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Page THE HERALD Wednesday Novembers Poppy means freedom for I ota I veterans By ALAN the Herald One can see the dead lying there on the front field And in places where the enemy threw an attack they lie very thick on the slopes of the German trenches Col John McCrae wrote Col a First World War 43yearold member of the Canadian medical corps wrote those words during a 17day battle in in 1915 Col also wrote the poem In Flanders Fields at and according to the Royal Legion was chiefly lesponsi for the association between poppies and Remembrance Day Jim Hayes from the Georgetown branch of the Legion said Remembrance Day a great deal to him Mr Hayes became a corporal in the Royal Air Force and served the mid east from It s a time that I reflect on the old comrades Poppies are the most common visible reminder of the men and women who died serving in Canada s armed forces Jean Narey poppy chairman for the Georgetown Legion said the poppy sales were going very well The Legion had 400 poppies to hand out to stores and the 24 can vassers who are still finishing their own 11day tour of duty which started on Nov 1 The Legion has only poppies left The figure should go up after this Saturday s Remembrance Day ceremonies because the stores will be sending the leftover poppies back Ms added Ms Narey is a Second World War veteran She served with the Auxiliary Territorial Service in Britain for just under four years as a driver She remembers rattling down the roads in twoton trucks and officers jeeps Ms Narey also had to dnve ambulances to relieve the regular dn vers She appears to enjoy her position as Poppy Chairman and said Every time I see one I m free because of the guys that died the wars Doug Norton a steward at the Georgetown branch and a member in a Brampton branch said pop pies signify the blood that everybody shed to gain us our freedom Mr Norton served the armed forces during the Korean conflict but never got overseas He said Remembrance Day means everything my freedom everything John Allen from the Acton branch joined the army shortly after the Second World War and has been selling poppies for years Mr Allen was a dispatch and during his three and a half years of service became a sergeant He said Nov 1J is a day to remember all the guys that died in the First and Second World Wars in Korea and in Vietnam The Royal Canadian Legion is the largest veterans organization in Canada with over 600 members including over ladies auxiliary members There are 744 branches in Canada 34 in the United States and three West German The Canadian Legion was created in 192o as a fraternal profit organization In the group s name Was officially ed to the Royal Canadian Legion According to the Legion 1988 a total of over million in poppy funds were handed out to assist veterans and their dependents to community medical appliances and research to provide bursaries to the children and grandchildren of ex service members to adult day care centres meals on and transportation or other related services to the pur chase building and repairing of housing or care facilities for the elderly or disabled and to the operation of service bureau at the Legion s Dominion Command in Ottawa The Legion also provides support to the Salvation Army s Red Shield Dnve the Red Cross the St John Ambulance over Boy Scout Girl Guide and Brownie and the United Way Red Feather Campaign According to the Legion the type of support given is in terms of volunteers and financial aid VITEX SPECIAL BEST PERFORMER K RAM Floppy Philips Monitor 107500 Call Bill at Vitex Specializing in affordable Software and Peripherals far home and small business use DENTURE THERAPY CLINIC AW TRENTON 18 CHURCH STREET GEORGETOWN IS ACROSS FROM LIBRARY IS AND CULTURAL CENTRE 8772359 NOW OPEN DECORATE TWEEDLE D s Mill Street E ACTON 5198533358 Young soldiers on guard at the Glen Williams Ceremonies in Acton and Georgetown are scheduled Cenotaph during Remembrance Day ceremonies on a for a while the Glen Williams ceremony will chilly day last year There are ceremonies in Acton be held at pm Herald photo Georgetown and Glen Williams again this year ARTIFICIAL CHRISTMAS TREE LIQUIDATION SALE UP TO 70 OFF UNBELIEVABLE PRICES Over 1000 trees to choose from 75 COLORADO SPRUCE NOW NOW NOW NOW NOW fefa BEJMt PQ99 ONLY 96 AVAILABLE WITH THE PURCHASE OF ANY TREE OVER YOU ALSO RECEIVE A COUPON FROM OUR CHRISTMAS HOUSE COMPLETE WITH ROOMS FILLED WITH DECORATIONS GIFTS AND SPECIAL TREASURES SALE CONDUCTED BV CCP LIQUIDATORS OWNED OPERATED BV COUNTRY LANE LINE RIVER RD Across from Geo Golf Club 8772254 PHONE FOR OUT OF TOWN DIRECTIONS