Obituaries
Two Canadian World War Two veterans died this October of 2011. It is important that we remember these elderly men and what they did for this country.
I know this isn't exactly a legit news article but it is news worth knowing none the less, especially with Rememberance Day coming up. Sometimes we can be so busy and distracted with our day to day activities that we tend to not have the time to consider past events or people. This is the plight of an elderly war veteran. Whatever valor and unsurmountable bravery an ex-soldier had demonstrated in the past fades away and is drowned out by our ever expanding society whose focus is committed to the present and the present alone. If it weren't for the sacrifices of these few men our futures would look much, much different. They fought for the sake of sustaining a free world, where all men are created equal and in return, it is tradition that they recieve a brief moment of commemoration by us. To my dissappointment, I have learned that not all of the people around me charish this very basic tradition. I have seen kids my age rip the poppies off their clothing, throw it to the ground and stomp and spit on them whilst making the most vile and disrespectful comments about the men that fought to preserve the very freedoms they enjoy to this day.
All that is asked, is day of silent rememberance for those who have fought and are still fighting for us.
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