Men who Didn't Have a Chance...

I think of the service I’m going to give because I act as padre of the legion and I conduct the service and anything that’s required for a padre. But I always emphasize the young men who were not there, who are not there. When I talk to the schools, I stand before the class and I tell the class, “ Look at me, I’m an old man, I’ve got gray hair, I’ve got grandchildren,” I said. “You see me standing before you, but on each side there are young men who don’t come back.” It’s hard for me to talk about. But I do, I do and they realize I’m touched. They realize I’m touched. And that’s what I think about. As I said before, the young men who didn’t have the chance to have this family like I have and a wife and a home and friends and live in a country as nice as Canada.