Remembrance Day 2008/2010/2011

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Media Advisory - DND: Remembrance Day Video Messages Available on Website


Last update: 10:01 a.m. EST Nov. 3, 2008
OTTAWA, ONTARIO, Nov 03, 2008 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX) -- Canadian Forces (CF) Combat Camera will provide Remembrance Day video messages and video footage of Remembrance Day ceremonies from deployed CF personnel the week of 3 November 2008.
The footage is transmitted over the internet in MPEG 4 format and needs to be re-sized for broadcast. Directions for re-sizing are also posted. The audio from these files can also be used for radio.
Video footage of current CF operations is available at the following site: http://www.combatcamera.forces.gc.ca/co ... amera/news . Remembrance Day messages will be available under the heading "Remembrance Day".
NOTE: For information on Canadian Forces Combat Camera and imagery from Canadian Forces Operations: http://www.combatcamera.forces.gc.ca
Contacts:
Inquiries :
Andre Rousseau: 613-995-8736
LCdr Kent Penney: 613-996-0261

Information: 1-866-377-0811/613-996-2353
After hours: 613-792-2973
http://www.forces.gc.ca



SOURCE: Department of National Defence
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[styky]

86% of Canadians think Remembrance Day should be a national holiday - http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/arch ... c2989.html

[styky]

Illuminated Vigil To First World War Soldiers Ready For Remembrance Day
Canwest News Service
Published: Tuesday, November 04, 2008

Ottawa After 10 months of intense preparation, Ottawa lighting designer Martin Conboy will launch one of the biggest projects of his career -- an illuminated vigil for the 68,000 Canadian soldiers who died in the First World War. For seven days leading up to Remembrance Day, the names of the dead will be projected onto the National War Memorial in Ottawa. Similar displays will take place in six other Canadian cities and in London, England, where the

Queen and Prince Philip will participate in the event at Canada House in Trafalgar Square. The vigil aims to symbolically bring the fallen soldiers, many buried overseas, back to Canada. It starts at sunset today in London, moving with nightfall to Halifax, Fredericton, Ottawa, Toronto, Regina, Calgary and Edmonton. About 9,000 names will be shown every night, ending before sunrise on Nov. 11.

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[Roy Wilson]

Will participate in this thread once today is over Styky

[Roy Wilson]

[Dogpatch]

Thanks for the tip styky

[styky]

Students need early lesson on meaning of Remembrance Day
The Province
Published: Tuesday, November 04, 2008
As Nov. 11 approaches, I will don my blazer and medals and go to talk to an assembled group of students about Canada's role in the world wars. The students are always most interested in hearing from someone old enough to have been in the last war.

Unfortunately, in the primary grades, there is usually a total lack of knowledge of the conditions that led to the carnage and the conditions under which participants fought. It is not until Grade 11 that the First and Second World Wars are examined in a cursory sort of way as they affected Canada.

The History Channel and Knowledge Network have excellent material of the horrors of war.

I suggest a two-hour period be set aside in all schools for students Grades 6 and up so they can be shown appropriate films about these wars. This will endow them with the blood, suffering and sacrifice of the thousands who preceded them.

This will shine a light of understanding on the solemnity of Remembrance Day and distinguish the fact that it's not just another holiday from school.

Mike Harvey, Langley

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[Roy Wilson]

War stories not forgotten Posted 49 mins ago
Rex Rose knows he's lucky. He can list many names of people he knew from Peterborough who died in the Second World War.

"Bruce Forsythe, killed in the air force. I went to Scouts with Bruce and it's hard to think this poor guy lost his life...."

Rose, 86, was a mechanic with the Royal Canadian Navy and patrolled the waters of England, Scotland and Ireland during the Second World War.

"My neighbour down the street he was in the Navy, his ship was torpedoed off Newfoundland and they didn't find any trace of him at all.... Another friend of mine, who I knew fairly well, was torpedoed off Nova Scotia and he died later in hospital," Rose recalled yesterday.

