The record, 22 février 2006, Supplément 1

Brome County NEW Wednesday, February 22, 2006 Ginette Gazaille Directrice fahi Gazaille Turn your groceries .mto rewards Ouauty e our mam ingredient Mmiÿâ net Michel Gazaille Owner IGA IGA IGA Magog Knowtton Farnham 231 Shertrooke St.472 Knowtton Rd.999 Principale St.E.Knowlton scouts salute veterans Come & try our new Civic 06 ' , Start at S1 6.800 FSP Auberge 8 Spa West Brome Y jQ M'-Mmim Produits M?PetroHers i LAVICNE mmnr^ ,ni COWANSVILLE, 266-0101 r p.t.r fjf FULL SERVICE SPA 7d«y«/wMk 128 Route 139, West Brome www.awb.ca «M-MUIH 1-MMC-7W3 COURTESY FIRST KNOWLTON SCOUTS Venturer Joshua Beaudry presents WWU 2nd Corps Survey Regiment (Artillery) veteran Cyril Pearson with the Scouting Movements stunning Thank You crest.The presentation took place at an evening designed to show appreciation for what veterans did and are currently doing overseas for all Canadians.By Philip A.Godin Record Correspondent prihe Canadian government declared 1 2005 the “Year of the Veteran," not X that Canadians should feel that honouring those who gave so much need be restricted to any defined segment of time.Veterans, those men and women for whom love of country and sense of duty prevailed under the most objectionable conditions, deserve our sustained and unwavering admiration and recognition.The wars and conflicts in which Canada has been and is currently involved have always been struggles against the abdication of humanity by those obsessed by its objectification.For most of us, the demands and tolls extorted by war have been circumscribed to flashing video images, sporadic sound bites and repetitious annual ceremonies held publicly before a dwindling number of ex-combat-ants.Fortunately, our remote knowledge of the events that have and still mould the shape of our world’s borders and policies hasn’t restrained community organisations of all stripes from holding events aimed at acknowledging the sacrifices made by veterans.And that is precisely what .the First Knowlton Scouting group did recently.tinder the coordination of Chair Rory McWilliams, a troupe of 30 Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and Venturers gathered at the Knowlton Oddfellows Lodge and honoured the veterans of both World Wars, the Korean War as well as NATO Peacekeepers.“We see our Canadian veterans as heroes who chose to stand up for what we, as a nation, believe in; freedom, truth, justice, knowledge and peace.” said McWilliams in his welcoming address which was followed by the organisation’s opening ceremonies.To mark the event, a stunning commemorative crest was designed and manufactured by Scouts Canada in collaboration with Veterans Affairs and the Canadian Legion.The badge depicts an embroidered poppy adorning a golden maple leaf and red sash upon which the words Thanks you or Merci are emblazoned in hlack.The First Knowlton Troop handed out the crests at other veteran events in Hatley and Cowansville, but the evening held in Knowlton was the only one that called upon young boys to actively participate.Fifteen veterans representing the three branches of the Armed Forces were in attendance, five of whom were women having served with the Red Cross.The vets then held an open discussion on their experiences and fielded questions from the young attendees.One of the speakers was Cyril Pearson who saw active, at times intensely active, service in WWII in the Western European theatre, as a member of the Royal Canadian Army's Survey Regiment, a division of the Canadian Artillery.Pearson was one of the fortunate to survive landing on the French beaches near Caen on “D-Day plus 2”.As soon as he could gather his gear he began the long, gruelling and too often deadly Allied march across France, much of the Netherlands and finally into Germany.His job within the .Artillery Division was to scout ahead of held positions, pinpoint enemy emplacements and send their co-ordinates back to Canadian gunners.This placed Pearson and comrades squarely in harm’s way for nearly their entire tour of duty.“We were existing,” said Pearson in a recent interview.“Not all of our boys landed safely, a lot of them never even landed at all.We were following the infantry whose job it was to push the enemy back from the heaches.They did quite well at it.” Gathering instruments and rations Pearson was trucked from one place along the battle line to the other, con Sf.e Th ank You, page 6 LIVE MUSIC EVE W FRIDAY UtmtJkutf $14.95 3 ! iSf *» HÉ GOG iMM >üw«jS» AilULil 2«i sàS&s x «ïfc.A ^ &-*' -g.Mh v.'- r '"V1 '-J ' :• -S ________.Sa JaKiF £» '- >r_ .h- f M- -1’ .- ;?> j i %" ^'s - V Directrice staff as well as fhe j'J/v y/ fti till • 1 1 S ^éAm îfe JL f' - ï y y/ .5** v ’ e,, ,.iss-nwwit.- vyt*xw««fïi _______________________________________________ .US', ** ~ AcL iiAiir IflA AiiJa M5K yOUi IvA AluG- t ntrritifîfTf*v Gourmet lor the yjjfl ¦ •*— - *, .^ iVV %'^ïPf’.p ,mHM|| mw-f;1 •F®i^®5i'" ^French Onion SoupJ^I ;'jU^ » i iPJivw^S*Tllft ^ KS • - ,JÊ IL wL ÆFr\k/S JkV ,