Remembrance Day
REMEMBRANCE DAY?
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The eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month we give thanks for the sacrifice of our military.?
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John Murie served with the Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders,? Canada’s 4th Armoured Division, ?during WWII.?? He arrived in Normandy in August of 1944, a few months after D-Day and helped liberate France, Belgium, and Holland. He received the Dutch Bronze Lion Medal for bravery. ???Many of his close companions were killed in action and buried on European soil.?? John lived a full life and passed away in 1993.? Before dying he asked to have his ashes scattered with his fallen comrades.
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And this past September 14th, ?his daughter Liz and son-in-law Roy Ellis we able to fulfill his request.?? With permission, while not officially sanctioned, ?without a marker, assisted by a kind gardener they interned the soldier with his friends in Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery, The Netherlands. ??
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By chance,? when they arrived at the cemetery, they were greeted by the Canadian Deputy Minister of Veteran’s Affairs, a Senior Military Officer, a bugler, a piper, and others.? They were at Groesbeek on behalf of the people of Canada to honour fallen Indigenous soldiers.? They asked if they could participate in John Murie’s ceremony.? ?
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Let’s all take a moment to remember the sacrifice our soldiers have made for us.
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Former Director, Warehousing & Distribution at London Drugs Limited - Now Retired
1 年All people in Canada have the privilege and honor to live with relative freedom because of the sacrifices made by our peacekeepers, allied forces and collaborative efforts of our predecessors from all indigenous and settled communities. When people work together they create the possibility of freedom. Thanks to John Murie and so many others who have answered the call and have served in troubled times. Thanks to all who continue to serve the call for peace and freedom.