Remembrance Day

Interviewer: Every November, we celebrate Remembrance Day on November 11th, as a Veteran now, what does that mean to you?
I'd , this was the first time and obviously a member of the Legion and I participated in the Poppy Campaign and was really surprised at the number of people, especially young people that do buy poppies, and do recognize the service that our Veterans, especially from First World War, Second World War and Korea gave. The sacrifices that they made and the number of people that were lost, amazing to read in the local paper on people remembering their grandparents. Some people their parents, but more amazing that people remember their grandparents from it. So that the youth have not forgotten the Veteran's, I don't, I don't think they have totally, I don't think they have very much at all actually. But the poppy day, the Veteran's Day, bring that back to all Canadians, not just the, not just the youth. I think there's, as much per capita participation by the youth as there are people that are of the age when the First World War, Second World War when it did happen, and I think they are paying just as much attention as the older people are to it. And I think it's important that we keep that going, through the poppies, through Remembrance Day. I think it's very important for them to be able, and I think it helps them define as Canadians what Canadians are, and should be, and can be, and what our country is.