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Canadian Statesman (Bowmanville, ON), 8 Nov 1989, p. 34

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» On Sunday afternoon at the cenotaph in Orono, a older citizens and veterans participating. Here, Har- Remembrance service was held with many young and vey Partner, right, had just read the names of those .. at the going down of the sun and in the morning we will remember them fit MOVING & STORAGE LTD. 420 Baseline Rd. W., Box 160, Bowmanville, Ontario L1C3K9 623-4433 from the Orono area who had died in World War I and II. Legion Past Presidents Stan Dunn and President Jim Connell had just laid commemorative wreaths when this photo was taken. Poet's Corner An injured man grasps a piece of wreckage, Watching as ms torpedoed ship sinks in the North Atlantic. Hypothermia sets in. Heloses his grasp. He sinks beneath the icy water. water. Remember. A tired woman waits for a letter from her son. Finally a telegram arrives: "We regret to inform you that..." Remember. A Jewish mother stands naked, Holding her child's hand as they are herded into a gas IN FLANDERS FIELDS In Flanders Fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row That mark our place; and in the sky The Larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved and were loved, and now we lie In Flanders Fields. Take up our quarrel with the foe: To you from failing hands we throw The torch, be yours to hold it high If ye break faith with us who die We shall not sleep, though poppies grow In Flanders Fields. TIM'S RENT-ALL 102 King Street W., Bowmanville 623-4321 chamber. Remember. A family sits down in Nazi occupied Holland, Supper is a bowl of tulip bulb soup. Remember. A sick man cries in a Japanese Japanese prisoner of war camp. Sitting in a metal enclosure So small that he can not even stand. The temperature inside is 115 F. He has one thought--water! Remember. A young mother rocks her baby. The child's fàther went overseas overseas before he was born. She wonders if this child will ever see his father. He never does. Remember. Death, Sorrow, Man's Inhumanity Inhumanity to Man. Misery, Despair, and Loneliness. Loneliness. These are the realities of war. Lest we forget. Remember. MARK DILSNER Gravelbourg, Saskatchewan Winner, Intermediate Poem I WONDER WHY? As I stand here and wonder wonder why A tear slowly creeps from a soldiers eye He stands quietly with his head slightly bent Thinking of the many times he spent. Fighting in a land he hardly knew Fighting for freedom for me and for you He thinks of his comrades comrades with regret Seeing their faces he'll never forget They he in their graves in far away lands And I look again at his trembling hands We do not know the suf fering and pain We hone they'll ~gnt again Remembri never 4P oni have to ilglr _ So on Remembrance Day wo all know About the crosses row on row About the old soldier standing by I just can't help but wonder wonder why? SHAWN SKIEHAR Yorkton, Saskatchewan Winner. Junior Poem Sponsored by BOWMANVILLE BRANCH 178- ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION Supporters of MEALS ON WHEELS - WELLESLEY BURN CENTRE - LEGION SERVICE WORK

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