"Those are the veterans that I think about during Veterans Week especially with the two-minute silence.

"I am here, healthy, well looked after -- they are gone."

Rose was one of many veterans at an open house and educational fair held at the Peterborough Armoury yesterday to mark Veterans Week.

Organized by Veterans Affairs Canada, there were more than 25 display booths and many veterans ready to share their stories.

This year also commemorates the 90th anniversary of the end of the First World War.

Peterborough MP Dean Del Mastro said the First World War runs the risk of being forgotten.

"When you've got a group of young people, young students, it's really important to emphasize that," he said.

"I think one of the things that makes it very real to young people is for them to understand that these were young people as well. I think there's a responsibility of remembering what they've done."

Damien Hill, a Grade 6 pupil at Rhema Christian School, was especially interested in the display of weapons from different battles.

"With meeting all these veterans I'm learning how much they had to go through. I've been listening to stories," said the 11-year-old.

Rev. Frank Patrick, from Calvary Pentecostal Church, said Canadians often forget that soldiers have more than just a military role.

Patrick, 61, was on a peacekeeping mission in Cyprus in the 1960s, as a Canadian soldier, before becoming a chaplain.

While in Cyprus, his regiment ran an orphanage for Greek and Turkish children. "They were victims of a civil war that wasn't of their choosing. And in Afghanistan today, these men and women are doing the exact same thing with orphanages, schools and clinics, which is something a lot of Canadians aren't aware of," Patrick said.

"Peace is more than the absence of conflict. There's a quality of life also there. Maybe the bombs have stopped but if that kid is dying of illness, or can't read or write or is starving, what's the point? You have to address that."

NOTE: Rev. Frank Patrick said he's in regular contact with Canadian chaplains in Afghanistan. "Faith is a very important aspect of life for the troops there.... Whether it's death of the enemy or death of a close friend of theirs, they see it on a daily basis."
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[RedDog]

I've noticed a tread locally the past 2 or 3 years - including with our firm. More and more companies are working the 11th and factoring in an extra day surrounding the Christmas holidays in lieu.

[styky]

I've noticed a tread locally the past 2 or 3 years - including with our firm. More and more companies are working the 11th and factoring in an extra day surrounding the Christmas holidays in lieu.

Most unfortunate. We have several generations that have never experienced any adversity in their lives. THey have no idea what sacrifice is. Is it any wonder thay can consider a day marked for Remembrance as a "holiday",

[styky]

Queen launches vigil for Canada's war dead
Updated Wed. Nov. 5 2008 12:45 AM ET

CTV.ca News Staff


The Queen kicked off a trans-Atlantic tribute in London on Tuesday honouring Canada's war dead from the First World War.

She and the Duke of Edinburgh were among those who helped launch the international debut of "Vigile 1914-1918 Vigil." The vigil is an electronic tribute to fallen soldiers featuring a nightly display of the names of soldiers who died in battle.

The names were projected on to the outer wall of Canada House Tuesday, along with the images of the soldiers. The display will run from dusk until dawn through Remembrance Day on Nov. 11.

"Long may we all remember the multitude of Canadians, and indeed all of those who laid down their lives to defend the lives of others," the Queen told a crowd gathered at Canada House, before greeting Canadian veterans, including those who have fought in Afghanistan.

As darkness fell and the ceremony began, a lone bugler played "The Last Post."

School children then read aloud several poems, including "In Flanders Fields" by Canadian soldier and poet John McCrae.

Jim Wright, Canada's high commissioner to Britain, said the tribute was an emotional experience.

"It was extremely moving watching the names scroll down very slowly ... there was absolute silence," Wright said.

"It was a passing of a generation from veterans to the youth of today."

Wright explained that "Vigile 1914-1918 Vigil" begins in London and then makes its way west in order to commemorate the very same journey that was made by fallen Canadians when their bodies were repatriated.

The tribute has also moved westward, across the Atlantic, with similar vigils being planned for Halifax, Fredericton, Ottawa, Toronto, Regina and Edmonton.

