In Flanders fields the poppies blow
______Between the crosses, row on row,
___That mark our place; and in the sky
___The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
___Loved and were loved, and now we lie,
_________In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
___The torch; be yours to hold it high.
___If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
_________In Flanders fields.



Lest we forget...

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Originally posted by chinamon chinamon is INCH MOAN. LOL so fitting.

I'm heading down to the ceremony at Queen's Park in a few.

Go out, and honor the people who fought for your country.

Lest we forget.

The ceremony was very interesting.

The best part was the last speaker, Major General Ryan Renolds. Most of the time when people speak at these events, the comments are very PC and positive. He did take the time to honor fallen soldiers, but then he got very real.

He said we should honor those fallen, but we have a very real problem building here at home: the way we take care of our returning veterans. He made some very good points about the veteran's appeal board, about the fact that there were so few actual veterans on it. 'how are a bunch of lawyers supposed to understand what I am going through' he stated about the appeals process.

He was the only speaker that received an applause, and he fully deserved it. I couldn't believe how many medals the man had, and if he is bringing up this point, I am inclined to believe him because of his experience.

Please make sure to call your MP and demand better treatment for those that are willing to make the ultimate sacrifice. I hate war, but I think we should be taking the time to protect the very people trying to protect us.

PS - Canons rock.

PPS - I had to try very hard to not yell something rude at dalton mcguinty. I hate that man.

A veteran is someone who, at one point in his life, wrote a blank check made payable to 'Canada' for an amount of 'up to and including my life.'

Damn the desecrating white poppy idiots, the purple poppy idiots, and the poppy burners.

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Short time TA, Long time Guver, Good time giver.

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Originally posted by Abercrombie A veteran is someone who, at one point in his life, wrote a blank check made payable to 'Canada' for an amount of 'up to and including my life.'

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