4 Terrace Review —- Wednesday. November 6, 1991

Legion urges u nderstanding — Parade, service Monday morning

Remembrance Day ceremonies in Terrace will begin Mon-

through remembering together day at 10:15 a.m. with the formation of the parade in the

Contributed by

Peter Crompton,

Remembrance Day

Chairman,

Terrace Branch 13,

Royai Canadian Legion

Once again businesses and the
people of Terrace have responded
to the Royal Canadian Legion’s
call to Remember.

Though many years-have gone by
since Canada suffered the loss of
young lives in war, there are still
many who require our assistance.
The Legion’s Poppy Campaign is
geared to do just that. .
Earlier this year our young Cana-

_dians were again called away from
. family and friends to put down yet
again a dictator bent on taking our
world into war, Though this time
the length of time our young men
and women were away was much
shorter than those of years past, it
served us to remember the
heartaches and the worrying times
of our older citizens.

I.am sure that there are far more

REMEMBER
THIS:

~114, 000 Canadian
soldiers have died in war,

more than half those in
the First World War.

~If'Canada does not
become involved in any
further wars, there will be
fewer than 200 living
veterans in the year 2031.

~More than one-third of
Canada’s veterans are
between the ages of 60
and 64.

~1,196 Canadians
received medals for

gallantry in the Second
World War.

~During the Second

World War Canada had
the largest merchant fleet
in the history of the
Dominions, with 180 large
ocean-going cargo vessels
operated by 12,000
seamen. Of those 1,146
died by enemy action. .

~25,370 women served in
the Canadian Army during
the Second World War.

Of those 19 were
wounded and 35 were
killed.

PEACE IS

- POSSIBLE
ONLY THROUGH
REMEMBRANCE

Source for information:
the Royal Canadian Legion, Ottawa.

A message from
The Terrace Review

northeast corner of the Safeway parking lot. The procession
begins at 10:25 a.m. and will march to the Tillicum Theatre
under Parade Marshall L.D. Kirdaldy.

Inside the theatre at 10:49 a.m, Salvation Army Lt. Mike

of our younger people who now show our young Canadians of
have a far better understanding of yesteryears and of today that our

the feelings of those families of thoughts are always with them. — ;
yesteryears, who were never to sce Hoeft will deliver the opening prayer, followed by the

their young ones again, or had to singing of O Canada and Abide With Me. At 11 a.m. the

. ; en | Terrace Community Band will play The Last Post. A minute
wait many years for their return ° of silent remembrance will follow, after which Steve White
As we gather together again on ;

Nov. 11, we will have reason not will deliver the lament.

only to remember those who After a performance of Bugler’s Reveille by the community
defended our freedom many years band, Rev. Lance Stephens will deliver an address and

ago, we will remember just how Terrace Branch 13 Royal Canadian Legion president Howard
lose we came to yet again losin Cromarty will speak. The service will conclude with O God

° c yer ae Cc iL Our Help In Ages Past and God Save the Queen.

as more ot our young anger The parade will reform in the theatre lobby and march to

° . the cenotaph in front of city hall, where wreathes will be laid
I am asking on behalf of the TAKE TIME TO and Rev. Stephens will offer a prayer. The parade will then

. ya Canadian et on Branch REMEMBE ( 4 return to the Safeway parking lot.

ber hat « rt th ra Je of Ter aT UTC OIk At the end of the ceremonies all children are invited to the
rs, that you, Me peopre ° . a - Lucky Dollar Bingo Palace for refreshments. Transportation

race, join us on Monday, Nov. 11

f b ‘o a will be provided by the Legion. Parents are requested to pick
at our service of remembrance, up children up at the Bingo Palace by 1 p.m.

