Today is a day to honour the sacrifices made for freedom.
Large crowds will gather at cenotaphs across the Quinte Region and all over Canada for Remembrance Day.
Some of the last surviving World War 2 veterans will attend the service in Ottawa, their voices still echoing through the decades honouring their fellow soldiers who never made it back to Canadian soil.
First and foremost, we must never forget the price paid by those who gave their lives and also those who carried physical and psychological scars back with them while defending the way of life, and the freedom, we enjoy today.
We also honour those who served in other conflicts. This year marks 25 years since the start of the War in Aghanistan, a conflict where 40-thousand members of the Canadian Armed Forces served, and 159 of them lost their lives.
I also sincerely hope that everyone attending a ceremony today takes time to thank and recognize the service of those now in uniform. The world is a dangerous place. You have our thanks for what you do everyday.
That service has very real risks, even here in Canada. People will gather in Alberta today to pay tribute to the four soldiers killed in the fire at CFB Wainwright.
It was a tragic reminder that the dangers faced by members of the Canadian Armed Forces is sewn into the very fabric of the uniform itself.
We have tens of thousands of reasons to remember their courage, and we must never forget their sacrifice.
I’m Paul Martin and that’s what I see looking Beyond the Headlines.
