WE WILL REMEMBER THEM
"Greater Love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends and country".
As we approach November 11, Remembrance Day, we will remember and celebrate our veterans from Peguis and St. Peters. These brave men who fought and died must be remembered for their sacrifice and bringing victory to our shores. We owe them our freedom and love.
In the two World Wars, our boys volunteered in large numbers, setting examples to all of Canada to unite and defeat the Nazi regime; Victory was theirs.
Many of us had relatives in the war. I had three uncles in the first World War, two who gave up their lives in France, fighting Germany. I heard many of the veterans' stories about the battles they fought to win the war. They even said the Germans were afraid of them.
We are approaching the times where all our second World War veterans are gone now: a few remain around the country and a few widows of these brave soldiers. We still have one widow of WWII, Isabel Bear, her first husband Wallace Sinclair fought and survived WW1 1 .
We had about 98 men and women who were in VVW1 and WWII: these are our veterans who we must never forget. It's our rich heritage and history, and our elders, parents and children must remember them. This history must be shared in school and other gatherings in the future. God be with our boys.
"They shall not grow old as we that are left behind grow old". LEST WE FORGET
