Canada Remembers

I remember the first year I was in Canada, I wondered what the red flower everyone wears was - the Poppy, then learned about November 11th. Today is Remembrance Day, let us take a moment and remember that freedom had a price.

Despite being born after World War 1 or 2, there is still a war going on, the war against terrorism and it is a costly one. Let us remember the fallen soldiers and what they did for us, for Canada, and for freedom

Remembrance Day – also known as Poppy Day, Armistice Day (the event it commemorates) or Veterans Day – is a day to commemorate the sacrifices of members of the armed forces and of civilians in times of war, specifically since the First World War. It is observed on 11 November to recall the end of World War I on that date in 1918. The day was specifically dedicated by King George V, on 7 November 1919, to the observance of members of the armed forces who were killed during war; this was possibly done upon the suggestion of Edward George Honey to Wellesley Tudor Pole, who established two ceremonial periods of remembrance based on events in 1917.