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SSwïR ¦=ssso.v,^, :^ï* SKU â&M îr ji ?*'' IX ,*?Day 2009 page 2 • Remembrance Day • THE RECORD Thursday, November 5, 2009 Canadians continue to embrace Unknown Soldier as one of their own “We do not know his age, his unit, or his date of death.No one does.Only God knows” By Sharon McCully ¦ ¦ -he dwindling ranks of veterans, loved ones and grateful Canadians will come by the thousands next week to the National War Memorial in Ottawa to pay txibute to the Unknown Soldier whose remains symbolize the thousands of Canadians who lost their lives in battle during the last century.On Remembrance Day, the monument will be a focal point for many who will remember their own.He could have been an Eastern Townships’ farm lad - a new father perhaps, or a young son who came of age by fudging his birth date to follow his buddies aboard a ship destined for the killing fields of Europe.Like the 28,000 other unidentified Canadians buried in foreign soil with tombstones bearing only the inscription, ' Known unto God’, the monument pays tribute to so many young men who never came home.It was the aging veterans of the Royal Canadian Legion who initiated the project to bring a symbolic soldier home to Ottawa, and they asked that the remains come from Vimy, the World War 1 battle widely considered to be a defin- ARMY, NAVY, AIR FORCE UNIT 318 300 St.Francis Street, Borough of Lennoxville ET THEM NOT REMEMBRANCE DAY 2009 - SUNDAY.NOVEMBER 8.2009 BOROUGH OF LENNOXVILLE Parade to form up on Speid Street at 11:45 a.m.Parade marches to Cenotaph at 12 noon for Service.Parade at North Hatley at 3:00 p.m.Remembrance Day Supper at A.N.A.F., Unit 318, 300 St.Francis St., at 6:00 p.m.ALL VETERANS AND PUBLIC ARE WELCOME! >.ml ^.V COURTESY WIKIMEDIA ¦1ÊUÈ& iilpi ÉÉllS .The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Ottawa ing moment in Canadian Military history- On that fateful morning of April 9, 1917, Canadian soldiers paid a heavy price 3,600 killed and 7,000 wounded -to achieve a victory that had been denied both British and French troops when they claimed Vimy Ridge for the Allied Forces.Those who have had an opportunity to tour the trenches and tunnels of Vimy Ridge leave in awe of the courageous and heroic actions of young Canadians, many Of them barely out of their teens.Next week crowds will gather at the base of the towering pillars of the Vimy Memorial under the brooding head of Mother Canada to mourn the loss of the 11,285 Canadians reported missing and presumed dead in France.Another 6,994 names of missing Canadians are carved on the Menin Gates at Ypres, Belgium.The tombstone of the Unknown Soldier, one of 425 unidentified graves emblazoned with the Maple Leaf in the Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery, was replaced with a new marker giving notice to the thousands who visit the cemetery, that this soldier has finally gone home.It reads: "The former grave of an unknown Canadian soldier of the First World War.His remains were removed on 25 May, 2000 and now lie interred at the National War Memorial in Ottawa Canada.” Another 325 marked graves of Canadian soldiers at the Cabaret-Rouge Cemetery are grim testimony of the blood of Canadian soldiers spilled in the prime of their lives.In spite of scientific advancements that might eventually lead to the identification of the Unknown Soldier, the Canadian government has pledged to maintain the anonymity of the soldier and refrain from any future efforts to identify the remains.Entombed at the National War Memorial, Canada’s Unknown Soldier will forever remain every lost son, brother, husband, or friend.We would like to salute all the veterans who gave their lives for us.WE REMEMBER ville de Cookshire-Eaton WE SHALL NOT FORGET! STANDISH INC.1025 Pope St., COOKSHIRE, QUE.819-875-3387 Remembrance Day • THE RECORD Thursday, November 5, 2009 page 3 Remembering our past to preserve our future .