We must never forget the ultimate cost of our freedoms
To the Expositor:
Today we remember all those men and women who gave their lives so willingly and freely for something they believed in.
They believed in our country and freedom.
It is through the cost of their lives, their sacrifices that we live as we do today.
Remember, they sacrificed not only their lives but the lives of their families.
We must not forget the ultimate cost of our freedoms, never take what we have for granted.
In today’s world, with conflict-wars raging and taking the lives of so many innocent people, we see the repeated destruction of what wars, what hate can do and does do.
Much of our social media, computers, iPhones, etc., have helped to change so much in our lives.
We are constantly bombarded with the bad events that are happening in our country and in other parts of the world.
Sometimes it is easy to forget about all the good that is around us, the good people and the good deeds being done.
We are to learn from past history, past mistakes, past experiences and yet history keeps repeating itself.
Power, greed and hate seem to fuel man into a state of killing
I pray for not only our past Veterans and their families but for the men and women of today that are caught up in a fight for freedom and justice.
Never forget those who are living with life altering injuries inflicted by wars or conflicts. Life altering injuries affect their family life in many ways; financially, emotionally and socially, depending on the injuries sustained.
At 1100 hours on November 11, let us stand proud as Canadians, honouring and remembering our veterans, who gave so much for all of us.
Joanne Wade
I Will Remember
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