Remembrance Day Nov 14

Our little church marked Remembrance Day on Sunday. St. Helen's has served the native and the white community since 1842. Men and women from both communities , served their country in the two world wars. Yesterday they were remembered twenty six of us, gathered to stand in silence, place a wreath on the cairn, recite "In Flanders Field" a prayer was said and then we went inside. Two plaques list the men and women from our area who served in those wars. Their names were read. Familiar names, their descendants are here. One elderly man reminds us his late father's name is on the plaque from the first world war. The veteran who recited the poem is 85 years old, there aren't many of them left We remember two from our community who paid the sacrifice, one was a young 20 year old who wanted adventure and joined the Winnipeg Grenadiers, it took him to Hong Kong ! A road is named in his memory.
The other man was 27 years old died on D Day! I went to school with his sister and brother and remember their grief. "They shall not grow old, as we who are left grow old" And so we gathered to remember them!