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Lest we forget We REMEMBER www.unitedwayofhaltonhills.ca Please take time this November 11th to remember the service and sacrifice of our armed forces, past and present. They served so that we may have liberty, democracy and the rule of law. michael.chong@parl.gc.ca 866 - 878 - 5556 Thursday, November 6, 2014 The Independent & Free Press Special pullout section 8 Pages Remembrance Day servic- es in Georgetown have some added meaning this year as a commemorative plaque from the war in Afghanistan will be mounted on the town's Ceno- taph. Members of the Halton- based regiment, The Lorne Scots, have been awarded a Theatre Honour for its partici- pation in the Afghan war, and the plaque will be unveiled at a Remembrance service to be held this Sunday at Remem- brance Park beginning at 3 p.m. The Remembrance Parade is slated to depart the Royal Ca- nadian Legion at 2:30 p.m. In Glen Williams, Legion members assemble at the school on Sunday at noon then parade to the Cenotaph at the corner of Main and Confedera- tion Sts. for a 12:30 p.m. ser- vice. In Acton, the service will be held on Saturday, Nov. 8. Acton Legion members will march from the Hide House to the Cenotaph in front of Trinity United Church on Mill St. The service will be at 11 a.m. sharp. The public is welcome to all of these ceremonies. More than 40,000 armed forces personnel served in the South-West Asia region be- tween 2001 and when the oper- ations drew to a close in March of this year, which was the larg- est deployment of Canadian troops since the Second World War. "It's the first time since Ko- rea that we've been in a war," said Branch 120 Royal Canadi- an Legion president Jack Har- rison. "The other times have been sort of police actions. And the war in Afghanistan, which a lot of people don't realize, has gone on for 12 years." Several Georgetown resi- dents in the Canadian Armed Forces who do not serve with The Lorne Scots but were in Af- ghanistan are also expected to be on hand for the service here on Sunday. The plaque itself, which was commissioned by the Town of Halton Hills, will be unveiled by a pair of Afghan vets during the service, to be conducted by Rev. Peter Barrow. Honourable Lt. Col. William Adcock will also speak at the ceremony. The Pipes & Drums of The Lorne Scots will lead the Re- membrance Parade with a contingent of the newly named Halton Company, previously known as Charlie Company. Several local dignitaries, members of the RCMP, rep- resentatives from emergency services, army and air cadets, Knights of Columbus, Girl Guides and Boy Scouts are also set to take part in the parade. Harrison noted that Cana- dian soldiers who served in Af- ghanistan wear a star-shaped medal on their uniform. "We're fortunate that no Lorne Scots were killed over there, although there were a couple wounded," Harrison added. "(Otherwise) it's a sad day. But that's what it is, a Remem- brance Day." A reception will take place at the Legion following the ser- vice at the Cenotaph. Lorne Scots receive Theatre Honour By EAMONN MAHER Staff Writer INSIDE Names of those who served Pgs. 4-5 A visit to a special grave Pg. 3 Our WW1 hero Pg. 6 Special addition to Georgetown's ceremony this year