Spearheaded by two Langley youth, siblings Michael and Elizabeth Pratt and their organization Langley Youth for the Fallen, A Walk to Remember commemorates Canadian Forces personnel who lost their lives while serving in Afghanistan. A total of 158 trees were planted at the Arboretum in honour of the 158 Canadians who lost their lives.
A Walk to Remember’s central commemorative feature is symbolic of a tree's life that has been cut short. Wrapped around the trunk, a steel ribbon ascends towards the sky, carrying the names of the fallen Canadians. The gravel path surrounding the park is lined with deodar cedars because they are native to Afghanistan. Its two lookouts were funded by the Rotary Club of Langley, looking north over the joining of the Fraser Creek with the Nicomekl River.
LEES+Associates landscape architects designed the memorial area in 2011.
