48 Replies to “Remembrance Day 2022, From Ottawa”

      1. Last year he was late. This year he’s a no show. Liberals hate veterans. Tell me I’m wrong.

        1. Chris, the most respectable thing the lying treasonous c*** could do is leave the country. As for the rest of us ,I greatly fear we have dropped the torch.

          1. We may have. I had lunch withmy son and a group of his subaltern friends, all serving in the near by battalion. They deserve far better than our Prime Minister, his government and his party are giving. It was ever thus. We deserved better when the spawns (step)father was PM and I was in uniform.

  2. Lest We Forget…

    I want to thank all who have served in defence of our erstwhile great country. Especially, I wish to thank my two uncles & one great-uncle who served in WWII. As always, I will hold a minute of silence for you come 1100.

    1. I will never forget , as will many of my relatives on both sides of the 49.
      Many went to fight in both Great Wars and the following subsequent smaller skimishes.
      This remembrance goes out to my uncle who sat in on the Nuremberg Trials.
      You may be gone Uncle Eugene but you are not forgotten.

    2. Has our country ever been attacked? If not, who were they defending it from? This is just more brainwashed drivel they spout south of our border.

  4. In Flanders Fields
    BY JOHN MCCRAE

    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.

  5. CBC covering for the Prince’s absence.
    They said that he was at a summit, and that ‘these summits often happen around this time of year.”
    And that “Prime Ministers often have to miss these sorts of ceremonies.”
    Perfectly normal. Happens all the time.
    Ummm….no.
    No Prime Minister in the history of this country has EVER missed a Remembrance Day service. There are no other “ceremonies of this kind.”
    Also, in honoring the Silver Cross mother, they spoke of the tragedy of Afghanistan slipping back after we left, and the Taliban eventually ruling again. And the sorrow of veterans who saw their sacrifices largely undone. No mention of the Blacklock report that the Prince gave the Taliban 40 million dollars shortly after the Taliban re-took that country.
    I understand that this is not a day for political digs.
    (If it had been Harper or PP, the slander may not have been at the ceremony, but would have been relentless outside of that morning.)
    But it is not a day for lying, either.

  6. Heading out shortly to the ceremony at the little village I live near. They have a good turnout. It’s -24. Burrrr

  7. A great day.
    Remember those rights and freedoms my father fought to retain for us.His Father and Brother before him.

    The ones we threw away,in exchange for ?
    Good Government?
    Something Something?
    Welfare.?

    Whatever these things were,that men put their lives on hold to,go abroad to defeat something they saw as evil..We apparently now embrace at home these very same insanities.

    Small wonder the Hair Apparent is hiding in Cambodia..The keynote speaker is talking up freedom and the soldier..Meanwhile Emperor Justine is off getting pointers from PollPot’s former advisors?

    Dad was right..
    5 Wasted Years.Shooting the wrong people.

    And now our very own Fools and Bandits Strut amongst us,insisting they rule..
    Hopefully they will be as fancy dressers as the last bunch.

    Such nice hair..
    Maybe we are remembering the wrong lessons?

  8. Much was made over the repatriation and display of the Red Ensign that our soldiers died under at Dieppe.
    I thought the libs had told us in an official document that the Red Ensign is a Hate Symbol, and needs to be banned?

  9. “They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
    Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
    At the going down of the sun and in the morning,
    We will remember them.”

    Peter Jackson’s documentary “They Shall Not Grow Old” is a magnificent film and the special feature on the making of it is just as incredible. Highly recommended.

    At this time of year my husband and I watch some of the Great War films in our collection. I miss B A Deplorable Rupertslander’s movie recommendations so I will provide a few of my own, in no particular order:
    Gallipoli
    All Quiet on the Western Front
    They Shall Not Grow Old
    Sergeant Stubby: An American Hero
    Shoulder Arms
    1917

    I have several relatives who served during the two world wars but it is my maternal great-grandfather, of the Tyneside Scottish Brigade, who died on July 1, 1916, the first day of the Battle of the Somme, that I think of the most on this day.

    1. “1917” was awesome.

      Are you referring to the newer German version of “All Quiet On the Western Front”?

      1. I am referring to the 1930 version starring Lew Ayres. I haven’t seen the newer version yet but have read good things about it. You are right about “1917” being awesome. It was a labour of love for Sam Mendes, same as Peter Jackson’s documentary. The special features are also worth watching.

        1. I saw both “1917” and “We Shall Not Grow Old” in theatres with my dad (he’s not a streaming sort of fellow).

          Impressed.

          The newer version of “All Quiet …” looks good and has gotten rave reviews from Critical Drinker.

    2. First off– That first paragraph is awesome. Thanks and thanks for movie suggestions!

      I copy your sentiment Kate in Ontario. I had family too in the Second World War. And, if I may add, as people reflect on world events this weekend being Remembrance Day today, I too share your sentiment regarding B A Rupertslander’s absence from SDA. So, in his absence, I’m posting a great movie that he suggested some time ago and linked it here for our enjoyment, in case some missed it.

