It is the evening of Nov. 9, 2022 and all I want to do is cry, really I want to put my face in my hands and cry! After speaking to Beavers and Cubs about ...
P.E.I. veteran Owen Parkouse shot this photo of a sign on a chain store in Charlottetown telling shoppers to have a "happy holiday" on Remembrance Day.It is the evening of Nov. 9, 2022 and all I want to do is cry, really I want to put my face in my hands and cry! After speaking to Beavers and Cubs about the importance and significance of Remembrance Day I stopped by a chain store to get myself a chocolate bar as a bit of a treat for a job well done.
Our bywords for over a century like ‘We will remember them’ and ‘Lest we forget’ didn’t seem to matter anymore. Have we really forgotten? The First World War was over 100 years ago and may be a distant memory for some, but we have had more recent wars and conflicts like Afghanistan in which young Canadians have been killed and wounded in body and spirit.
No! We must safeguard Remembrance Day as a solemn and hallowed day to remember their sacrifices. It is not a holiday and it certainly should not be happy! Every Canadian should be wearing a poppy during Remembrance Week to remind themselves that freedom isn’t free and that it was paid for with incredible sacrifice. I am not an Influencer, but, I wish that I was for this one important day that we must commemorate every year on the 11th of November – Remembrance Day. Lest we forget.
Owen Parkhouse is a proud Canadian veteran and 1st vice-president of Dominion Command of the Royal Canadian Legion.SaltWire Network welcomes letters on matters of public interest for publication. All letters must be accompanied by the author’s name, address and telephone number so that they can be verified. Letters may be subject to editing. The views expressed in letters to the editor in this publication and on SaltWire.
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