With Remembrance day not too far off I received this Link from another veteran. Thankyou Rex this is a very appropriate link to share with Canada with Nov 11 less than a month away. www.firmm.ca Please look at this site when you have a moment.
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The war in Afghanistan is happening now, in our time. Our Canadian soldiers work hard and suffer so much to serve their country, ensuring the safety of Canadians and the world while helping the people of that far away land. Because this is happening now, Canadians are beginning to understand what doing their job means to our soldiers. Of course the closer we are to any one soldier, the more real his work and suffering and honor and commitment is to us. We, the families of the fallen soldiers, are living with our private grief and immense loss as best we can, day by day. We each have our own way of grieving and remembering, some more public, some very private. The truth is, as a group, the soldiers killed in this war in Afghanistan have become a part of history. Individually they had their own talents and interests. As a group, they shared the courage and commitment to put themselves in danger's way in order to make a difference in an intolerable situation. The truth is, the soldiers wounded in Afghanistan sacrificed their continued quality of life in order to make that difference. The truth is, the soldiers who came home whole and those who are at this moment doing their job as Canadian soldiers share the same courage and commitment with their brothers-in-arms. So there is the private, personal loss and memories of each family for their fallen soldier, but there is also the bigger picture of a group of brave, caring soldiers who together have become a part of history that will be remembered together far longer than the individuals themselves. We are glad our sons and daughters will be remembered after our time. We would rather have them with us now, but they were determined to do their jobs and they deserve to be remembered in history. To all these brave men and women, it is worth it and they deserve their place in history.
In local news please try to attend our RED RALLY Nov 07 at 12 noon,Charlottetown Memorial Fountain spare an hour spare a few minutes but please show your support.
My prayers and thoughts for a speedy safe, recovery goes out to our three wounded recently in Afghanistan.
Before I sign of this edition, I would like the Canadian Public and the Canadian Government to realise that Retired Military and RCMP have their pensions clawed back. While the MP's that lost in this recent election do not have a penny clawed back. A local example J.McGuire receives a lifetime penion of $131,000 PA. Military and RCMP who spent the same amount of time in Government service have their Old Age Pension Clawed back......WHY ? ? ? ? ? please check out the web link.
users.eastlink.ca/~clawback1 for your info.
A beautiful sad ballad in honour of our troops.
www.reverbnation.com/dalegoodie
Nil Sine Labore
Robby
