Ceremonies were held on Thursday to honour Veterans On November 11, Canadians marked the day to remember and honour Veterans who sacrificed their lives, and fought for the freedom of their nation. Ever since 1931, when the House of Commons has passed a bill named “Remembrance Day”, which was introduced by a Member of Parliament Read More…
Remembrance Day
Last Post
Performed By: Corporal Matthew Creek of the Royal Military College Band at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra. The Last Post is one of a number of bugle calls in military tradition that mark the phases of the day. In military tradition, the Last Post is the bugle call that signifies the end of the day’s Read More…
In Flanders Field
By: Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae In Flanders fields the poppies blowBetween the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, flyScarce heard amid the guns below. We are the Dead. Short days agoWe lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved and were loved, and now we lie, In Flanders fields. Read More…