-, £2 fe va* '«iHw rwf#»niu mnm Veterans Affairs Canada joins with all Canadians in recognizing the sacrifices and achievements of those who have served in the cause of peace and freedom around the world over the years.Veterans, Canadian Forces members and those who have given their lives in the pursuit of peace have made great contributions to our country and the world.The peaceful society we in Canada enjoy today is only a dream to the many people in the world who live in countries torn apart by violence.This peace is possible only because it has been protected by the efforts and sacrifices of generations of Canadians over the years who have put their lives on the line.Remembering all that these men and women have done during times of war, military conflict and peace helps us understand the country we live in today and how we can build a better future together.Remembrance Day Facts Remembrance Day commemorates Canadians who died in the First and Second World Wars, and the Korean War.It is held every November 11.The first Remembrance Day was conducted in 1919 throughout the Commonwealth.Originally called Armistice Day, it commemorated the end of the First World War on Monday, November 11, 1918, at 11 a.m.: the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month.From 1923 to 1931, Armistice Day was held on the Monday of the week in which November 11 fell.Thanksgiving was also celebrated on this day.In 1931, MP Allan Neill introduced a bill to hold Armistice Day on a fixed day - November 11.During the bill's introduction, it was decided the word "Remembrance" would be used instead of "Armistice." The bill passed and Remem- SHARON MCClH.l.Y A ceremony commemorating the soldiers who gave their lives in the great World Wars brance Day was first conducted on November 11, 1931.Thanksgiving Day was moved to October 12 that year.The poppy is the symbol of Remembrance Day.Replica poppies are sold by the Royal Canadian Legion to raise money for Veterans.Poppy Facts During the Napoleonic Wars, the poppy drew attention as the mysterious flower that bloomed over the graves of fallen soldiers.In the 20th Cen- tury, the poppy again was widely noticed after soils in France and Belgium became rich in lime from rubble during the First World War.The little red flowers flourished around the graves of the war dead as they had 100 years earlier.In 1915, Guelph, Ontario native John McCrae, a doctor serving with the Canadian Forces Artillery, recorded this phenomenon in his famous poem In Flanders Fields.Two days before the Armistice, Moina Michael, an American woman from Athens, Georgia, read the McCrae poem and was inspired to wear a poppy year-round in memory of the war dead.In 1920, Madame E.Guérin of France visited the United States and happened to meet Miss Michael at the YMCA at Columbia University, where the latter was a volunteer.Madame Guerin then resolved to sell handmade poppies around Armistice Day to raise money for poor children in the war-torn areas of Europe.In 1921, Field-Marshall Earl Haig, the former Commander-in-Chief of the British Armies in France and Belgium and the principal founder of the British Legion, was sold on Madame Guerin's fundraising idea and approved organization of the British Poppy Day Appeal by the Legion to raise money for poor and disabled veterans.The same year, Madame Guérin visited Canada, and convinced the Great War Veterans Association (predecessor to the Royal Canadian Legion) to similarly adopt the poppy as a symbol of remembrance in aid of