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11-11-2009, 10:35 AM
Canadians united in gratitude
Royals, veterans and younger generation brought together to pay tribute to fallen
KATHLEEN HARRIS (kathleen.harris@sunmedia.ca), NATIONAL BUREAU CHIEF
The Ottawa Sun
Canada's Remembrance Day ceremony will have a royal touch today as Prince Charles and his wife Camilla join the poppy-wearing crowd paying tribute to the country's fallen.
Thousands are expected to spill into the streets surrounding the National War Memorial in the capital, where the Prince will gather with elderly veterans, students and dignitaries in a solemn ceremony to mourn the sacrifice of war.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper, who will be joined by wife Laureen and his children Ben and Rachel, said Canadians are united in remembrance and gratitude.
"On this Remembrance Day, we pause to remember the courage and sacrifice of those Canadian soldiers, sailors, and airmen and airwomen who served to defend our nation and fight tyranny, injustice and terror," he said in a prepared statement.
"Canada is proud of its forces. The world has seen the bravery of our service men and women at Vimy Ridge, on Normandy beaches, in Korean hills and in countless other missions throughout the world. When the cause is just, Canada has always been there to defend freedom, democracy, human rights, and the rule of law."Article continued at http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Canada/2009/11/11/11706846-sun.html
A thanks to our veterans and the fallen for their sacrifice, on this Remembrance Day 2009.
Royals, veterans and younger generation brought together to pay tribute to fallen
KATHLEEN HARRIS (kathleen.harris@sunmedia.ca), NATIONAL BUREAU CHIEF
The Ottawa Sun
Canada's Remembrance Day ceremony will have a royal touch today as Prince Charles and his wife Camilla join the poppy-wearing crowd paying tribute to the country's fallen.
Thousands are expected to spill into the streets surrounding the National War Memorial in the capital, where the Prince will gather with elderly veterans, students and dignitaries in a solemn ceremony to mourn the sacrifice of war.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper, who will be joined by wife Laureen and his children Ben and Rachel, said Canadians are united in remembrance and gratitude.
"On this Remembrance Day, we pause to remember the courage and sacrifice of those Canadian soldiers, sailors, and airmen and airwomen who served to defend our nation and fight tyranny, injustice and terror," he said in a prepared statement.
"Canada is proud of its forces. The world has seen the bravery of our service men and women at Vimy Ridge, on Normandy beaches, in Korean hills and in countless other missions throughout the world. When the cause is just, Canada has always been there to defend freedom, democracy, human rights, and the rule of law."Article continued at http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Canada/2009/11/11/11706846-sun.html
A thanks to our veterans and the fallen for their sacrifice, on this Remembrance Day 2009.