Le gouverneur général du Canada est également commandant en chef des Forces canadiennes. Dans l’exercice de mes fonctions, je côtoie nos militaires, je suis à l’écoute de leur engagement, j’admire leur total dévouement et leur courage, notamment dans des situations aussi difficiles et périlleuses que celles qu’ils affrontent en Afghanistan. J’ai à cœur de soutenir aussi leurs familles et leurs proches qui me parlent en toute confiance de leurs réalités et de leurs inquiétudes. Dans les meilleurs moments comme dans les plus difficiles, j’estime qu’il est de mon devoir de les accompagner.
Jamais depuis la Deuxième Guerre mondiale et la guerre de Corée, la population canadienne n’a été aussi inquiète pour ses soldats. Cette année a été marquée par de nombreux deuils au sein de nos troupes. Nous penserons à eux le cœur serré en même temps que nous nous souviendrons de ces milliers d’hommes et de femmes qui, avant eux, ont aussi donné leur vie et leur jeunesse pour faire triompher la liberté et la paix sur la tyrannie et la folie meurtrière. Ils méritent toute notre reconnaissance.
Le BloGG d’aujourd’hui est l’occasion d’ouvrir le dialogue avec les soldats et leurs familles.
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There Is A Time
That during a hard metal rain
in a field of mud in France
the day ends
That his mother
throws her apron across her face
telegram still in her hand
That her husband plugs his ears
at Manitoba airbase,
as the cargo plane arrives
That a Canadian child,
from south-east Asia
dark eyes, white blouse,
recites, In Flanders fields...
That brides grown old,
sing on a train to Halifax
how far it is to Tipperary
That your poppy
pricks you twice
right through your coat
That each year,
for sixty seconds,
nothing is taken for granted.
I would like to say that remembrance does not have to be about speeches and ceremonies and monuments. The truest form of remembrance that we can offer is wearing that small red flower over our heart and simply saying "Thank you".
From the bottom of my heart and being, I would like to thank all those who have risked and layed down their lives to make Canada the great country that it is.
Mine are not just empty words: I understand the pain of having a loved one come home in a flag-draped coffin. I wish I could do something so that no-one else ever need feel the pain I feel, but I can not.
For those whose loved ones are serving in other countries, my prayers are with you and those you hold dear. For those who, like me, have lost a loved one, please know that you, too, are thought of and remembered and prayed for.
I have now, and will always have, the utmost respect for our troops. I pray for the best of everything for them. While I do not understand why this war --- or any war --- has to be fought, I do support the efforts being made to create a safer, kinder and more peaceful world.
On this Remembrance Day and always, God bless you all.
Doreen J. Young, Proud Mother of Private Richard Green, 3PPCLI,
and Silver Cross Mother
Remembrance day will always have a new meaning to our family, one we can not explain.
Our hearts go out to all the other families who have also lost a loved one overseas.
We wish our troops over there a safe return home.
Jane, John, Nathan, and Alan Byers, Parents and brothers of Pte David Robert James Byers.