Veterans attend emotional Ste. Anne’s Hospital remembrance ceremony
There was also a prayer and a moment of silence for those who paid the ultimate price for our freedom and for those who served and are still among us. Wreaths were also laid.
“I think they feel like it’s a privilege to still be alive and among us after all these years, because most of their comrades died at a very young age and most of them feel survivor’s guilt,” said Geneviève Richer, chief of medical services at Ste. Anne’s Hospital.Richer believes the ceremonies help veterans overcome the trauma their experiences at war have left.
One clear example of that for Richer happened when she brought one of her patients to visit Normandy, France, for the 75th anniversary of D-Day, when Allied forces stormed the beach in order to liberate Europe from Nazi occupation.“He said, ‘Bring me to the sea, I need to feel the beach to exorcize my demons,’ and we did. We brought him to the water and it was a very, very touching experience,” Richer said.But veterans say they fear younger generations are not taught enough about that history.
“It’s a reminder of what other people have done for the country,” said Noreen Griffith, who was stationed in Halifax during the Second World War, delivering messages for ships and planes.As more and more veterans of the Second World War and the Korean War are passing away, younger veterans such as Brian Davidson hope the memories of their sacrifices don’t fade away, too.
“I know it’s hard to say, you know, to repeat yourself, ‘Let us never forget, let us always remember,’ but we have to do it because we wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for them,” said Davidson.
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