November 11 is Canadian Remembrance Day. At the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, Canada remembers those soldiers who fought in Canadian wars - especially those who died.
There is usually a large crowd at Ottawa’s tomb of the unknown soldier every Remembrance Day and the ceremony of laying a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier is televised all over Canada. Terry and I headed downtown for the service one year. Both his father and grandfather were Canadian war veterans. My father’s father died in World War I, when my dad was only 4.
I find it moving to see the remembrance monuments in small towns, like the one above in Almonte...
This one in Manotick...
And this one in Merrickville.
In a small community where everyone knows everyone, when anyone dies, it’s like losing family member.
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