....when I suspect that I am creeping towards old age, forgetting things and being tardy (mind you, I have been forgetful and tardy since I was 5 yrs old, so its hard to tell). Anyway, I usually post a Remembrance Day blog post but this year I only posted on FB.
I did watch the ceremony broadcast from Ottawa, standing to attention when the last post was sounded as usual. To my surprise though, I found myself think not of previous generations, but of my own friends who have seen active duty in the years after my 9 years were up, and then remembering 50 years ago when several times I was one of the red coated officer cadets, marching through the streets to do honour those who had risked their lives and paid the price, whether it was their life, a limb, or less visible suffering.
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| Thank you to CTV for this 2024 photo. The redcoats with pillbox caps will be from 1 of the 2 military colleges (we used to alternate). |
Lest we forget.
Ross Mac,
ReplyDeleteThat looks like it was a very impressive ceremony.
Sue and I watched the highlights of the ceremony at the Centotaph in Westminster when we got back from the service at St Gerorge’s Garrison Church in Woolwich.
All the best,
Bob