Sunday, November 11, 2012
WE REMEMBER
A NATION OF FREEDOM FROM
THE COURAGE OF HEROES
On this Remembrance Day, we honour our fallen heroes for
their service, their commitment, their courage. And their extraordinary
sacrifices. They fought tyranny and oppression, stopped dictators and
despots, eased suffering and despair. And left us an enduring and
cherished gift:
FREEDOM
As we remember all who gave their lives in the noble pursuit
of liberty, the eternal light of our nations’ gratitude shines on.
IN FLANDERS FIELDS
By John McCrae, May 1915
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
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.
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.
ACT!
FOR CANADA/ Quebec Chapter
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