- YOUTH AND
REMEMBRANCE

Young people from the Terrace area contributed the following What Remembrance Day means sto me
entries to the 1990 Royal Canadian Legion Remembrance Day by Kyla Rice, 3rd place,
essay and poem contest. junior essay, North Western Zone-
Whenever I think of Remembrance Day I cry. I think of those
Remembrance Day - who gave up their lives, the most precious thing you have. They
. by Diane Teixelra, 3rd place, left their family and friends not knowing if they would come
intermediate essay, North Western Zone back or not. They boarded ships, going wherever. Tears came
Remembrance Day, I always thought of Remembrance Day as pouring and handkerchiefs, waving. They were thinking, “Is he
an extra holiday, or a time to rest from school: Sure, I know coming back?” That’s what I would have been thinking, if
that many young Canadians died for us but I never really was alive.
thought about it that much, until now. This year and last year I Are you wondering why they went to fight? For freedom and
got to know what Remembrance Day really means. - peace. They wanted our country to be peaceful, full of freedom.
Remembrance Day isn’t just a day to get to go to parades and — My grandpas fought and lived. I miss one of them who died _
wear red poppies on your jacket. Remembrance Day is a time when I was three. _
to remember all of the soldiers that died for us., so that we may Imagine guns and bombs booming. Even people who did not
live in peace. They gave us a great privilege, we got to have ' fight died from bombs.
freedom, something that the soldiers could only dream of On Remembrance Day you should take time to think about the
having. I can only picture myself or someone in my family war and ancestors who were killed.
having to go away and fight in a war not knowing if this would Those who were killed are always looking over us, wishing
be their last day. I could also picture all the families that were that no one will be killed, and that there will be no more wars.
left behind not knowing if their loved ones had died in one of Peace is the thing everyone wants.
those tragic wars. Fighting is just like trying to make two wrongs into a right, as
All of the soldiers that took part in World War I and Il, each must adults say. A war could start from something simple like
and every one of them are special. They all had the strength and two friends fighting, someone shoots and so on.
courage that many people don’t have today. The soldiers that Everyone in this world should be free. Everyone should share
fought in the wars and are still alive will never forget the war the freedom we do.
and all of their friends that were left behind. Someone in Romania risked his life to shoot their president
It is very important to wear a poppy on Remembrance Day because this president was very evil. You should be glad that
because the poppy will always remind us of all the young you’re not one of those people.
Canadians that fought in the wars, gave up all their dreams and Imagine being happy because your country is finally free. You
future lives for us. The poppy will also remind us of our future will have to imagine because our country is already free.
and to always live in peace. Imagine those in Germany when they took down the Berlin
For me, this Remembrance Day and the ones yet to come, I _ Wall, and those in Romania who are now free. Now if we can
will always proudly wear my poppy, go to cenotaphs and get those few countries that are not free, to be free without
parades and always remember the sacrifices that the courageous causing a war, our whole world will be free. Let’s hope that we
soldiers did for us. I will also never forget the true meaning of won't start a war in the Persian Gulf.
Remembrance Day. Now we must also remember those buried in Flanders Fields
; . and pray their souls have gone to heaven to be with God. We
| Remember a Time... or also must pray that we won’t have to make an addition to
by Timothy Phillips, 3rd place, LE Flanders Fields because of the Persian Gulf crisis. Let them all
intermediate poem, North Western Zone . “» rest in peace who fought in World Wars one and two.
I remember a time not long ago, - oy a
A time that today we come to know,
As a time to be solemn and give some respect,
To those who died, our country to protect.

I remember a time when poppies grew,
But they fought on, through wind that blew.
Though snow did come and rain did fall, 2a rn
We will always remember them, one andall, | Please Ramember Me :
| “2 by Mary Brophy, 2nd place,
I remember a time when war was still here, * - junior poem, North Western Zone
When people would run and cower with fear. Please remember me when I die
At the sound of soldiers fighting above, : ~ ’ Wipe your tears and please don’t cry
Too much war, no more time for love. _ ~~ Poppies bloom in late spring
. Soldiers’ memories they bring
They gave up their lives so.ours would be set, - With one more tear to wipe away ae
And that is one thing we must never forget. ees : We remember them this special day,