Eloquent letter

Dear editor:
We, of the Royal Canadian Legion Br. #29 in Fort Frances, note the eloquent letter by Amanda Galusha in your issue of Nov. 15 re: Remembrance Day.
A short time ago, a member of the high school staff told me that due to the 11th falling on a Saturday, they would simply encourage students to attend the cenotaph service here.
I guess this puts on hold the excellent custom of Fort Frances High School honouring veterans who are graduates of the school. These ceremonies always had a Legion Colour Party–in the morning and again in the evening, if necessary–because it is our duty.
While the high school dawdles, what about the remaining–if any–veterans they choose to honour? Will they still be with us?
Age does take its toll–time does not stand still.
Amanda Galusha is right about the Dutch school children. One only has to visit Canadian cemeteries in northwest Europe to see the thousands of head stones (“Many known only to God”) of young Canadians who gave their lives for freedom.
That is why it is important that each generation of school-age children be made aware of why we should–and must–remember!
Thank you, Amanda Galusha.
Next year, Nov. 11 falls on a Sunday so look for us at the cenotaph. We will be there because it is our privilege and our duty.
Signed,
W.R. (Roly) Crawford
President, Royal
Cdn. Legion Br. #29
P.S. The Act of Remembrance begins with “They Shall Grow Not Old,” etc., not “They Shall Not Grow Old”
And May 8, not the 9th, is V.E. Day.