fundraising.Today, the Poppy Campaign is one of the Royal Canadian Legion's most important programs.The money raised from poppy sales provides direct assistance for ex-service people in financial distress, as well as funding for medical appliances and research, home services, care facilities, and numerous other purposes.Courtesy Veterans Affairs Canada They gave their tomorrow.that we might have today.Tpfc, Honoring those who gave their lives On hovember 11, let us pause for two minutes to honor the memory of those who gave their lives that we might live In freedomI In Flanders Fields By: Lieutenand Colonel John McCrae, MD (1872-1918) Canadian Army 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.We are the Dread.Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset flow, Loved and were loved, and now we lie In Flanders fields.Take up our quarrel with the foe: To you from failing hands we throw The torch; be yours to hold it high.If ye break faith with us who die We shall not sleep, though poppies grow In Flanders fields.g A.M.A.F."The Hut" 300 St.Francis Street Sherbrooke • 346-9122 page 4 • Remembrance Day • THE RECORD Thursday, November 5, 2009 > !.- —« -r^i.«S; £«v, m- ¦ 1.y.Wv V£ ^ ".in memory of those so brave" 58404 9 College St., LENNOXVILLE 819-562-9444 R.ASTBURY & ASSOCIÉS INC.FIRM IN DAMAGE INSURANCE “In memory of those so brave” 251-D Queen Street, Sherbrooke (Borough of Lennoxville) Tel.: 819-569-9255 • 1-866-837-9997 56840 In Flanders Fields By: Lieutenant Colonel John MeCrae, MD (1872-1918) Canadian Army 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.We are the Dead.Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved and were loved, and now we lie In Flanders fields.Take up our quarrel with the foe; To you from failing hands we throw The torch; be yours to hold it high.If ye break faith with us who die We shall not sleep, though poppies grow In Flanders fields.Legion Branch # 5, Stanstead: (819) 876-5844 November 7: Cenotaph Ceremony : Dufferin Heights 11:00 am.Parade: Stanstead: 1:30 p.m.Hacket Park Service: 2:00 p.m.Dinner at the Legion: 5:30 p.m.Nov.11: Memorial gates, Beebe: 10:00 a.m.Memorial Gates, Stanstead College: 11 a.m.Sunnyside School: 11:00 a.m.Ecole Jardins Frontières: 11 a.m.Legion Branch # 10, Sherbrooke: (819) 563-4944 November 7: Legion Dinner: 6:30 p.m.Nov.8: Cathedral Service and parade: 2 p.m.Wreath Laying: Cenotaph, 3 p.m.November 13: Remebrance Day Dinner, Legion 12:00 p.m.Legion Branch # 41, Danville/Windsor (819) 839 3619 November 7: Parade, Legion hall, (Danville) 1:30 p.m.Cenotaph Ceremony (Danville), 2 p.m.Remembrance Day Dinner, (Danville) 6 p.m.November 13: Cenotaph Ceremony (Windsor), 2 p.m.Legion Branch # 48.Bury: (819) 872-3662 November 8: Ceremony, Scotstown, 11 a.m.Ceremony, Bury, 2 p.m.Legion Branch # 15 Richmond: (819) 8263444 November 11: Wales Home, 11 a.m.November 13: St.Francis Elementary, 9 a.m.November 14: Remembrance Day Dinner, Legion, 7 p.m.November 15: Parade, Ste-Bibiane Church, Cenotaph Legion Branch #25, East Angus: (819) 832*4509 Novemeber 7: Weedon; Monument Ceremony 1:30 p.m November 8: Church Service, St-Louis de France: 10:30 a.m.Parade: leaves church at 11:30 a.m.Wreath Laying:, Cenotaph; 11:45 a.m.Legion Branch # 26, Coaticook: (819) 8494106 November 8: Cenotaph Ceremony; 11 a.m.Brunch at Golf Club; 12:00 p.m.Legion Branch # 51, Drummondville (819) 472-7737 November 5: Veterans Week, Centre Marcel Dionne, 7 p.m.November 7: Remembrance Day Dinner, 6 p.m.November 8: Parade, 2 p.m.Legion Branch # 86, Victoriaville (819) 752-6374 November 7: Parade, followed by dinner, 34 Ste-Marie St.2:30 p.m.November 11: Ceremony, 34 SteMarie.11 a.m., Legion Branch # 128, Ayer’s Cliff (819) 838-5928 November 7: Remembrance Day Dinner (Ayer’s Cliff) 6 p.m.November 8: Cenotaph Ceremony (Ayer’s Cliff) 11 a.m.' Cenotaph Ceremony (Magog) 2 p.m.Legion # 136, Lac Mégantic.