of
these flowers which lived on among the
graves of dead soldiers.
In Flanders Fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
The flowers and the larks serve as
reminders of nature's ability to withstand
the destructive elements of war by men, a
symbol of hope In a period of human
despair. The poppy was adopted for
symbolic purposes after the First World
War.
The two minutes of silence provides
another significant way of remembering
wartime while thinking of peace. Two
minutes is scarcely enough time for
thought and reflection. As we pause and
bow our heads, we remember those brave
men and women who courageously
volunteered for the cause of freedom and
peace.
For those who were part of the wartime
period, remembering means thinking of
BLYTH LEGION
Branch 420
11 a.m.
Sunday, Nov. 9/97 at
Missionary Church, Auburn
November 11.1997
Remembrance Day Service
887-6173
to be held at the Blyth
Memorial Hall at 10:45 a.m.
with Rev. James H. Carne
officiating.
The parade parties will meet
at the Blyth Legion
at 10:15 a.m.
comrades, it evokes memories of young
men and young women who never returned
home. Those born after the wars may
picture youthful soldiers who eagerly joined
up from high schools across the country
only to meet death while rushing to combat
the enemy. They may imagine the anguish
of a man leaving a new wife, a young family,
an elderly mother. The important thing for
all of us to remember is that they fought to
preserve a way of life, the traditions of
being Canadian, the freedom we currently
enjoy. Remember that the silence is for
peace.
Both in Canada and overseas, there are
memorials to commemorate the service of
Canadian troops. The National War
Memorial in Ottawa was originally designed
to recognize those who served In the First
World War. It has been rededicated to
symbolize the sacrifice made by Canadians
in the Second World War and In Korea. The
National War Memorial symbolizes the
unstinting and courageous way In which
Canadians gave their service when values
which they believed In seemed threatened.
Advancing together through a large
archway are figures representing the
hundreds of thousands of Canadians who
answered the call to serve. At the top of the
arch are two figures which stand as
emblems of peace and freedom.
357-2880
WALTON AUTO &
SMALL ENGINE
REPAIR
809 Tumbeny St. S.
(Brussels Auto Sales)
Phone 887-9055
Steve
Bearss
Construction
BRUSSELS LEGION
Branch 218
November 11.1997
10:30 a.m. Cenotaph Service
11:15 Church Service to
follow at St. John's Anglican
Church, Brussels.
2:00 p.m. Huronlea Service
There will be a lunch and
social time to follow at the
Legion
Blyth
523-9695
Gord Jenkins
Construction
Qenercd Contractor
519-523-9372
Custom Building,
Renovations
& Framing
* windows • siding * drywall
• roofing & trim