Highway of Heroes

Great people, great Canadians who, regardless of the weather, line the highway to pay respects to the fallen.

Always know there are many, many other Canadians standing with you in spirit even though geography precludes us being physically there.

Thank you, one and all.

Thank you Kate for providing a place to say an honest heartfelt Thank-You to all who stand on the bridges..in the cold,the wind,and I'm sure there have been a lot of tears frozen to faces.We ARE there with you in spirit,and I wish you never have to stand there again.You represent what is the best of this great country....thank you again,God Bless you all.

For those who are in other parts of Canada, outside of southern Ontario, this page will give you a bigger perspective of the Highway of Heroes meme. This all started very spontaneously back at the beginning, long before Dalton decided to climb on with the name. Every soldier lost makes this same journey before returning to their families. A lot of tears have been shed on those bridges and overpasses. We mourn every single one.

I'd like to join Kate in thanking you all for coming out time and time again to show your support for the families of the fallen. I make the drive between Toronto and Trenton on a regular basis, and have done so on more than a couple occasions following the repatriation ceremonies. It's truly a humbling experience to drive for almost 2 hours and see every bridge along the way covered with Canadian flags. I can't really put into words how much that support means to me personally, but as a serving member I can assure you that we all greatly appreciate your efforts. I was always proud to wear the uniform of our nation, but never as much as I am these days.

Thanks for the link, Skip.

When I hear that one, I think of my uncle who died two months short of his 16th birthday in September 1916. He was a bugler and sent out with a work party into no man's land. A German sniper killed him, quickly we hope.

His mother was attempting to have him sent home when he wrote from England that he had volunteered to go to the front because buglers were needed to warn of gas attacks.

My grandmother couldn't visit his grave but it was my honour to do so in 2005.

We will remember them...
All of them, past and present. God bless them!

God bless our troops - the fallen, and those who continue the fight. They're the true heroes in this world.

Thanks, lance.

Very well done Bob Reid, great tribute to our very best, heroes ALL!

Many thanks Kate for the Reid You Tube video,

and also to SKIP who posted @ 8:35 for his link to another fine video tribute to Remember and thank our servicemen and women.

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Many thanks Lance at SDA for the Reid You Tube video.

Visit the Red Fridays link, and leave your thoughts and prayers.
Thankyou all.

http://www.redfridays.ca/

And so, Tibbles - did it remind you of what it is to be "Canadian'? Did it remind you that we don't shit on the people who defend our freedom?

You really should spend more time "back home" just so you can get your moral "bearings".

I'm not saying that you lose your way in America - no - not at all. There are alot of good people there. I do say, and say it loudly, that it is easy to lose your bearings working for an outfit like MSNBC. In fact - working in that close proximety to Keith and Chris - one could not only lose perspective - one could easily lose their mind.

Glad to see that this did not happen to you - but you have to remember that you only regained your sanity when you came back to Canada.

Please, Tibbles - come back often. Never forget that you are one of us.

Thanks Lance and Kate. Even though I myself have been retired from the service for many years, I finally feel that during the last number of years many Canadians are appreciating the service that the military does and are rejecting the Trudeau legacy of denigrating the military.

God bless our troops.

This is always a very special day for me. My paternal grandfather, a sea captain, died in WW1 when his ship was torpedoed. My father was a year old at the time. My maternal grandfather, also a ship's captain, lost his ship after being torpedoed, in WW11. He managed to keep his crew alive for 3 weeks in an open boat 300 miles off the coast of France until they were found and rescued.

My father, who was in the RAF, was horribly wounded when his bomber crashed and burned, after 2 years in hospital, returned to active duty after his release from hospital, even though he didn't have to.

Growing up, I never knew what an "uncle" was, both were killed in the siege of Singapore.

God bless those who served, and God bless those who continue to serve,,,they are ALL heroes...

+ Lest We Forget +

"McQUESTION, LESLIE ARTHUR
Initials: L A
Nationality: Canadian
Rank: Flight Sergeant (Air Gnr.)
Regiment/Service: Royal Canadian Air Force
Unit Text: 408 Sqdn.
Age: 20
Date of Death: 20/12/1943
Service No: R/180964
Additional information: Son of Victor and Edith McQuestion, of Chalk River, Ontario, Canada.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: IV. C. 5.
Cemetery: HOTTON WAR CEMETERY"

http://www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_details.aspx?casualty=2726604

The highways of Heroes well named!

I had 3 uncles (my Dad's brothers who landed in Normandy on D-Day) they all miraculously survived and returned home in 1946. I was always proud of them and think their names should be recorded here.
Their names were Bill Dunn, Norman Dunn and Bryce Dunn.

As the Americans should. Practically any discussion of the Second World War excludes Canada. The Americans certainly pulled their weight at that time but so did we. It's good to see that recognition.
Just my thoughts.

Once again Canadians do it right and do it best. Not to disparage Americans. I am one. BUT, if it were not for Canada and her staunch and dangerous work , virtually alone, on the Atlantic during WW11 the war entire might well have been lost.
As for the Highway of Heroes, it brings tears to my eyes every time I see the way the overpasses are manned voluntarily by all of those who respect and revere our soldiers. Our hearts and spirits are there with every one who honors those who come home this way to their loved ones having sacrificed their lives for our freedom.
My son is a Toronto FireFighter. They take turns manning the overpasses for each soldier returning home in this way. So does Toronto Police and Ambulance as well as ordinary citizens. God Bless Canada and her spirit.