(819) 583-2173 In memory of those so brave Service 24 hours Les Pél roles Ron H.Mackey Ine.Petroleum morai * Home Heating Oil • Gasoline • Diesel 1034 Paul Rd., Ascot Corner, Qc, JOB 1A0 Tel.: 819-562-5848 Fax:819-562-2086 nee ’ | fir The Monument Industry's Seal (819) 876-2745 November 7: Parade, Milette St.- Frontenac St., 1:30 p.m.Remembrance Day Dinner, 6 p.m.Legion Branch # 141, Asbestos (819) 879 2224 November 7: Remembrance Day banquet, 6 p.m.November 11: Wreath laying.Cenotaph 11 a.m.Legion Branch #165, Sawyerville (819) 875-5288 November 11: Cenotaph Ceremony (Sawyerville) 11 a.m.Cenotaph Ceremony (East Clifton) and Lunch (Hotel) 11:30 a.m.Lunch at Hotel Sawyerville (Sawyerville) 12 noon Cenotaph Ceremony (Cookshire) 1:30 p.m.Cenotaph Ceremony (Island Brook) 2:15 p.m.Legion Branch #242.North hatley (819) 8384646 November 8: Church Service, St.Barnabas, 11 a.m.Parade and Cenotaph ceremony, 3 p.m.Remembrance Day Dinner, 5:30 p.m. Remembrance Day • THE RECORD Thursday, November 5, 2009 page 5 fj ii :i Minister of Veterans Affairs Celebrates 65th Anniversary of Department COURTESY WIKIMEDI A Minister Greg Thompson talks with a veteran at last year's cermony in Ottawa Charlottetown — The Honourable Greg Thompson, Minister of Veterans Affairs, marked the 65th anniversary of the Department of Veterans Affairs at its Charlottetown head office.Minister Thompson was joined by local Veterans and Veterans Affairs employees.Faced with a wave of nearly one million Veterans of the Second World War, the Government of Canada created the Department of Veterans Affairs on October 18,1944.“Veterans Affairs has a longstanding tradition of serving Canada’s Veterans,” said Minister Thompson.“This was the case sixty-five years ago and it remains the case today.The Department exists to repay the nation’s debt of gratitude to the remarkable men and women who served-and continue to serve-our coun- f try.” Also participating in today’s event were Lieutenant Governor Barbara Hagerman, Premier Robert Ghiz, Charlottetown Mayor Clifford Lee and Dan MacDonald Junior, son of the late Daniel J.MacDonald, after whom the main Veterans Affairs building in Charlottetown was named.A Veteran of the Second World War, Daniel J.MacDonald was a Minister of Veterans Affairs and key driver in the Department’s move to Prince Edward Island.The creation of the Department of Veterans Affairs and the evolution of programs to meet the needs of a new generation of Veterans had a tremendous impact on Veterans services and on broader health and social services in Canada.Today, the De- partment continues to evolve to meet the needs of Canada’s traditional and modern-day Veterans.For more information about Veterans Affairs, visit www.vac-acc .gc .ca.CAMPBELL, BELLAM & ASSOCIES INC FIRM IN DAMAGE INSURANCE "LET US NEVER FORGET!" 467 Dufferin, Stanstead, QC JOB 3E0 819-876-7114 • 1-888-876-7114 We Shall Not Forget ^ LONDON RESIDENCE fc=3I*W=> 301 London St.Sherbrooke, QC J1H 3M6 819-564-8415 Charlie has 30 seizures a day.Research may help change his life.734.08 EPILEPSY CANADA www.epilepsy.ca Boucherie Clément Jacques Here you &tt talk tpyour butcher Clément Jacques, representative Honorary President of Canadian Legion Branch #/o Place Jacques-Cartier Terrasses 777 50 Jacques-Cartier N.777 King St.East 819-563-3840 819-823-0803 | www.lesboucheriesclementjacquet.cooi sr"**» ^>V»V .- s * m .¦ IIÉàlÉ •yjy^p.-y-t Ng 00,00 '«ygp «»-H I St *»H{* Mrt.f.r* < tu» Un.WW,, S»***» Vkturr Mw»at I Ki“B ‘•«’«U* v MMd \«* MkI.i • l*»Y* I « \««itUrs K.inrnwi Off* • t'cfitu« drtnruUH for u raptfc*