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Port Perry Star, 8 Nov 1988, p. 33

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Legion honours those who died in the service of their country Remembrance service in Port Perry Vol. 122 No. 50 Photos by John B. McClelland Branch 419 President Dave Durham salutes after placing wreath. - s » \, L 4 \ , Member of the Branch 419 Colour Guard march to the Cenotaph for the wreath laying ceremonies. Winds chill Mrs. Grant Bright places a wreath on behalf of mothers who lost sons in war. Her son was killed In the Korean War. : ® PRUE EF <a Marcners in Vn = Se _ pe Members of Branch 419, Port lice, Mrs. Grant Bright who lost a Perry Legion, honoured their fal- son in the Korean War. len comrades last Sunday morning Young Jon Sanders and John with a Remembrance Day Parade Berry of the Port Perry Beavers and wreath laying ceremony atthe placed a wreath made by the Cenotaph at the Legion. group, and Cubs Jeffery Morden It was raw, damp, windy day and Chris Jones also placed a for the parade for the veterans who wreath their group had made. were joined in the parade by local Buglers for the ceremony were firefighters, Cubs and Beavers, and Gloria Wilson and Andreena Coul- | cadets from Port Perry and ter. Oshawa. This year is the 70th anniver- Jack Lee read the names on sary of the end of the Great War the Cenotaph Honour Roll of lo- 1914-18. More than 100,000 Ca- | cal men who died in the Great War nadians gave their lives in this | and World War 2. war, World War 2 and the Korean | Among those placing wreaths War, | >, ar the foot of the Cenotaph were Members of the Legion will ) Legion President Dave Durham, be holding a memorial service at Scugog Mayor Jerry Taylor, Fire the Scugog Li 11:00 AM Carrying a wreath made by the Port Perry Beaver group, Jon Sanders and Chief Jack Ww stir ¢ Scugog Library at 11: John Berry prepare to place It at the foot of Cenotaph. faske on behalf of the Deshein Po this Friday, November 11.

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