In Halifax, the names were projected on to a wall of the city's oldest church.

Tom Gillis told CTV Atlantic he is honoured to see the names of four of his relatives included in the tribute.

"They're all going to be up there this week and I'm going to be here at two in the morning or three in the morning and take pictures of their names," he said.

In Toronto, the names were projected on to the east tower of City Hall late Tuesday night, as politicians, soldiers, and civilians honoured those who sacrificed their lives for Canada.

Mayor David Miller told the crowd Canadians can't do enough to honour those who "never returned from fighting those conflicts so we might live in peace and freedom."

The tribute will continue in the other Canadian cities every night until next Tuesday.

The high-tech commemoration was the brainchild of actor R. H. Thomson and lighting designer Martin Conboy. They raised money for the tribute with the help of Canada's National History Society.

About 68,000 Canadians died in the First World War.

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[styky]

Canada at War: Lives Given and Lost
Updated Tue. Nov. 4 2008

CTV.ca News Staff

In this country's short history, Canadian men and women have made a significant impact in wars the world over. Here is a detailed list of Canadian participation in global conflicts and casualties suffered as a result.

South Africa War (1899-1902)

Of the approximately 7,000 Canadians who served, 267 died.

They are commemorated in the South African War / Nile Expedition Book of Remembrance.

First World War (1914-1918)

Of the approximately 650,000 Canadians (including Newfoundlanders who served with British forces) who served, roughly 68,000 died.

They are commemorated in the First World War Book of Remembrance.

Second World War (1939-1945)

Of the more than one million Canadians and Newfoundlanders who served, roughly 47,000 died.

They are commemorated in the Second World War Book of Remembrance.

Korean War (1950-1953)

Of the 26,791 Canadians who served, 516 died.

They are commemorated in the Korean War Book of Remembrance.

Peacekeeping/Foreign Military Operations (as of March 2006)

Of the approximately 150,000 Canadians who have served, more than 160 died.

They are commemorated in the Seventh Book of Remembrance, In Service to Canada.

Domestic Operations (since Oct. 1947, expect the Korean War)

More than 1,400 Canadians have died on home soil.

They are commemorated in the Seventh Book of Remembrance, In Service to Canada.

Afghanistan (since April 2002)

Of the thousands who have served, 97 have died.

They are commemorated in the Seventh Book of Remembrance, In Service to Canada.


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[Roy Wilson]

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[styky]

Thanx Roy

[styky]

Canadian soldiers deserve our appreciation
Posted By SHANNON QUESNEL

Remembrance Day is slowly becoming something more associated with modern day military action than with the battles fought by Canadians in the First and Second World Wars and the Korean War.

The images and ceremonies still evoke emotions of older times, but these days more and more people who attend Remembrance Day ceremonies are thinking about loved ones and people they know or saw on television serving in Afghanistan and in other hot spots around the world.

Some think going out to a cenotaph or visiting a Royal Canadian Legion hall is a chore, but it is not just about meeting strangers or trying to sympathize with a person who lost a family member or a friend in a battle a long time ago.

Remembrance Day is about supporting those that served and who are serving right now.

Soldiers have said what they want most is recognition of their efforts in trying to bring stability to a world that desperately needs it. Nov. 11 is a day when Canadians can do just that.

There are many groups across the country who do what they can everyday to address the needs of the troops, but Remembrance Day is one day a soldier can believe that millions of people back home are taking a moment to think of him or her.

It is also a time for Canadians to meet the many families of military personnel who attend the Nov. 11 ceremony. It would also be a good opportunity to recognize the sacrifices they have made in living with the anxiety that comes with having a loved one serve in the Canadian Forces.

Improved explosive devices, late hours, gunfire, shelling, sights, sounds and smells, these are things the vast majority of Canadians will never experience. But they are just a few of the things soldiers try to articulate in letters or messages they send back home.

All these things Canadian military personnel take in as part of the job.

There are a lot of things a soldier has to give up when joining the military, and being in a safe place is one of them.

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