Family of WWII veteran killed in action touched by Field of Crosses memorial in Kelowna

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Family of WWII veteran killed in action touched by Field of Crosses memorial in Kelowna
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Debbie Bryan and Leonard Garner's grandfather, Cpl. Albert Garner fought and died in WWII. He was just 34 years old when he was killed.

A touching Remembrance Day tribute has returned to Kelowna for it's fifth year. The Field of Crosses in City Park is now open to the public, and as Jayden Wasney reports, this memorial is so much more than just names on a cross.The Field of Crosses, a touching Remembrance Day tribute, has returned to Kelowna’s City Park for its fifth year. One family, says they’re moved by the memorial.

“My father, when he was still with us, every year or multiple times a year, used to go to his father’s gravesite, and he would take us kids and he would keep up his gravesite, at the Kelowna cemetery,” explained Bryan.“I’m here to show respect for the dedication of my grandfather.” “Hopefully people make the connection of where they are in their lives, and try to empathize with the mothers, the wives, the children of these soldiers and what they might have been experiencing.”

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