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Moderator Gary Paterson: Remembrance Day

Posted on: 11/08/2012 12:23

Moderator Gary Paterson has a launched a new blog at www.garypaterson.ca. Take a look at his latest post!

Remembrance Day

Both my grandfathers fought in World War I; one was wounded at Vimy Ridge. Some 25 years later, my father lied about his age and joined the army at age 17, eager to go to war—but the fighting ended before his training was complete, so he never saw battle. (He’s 85 now—our WWII vets are old!)

There have been hundreds of wars since 1945. We think of them as “small” wars—internal civil wars, or between two nations, or in a localized area. But OMG, so many of them. Spin the globe sometime and try listing the countries that have experienced war in the last 65 years—in a few minutes I can name over 50! ...

Read the full post here: http://www.garypaterson.ca/2012/11/08/remembrance-day/

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Where are the Poppies?

Posted on: 11/06/2012 10:24

It surprised me a bit when I realized that Remembrance Day was this Sunday. I haven't bought a poppy this year yet, as I haven't really come across them. Maybe I've just been hibernating at home a little too much, but I've gone out a bit!

I can only recall seeing the poppies once this year and I was just thinking they had them out early, but really it wasn't all that early.

I'll make sure to get one this week, but I'm not really sure where!

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