Remembrance Day

This is a “Post from the Past” with a local update.  It’s very powerful and worth a revisit and a click to the link provided in the post.

I’ve reposted this a number of times.  The images contained in the post and the rollovers are so powerful and provide a message of appreciation for where we are and what we enjoy today.

Locally, there will be a ceremony downtown and the local cenotaph.  This year, I had a personal connection to one of the local heroes. A friend, Les Mepham asked me to take a picture of one of the lost locals and had me send it to him. I had no idea what for until well after the fact.

Les makes regular trips to Europe to see the cemetaries and landmarks. In his research, he found the headstone for one of the locals lost and placed the picture near the headstone. It was his way of honouring Private Fox.

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“Private Fox, the second son of Esrias and Hattie Fox, enlisted in 1915. He went “over the top” in the early morning attack on Vimy Ridge. Little is known about his fate though he had been listed as missing after the battle. By mid-May, he was confirmed as being dead though as his headstone indicates, it’s unclear exactly where he lies.

Fox was 24 years old. He lies peacefully at Givenchy en Gohelle Cemetery in a secluded area surrounded by his comrades.

Special thanks to 

Doug Peterson for snapping the photo at Navy Yard Park in Amherstburg for me so I could bring it along.”

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Today is Remembrance Day and it means so much to us and our way of life.

Photo Credit: Matthieu Luna via Compfight cc

We all will wear a poppy to show that we remember. 

My friend Sheila sent me this link.  (validated as live)

I think it’s worthy of display in classroom and at assemblies.  We focus on just what November 11 means and that’s important.  There’s another side and that’s one of hope for the future.

Visit the site and you’ll see images from 1944.

Move your cursor over each image and hold down the left mouse button and move your cursor to the right.

You’ll see a more modern picture taken from the same location.

Scroll down for even more.

The message?  There is hope going forward.  It can help to put things in perspective.

In the classroom, this easily turns into an exercise of discussion, writing, and a deeper understanding and appreciation for the day and why we are so passionate as a society to remember.