Veteran's Week is around the corner in Yorkton and across the nation - will YOU take the time to remember?
Each year, from November 5 to 11, Canadians join together to celebrate Veterans' Week - this year will be no different.
During the week, hundreds of commemorative ceremonies and events will take place across the country to recognize the achievements of our Veterans and honour those who made the ultimate sacrifice.
There are many ways to show that you remember and honour our Veterans: Pin a poppy above your heart. Attend the local Remembrance Day ceremony.
Talk to a friend or relative who has just returned home from Afghanistan or who served in other areas of conflict. Listen to Veterans talk about their experiences. Change your Facebook profile picture to a poppy.
Above all, vow never to forget. However you choose to remember, be sure to share with everyone you know. Together, it is our duty to pass on the legacy and keep the memories of our Canadian Veterans alive.
A silent thank-you: By Dan Gray...
"Have you ever wondered why, soldiers are overwhelmed with grief on this day, when they proudly, salute the maple leaf why it seems, they leave this place, to lands far away at the sound of the bugle, on Remembrance day.
They're remembering a time, when the world was a different place when wars were fought on a bigger scale, hand to hand, face to face where victories were defined, by the amount of feet you gained and body counts didn't matter, nor did if your friend was slain.
They're remembering the battles, fought for their homeland and of comrades lost, on the beaches, and field of a foreign land and of the crosses that mark their place, row by costly row just so the world could be free, of a common foe. They don't ask for a thank-you on this day to remember them nor do they ask you to go see, the place of their fallen friend They will not ask for anything, and they bought us our peace They put and end to war, so we could be free.
So now you might understand, a little more about the soldiers tears when he stands and see's the flag, while were gathered here, and although we may take forgranted, the peace bought with thier youth for a few moments that it might take, please pause to say "Thank-you"."
