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[chris gadsden]

Remembrance Day tomorrow so we will attend the service at the local cenotaph as we honor those, including our family members that gave and still give so much so we can enjoy the freedom we have in Canada today.

Remember to buy and wear your poppy in honour of those that served and still serve for us all.

[Dennis.t]

Yes. I donated yesterday to a fine old chap at our local grocery store here in the wack. The manager told me that they put on a hot lunch for the veterans after they come back from the centitaph. Im teaching my son to honor and respect our war veterans.It is because of thier saccrifices we enjoy the freedom and decomcracy of this great country we call home. Thank you.I will never forget.

[Fish Assassin]

Anyone else notice that far fewer people are wearing poppies this year ?

[Sandy]

Anyone else notice that far fewer people are wearing poppies this year ?

yes I have as well, also noticed there is less points to donate and pick up poppies this year.

anyone hear that Costco turned down the legion to have qa poppy donation box?

LEST WE FORGET !!

[silver ghost]

I have noticed less people
Wearing poppies this year also. I was the only one at work wearing one!

I hate to admit it but I don't usually go to the remembrance day ceremonies in town. But in light of what I have been noticing (fewer people wearing them) I feel it's about time I paid my respects this year, and going forward at the annual ceremony.

[Fish Assassin]

anyone hear that Costco turned down the legion to have qa poppy donation box?

LEST WE FORGET !!

I heard on last night's news that Costco has reduced the number of days that veterans can sell in front of their stores from 15 to about 5 days

[Dennis.t]

I have noticed less people
Wearing poppies this year also. I was the only one at work wearing one!

I hate to admit it but I don't usually go to the remembrance day ceremonies in town. But in light of what I have been noticing (fewer people wearing them) I feel it's about time I paid my respects this year, and going forward at the annual ceremony.

Good on you!

[Brian the fisherman]

Does anyone know when it starts tomorrow morning? in chilliwack i mean

[Sandman]

Does anyone know when it starts tomorrow morning? in chilliwack i mean

I do not know the particulars of the event in Chilliwack, but parades usually begin around 10 am and end at the local cenotaph for services culminating in a moment of silence at 11:11am.

[chris gadsden]

Does anyone know when it starts tomorrow morning? in chilliwack i mean

Be there around 10:30.

[c-pin]

I am quoting a colleagues Facebook post. He is a retired Major. Helicopter pilot. Tours in Afghanistan. He could not have said it better:

Thinking of those colleagues, friends and all the heroes that have given their lives for us. Let the pipes play, let us wear poppies and remember them. Because their courage is absolute and their sacrifice beyond comparison.

I will be marching in the parade tomorrow.

Lest We Forget.

John

[gw105]

Lest we forget!

[Athezone]

My dad fought and served in the Korean war when he was just a young man and my mom said he was never the same person after those years and seeing what he saw. He went on to father 12 kids, 7 sons and 5 daughter's but he would never talk to us about the war. He just wouldn't.

I have honoured the veterans for as long as I can remember and will to the day I die. I thank them and the good Lord that I've never had to fight in a war of any kind. Their commitment and personal sacrifice can never be returned but I thank them and salute them for their strength and courage.

[Fish Assassin]

My dad fought and served in the Korean war when he was just a young man and my mom said he was never the same person after those years and seeing what he saw. He went on to father 12 kids, 7 sons and 5 daughter's but he would never talk to us about the war. He just wouldn't.
 

My dad served in Burma (now known as Miramar) with Force 136. He was parachuted behind enemy lines to monitor troop movement and severed communication lines. Like Atthezone's dad, he would not talk about the war

[clarki]

Although I have no relatives that are veterans, my father in law is on the other side of the coin. He was a teenager in Amsterdam during the war and was liberated by Canadians. He has a much different perspective on the word "freedom".  For him, the freedom, that came after 5 years of brutal occupation, is very real and palatable.

He goes to the ceremony every year, And, like many years in the past, my sons and I will be joining him.