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"... at the going down of the sun and in the morning we will remember them." PRESTON MOVING & STORAGE LTD. 420 Baseline Rd. W„ Box 160 Bowmanville, Ontario L1C3K9 623-4433 ©J.P. Let us remember those who gave... Let us pause in remembrance of those who died in the service of our country. For their gallant efforts in the preservation of our freedom, let us honour them and never forget them. Remembering those who made the supreme sacrifice Morris Funeral Chapel Ltd. 4 Division Street S. (905) 623-5480 Bowmanville s/ 8 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, Wednesday, November 6, 1996 "...at the going down of the sun . and in the morning, we will remember them." McGregor I.D.A. Drugs 5 King St. W. 623-5792 Bowmanville ©j.p. As Remembrance Day approaches, approaches, Art Sheehan, a World War II motorcycle messenger messenger and member of Canada's Canada's 2nd regiment, recalls his stay in Holland and the people he fought to protect. In France, in July of 1944, the 2nd regiment's orders were to hold back the Germans for Americans to get around. Once they had done that, they linked up with the Americans, capturing capturing 50,000 Germans in their envelopment. By Christmas, they had fought their way to Holland. The 1st regiment had come from Italy, and their combined duty was to clear the Germans from Holland. The Germans had taken all the Dutch citizens' food, forc ing them to survive off suffering suffering pets and .tulip bulbs and such. When the children heard that the troops had food, they would come to'their camp with pails and hold them out, in hopes someone would fill it to take back to their starving families. families. Mr. Sheehan and the soldiers soldiers would take their plates and pour their entire meal into the children's buckets, because they found it hard to eat knowing knowing there were families with none. It got to a point where they had orders not to let the children in, but any food left over would be saved for them. Before the war was finished, finished, planes dropped food off for the Dutch and the Canadians Canadians distributed it by truck to the families. The Dutch were so grateful, they tried to give them anything they had left maybe a bottle of something here or there. The troops were treated like royalty. The Germans took anything they could ride to escape - cares, bicycles, horses. Art remembers remembers some of the more clever Dutch who dug holes in their yards and buried their bikes. Afterwards, his Canadian Canadian comrades helped retrieve them, and he had fun chasing their horses in the fields. Overall, the Dutch, due to the occupation suffered much more than the Belgium or French. In retrospect, for Art, every bad memory was followed by a hundred good memories. Jennifer Welsh "The Friend" Remembrance Day REMEMBERING THE FALLEN - Representatives of all levels of government were among the many organizations organizations and individuals laying wreaths at last year's Service Service of Remembrance held at the Bowmanville Cenotaph. Cenotaph. Representatives of the Municipality of Clarington, and the federal and provincial governments are shown above. WREATHS are available from Branch 178 Royal Canadian Legion for laying at the cenotaph on Monday, November I Ith For information, call Phyllis Rose - 623-2848 ©j.p. I remember as though it were yesterday, It's so hard to believe it has been three years today. We were all in our trenches, guns up over the side, This hole in the.ground was the only place to hide. And in the darkness we heard a piercing sound, A high pitch whistle, we were no-man's-land bound. Diving and crawling through a mud-soaked field, The many dead bodies were our only shield. We're running and shooting, shooting, bodies falling left and right, My best friend and I pull ahead, our destination is in sight. • Our of the comer of my eye I see a bullet fly by, And through all the noise and confusion my ear catches a cry. My friend hits the ground with a sickening thud, Blood rushes from his stomach stomach and clots with the mud. I call out to him, and collapse collapse to the ground, I'm shaking him furiously, but he makes no sound. After what seemed like days, he uttered a dull sigh, I could only make out the words "Let me die." High Flight OH! I have slipped the surly bonds of earth And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings: Sunward I've climbed, and joined the tumbling mirth Of sun-split clouds - and done a hundred things You have not dreamed of- wheeled and soared and swung High in the sunlit silence. Hov 'ring there I've chased the shouting wind along, and flung My eager craft through footless halls of air. Up, up the long delirious burning blue I've topped the wind-swept heights with easy grace Where never lark, or even eagle flew. And, while with silent lifting mind I've trod The high untrespassed sanctity of space Put out my hand and touched the face of God. Pilot Officer John Gillespie Magee, Royal Canadian Air Force Killed in England, December II, 1941, age 19 GOODYEAR Industrial Products Division Bowmanville, Ontario For the first time in months, tears welled in my eyes, How can I just sit here as my best friend dies? I grabbed him by the coat, and pulled with all my might, It was then .that I realized, he had given up the fight. I wanted to curl up and end my life, But I suddenly thought of my beautiful wife. A year later it's over, no friend at my side, War was not what I expected. expected. The politicians had lied. Although we had won, I felt no joy, Four years ago I left Canada, Canada, merely a boy. Now I am a man with holes in my heart, The guilt and sadness have tom me apart. By: Holly Swaga Clarke High School Canada's Wartime Statistics World War I 1.628,736 Canadians served. 2. 66,573 died and 138,166 were wounded. 3. 2,818 were taken prisoner of war. 4. 175 merchant seamen died by enemy action. World War H 1. 1,031,902 male Canadians and 49,963 female Canadians served, 2. 44,927 died and 53,145 were wounded. 3. 8,271 were taken prisoner of war. 4. 1,146 merchant seamen died by enemy action. Korea 1.26,791 Canadians served. 2. 516 died and 1,558 were wounded. 3. 33 were taken prisoner of war. The Gulf War 1. 3,837 male Canadians and 237 female Canadians served. 2. There were no Canadian casualties during the Gulf War. 3. No Canadians were taken prisoner during the Gulf War. Did You Know? The Royal Canadian Legion is Canada's largest community service organization with 550,000 members and 1720 branches including 28 in the U.S. and three in Germany. Programs that the Legion supports supports include: veterans' services, services, seniors' services including health and housing, youth activities activities including sports and 1 leadership, Remembrance, and community activities.