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At the going down of the sun and in
the morning, we will remember them
Take Time to
remember the
men & women who
gave you liberty
ANNA'S DRESS SHOPPE
Seaforth
527-0489
A Moment's
Silence
for a Lifetime
of Freedom
Town of Seaforth
MAYOR — Irwin Johnston
Remembering those
who sacrificed
for us.
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Remembering
those who died
for our freedom
National Junior LegiQn essay winner
Where does the glory lie?
Remembtance Day - a day
when a great number of people
pause in silent memory of dear
ones and unknown alike who
gave their best so that we may
c'ljoy a better way of life.
As we pause to pay tribute to
their glorious deeds, maybe we
should ask ourselves the ques-
tion, "are we doing our part to
make this land and the way of
life they fought for more
secure and promising for those
coming after us?, or are we
perhaps a little selfish and only
thinking of ourselves and the
present?"
Many have freely given their
lives for the just cause "free-
dom." They have made the
Supreme Sacrifice, a role that
those who serve as our NATO
peacekeepers may also have to
fulfil before the ultimate vic-
tory is attained. These cou- unknown faces of lost relatives.
rageous men and women face But try as we may, we cannot
danger constantly but never truly understand the suffering
shun the duces assigned to . and anxiety of those years, as
them in the name of peace. our elders do.
Memories of these soldiers, We think of the ex -sergeant
sailors, airmen and women will standing near us - what is he
never be erased from our remembering? And the man
minds and their names will go across the room who used to
down in the annals of history. be the captain of a destroyer -
For those of us who cannot what memories has he to
recall the war years, remember- relive? Many women too, recall
ing is difficult. When the chap- fond memories of husbands,
lain announces the observance sons and brothers lost to them
of two minutes of silence and forever, but not really gone.
reveille rings out sweet and But to recall memories of the
clear, we try to think of what past and to look at the present
war must have been like. does not reveal the full mean -
We remember stories that we ing of Remembrance Day. We
have read or heard and we try must look beyond the sad
to picture in our minds the memories and cloudy skies
toward the future. Perhaps the
most wonderful thrill of all is
the sudden realization that
these people whom we honour,
have entrusted to us a priceless
legacy...the responsibility of
guarding and preserving the
freedom they have bought and
paid for with their lives.
THIS is where the glory lies
and THIS, I believe, is the real
significance of Remembrance
Day!
Louis John Price,
Grand Falls/Windsor
Newfoundland
LA LEGION ROYALE CANADIENNE
PRENEZ LE TEMPS DE
VOUS SOUVEMR
1945
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1995
TAKE TIME TO
ER
THE ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION
NOVEMBER 11
We must
all remember
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A moment to
remember
those who
gave their lives
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In times of peace,
remember those
who fought to
achieve it.
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