While standing at the base of The Brooding Soldier in St. Julien, I had tears in my eyes and was filled with mixed emotions.
Abandoned
Compared to these times, our problems seem trivial. By understanding the cost of our mistakes, perhaps we can learn never to repeat them again.
Running in Bamfield
Soft autumn early morning. People sitting at outdoor tables. Writing letters quickly, before the onrushing winter rain.
Take Cover! Take Cover!
It was World War II and enemy bombs rained on London, England, leaving death and destruction in their path. This is the true story of a young girl during the most terrifying 24 hours of her life – separated from her family, trapped in a collapsing bomb shelter and wondering if death would be a welcome release from the pain and fear.
The taste of respect
Sometimes an event takes on a life of its own and transports us to new places. That’s how I felt when I attended the Remembrance Day ceremonies at the War Memorial in Ottawa this past Friday. Although I knew that the program would unofficially start at 10:40 a.m., I assumed that I’d have lots of […]
Armistice Day: Part Two
Part Two of Armistice Day reveals a boy who never wore the uniform fought his own war for too long…Armistice has been a long time in coming
Act of Remembrance
Through the filter of a preschooler, Julia McLean’s memories of World War II are an impressionable part of her childhood
Remembering Reg
Donna Leskoesek shares the story of generational connection and a Remembrance Day wedding.
Armistice Day: Part One
In Part One of Armisitce Day, Michael Lebowitz introduces us to a man who is waging a war again himself
Names On A Wall
Michael Lebowitz reflects on Veterans Day, the freedom to choose and peace.