      From I.M.D.B. it’s about:
      “a hard-as-nails general (Gregory Peck) as General Savage who takes over a B-17 bomber unit suffering from low morale and whips them into fighting shape.”

      See Preview:

      https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041996/

      See Movie:

      “TWELVE O’CLOCK HIGH” Movie (1949) Starting: Gregory Peck & Hugh Marlowe | HQ with Enhanced Audio” on YouTube
      https://youtu.be/yyUgqk6z7rY

      Thanks, BA

      From Nancy (✿◠‿◠)

      P.S. The link BA gave for the television series that was based on the movie is no longer on youtube. Man was thoroughly thorough– and a great wit!

      1. Thanks, Nancy. BA would sometimes give a heads up on movies airing on TCM and “Twelve O’Clock High” comes up now and again. It’s one I haven’t seen so I’ll look for it. Hard-as-nails Gregory Peck? That I have to see. To me he’s always Atticus Finch.

      2. John Bosley, yes, “Sergeant York” is also good, very good. It should have been on my list. It was on TCM today and I had it on while I was pottering around. I was very young when I first saw it on television, in the wee hours, keeping the volume low so my parents wouldn’t know I was watching t.v.

  10. I immerse myself into a little history on this day… battles, heroism etc. came across these items early this morning. Depressing but stories that need to be told.

    25-year-old Canadian, Pvt. George Lawrence Price, Saskatchewan farm labourer was killed by a sniper two minutes before the armistice. Ugh!!!!

    American Expeditionary Force Gen.Pershing had to explain to Congressman Fuller how 3500 Americans lost their lives on the final day just hours before 11:00 a.m. describing the number of U.S. Marines killed crossing the Meuse River in the final hours as “frightful.“
    “…following orders” was the response. Geez, those two words seem to be popping up a lot lately.

    Doughboys of the U.S.Navy railroad artillery piece Calamity Jane pulled the lanyard at precisely 11:00 a.m. Nov.11 wanting the distinction of firing the last shell. Apparently with little or no regard for those on the receiving end.
    Why?

    2700 French casualties on the final day have the dates on their headstones backdated to Nov.10 to lessen the grief of surviving families. Understandable, but still.

    Lest we forget.

  11. In honor of my great Uncle George Plank who served in both World Wars, my father William Maris who served in the RCAF during World War 2. Lest we forget.

  13. I have a hard time listening to the speeches about freedom and democracy when the event is being held 2 minutes away from where peaceful protesters were beat up by thugs with guns.

    2. And the leaders who ordered it are overseas talking about to completely control the globe.

      Because priorities.

    3. Let’s not let the torch fall. Canada is not Trudeau, Ford, Moe, Kenney, Horgan. Canada is the common working man and woman.

  14. I think today of my two great uncles who served in WWII, one who was one of the troops who liberated Holland and almost never spoke of his experiences. But most of my great-grandmothers brother who died at the Battle of Mont Sorrel in June of 1916. As with so many others, his remains lay somewhere beneath the soil of that battlefield.

  15. In 1978 a young lieutenant got the good news. For the first time in living memory it was too cold for the vets to gather at the local cenotaph for Remembrance Day. He had been through too many bitterly cold 11/11s trying to keep his trumpet warm enough to play the Last Post. Today would be different. The ceremony began and he got the nod from the man in charge. He began to play and within a few notes he felt like he was standing beside himself listening to himself playing the trumpet. It sounded really good. Two minutes of silence and his turn again. Again his trumpet sounded better than he could play. The ceremony over the young man was putting his trumpet back in its case when a elderly WWI vet painfully made his way to the trumpeter. The old vet’s legs had lost a step and he had to use two canes to walk. He came to the trumpeter with a tear in his eye and a smile on his lips said, “Son I have never heard it played better”. Then he turned away and toddled off to be with his family. I will remember that old gent and when I am in the area I stop by his grave out of respect. He rests now with heroes. Let us never forget.

  16. Come hell or high water, Trudeau never misses a Pride, BLM, Aboriginal, Tranny, Drag queen, Queer or any other kind of obscure fringe group gathering, but when it comes to our veterans, he gives them the middle finger and leaves town or gets Covid again and disappears into the basement. Bloody pathetic and unacceptable.

  17. I wonder why this country goes through the motions when even the pious pantomimes mean nothing.

    Where are the crowds disparaging the f@g for surfing in Cambodia, or suing veterans and their fake legs?

    We may breathe a sigh of relief that the f@g is not here to mess things up but no one holds him to account for his disrespect, his venom, his supplanting of Canadian armed forces with a Chinese ones, nor do we impress upon younger generations that they have their toys and gadgets – the only things they care about – because some sixteen year old lied about his age and fought so that no one else would have to.

  18. And his ex wife lays the Government Wreath! Disgusting leadership on this most important day of peace and freedom!

  20. Everyday a new insult from that soul less creature. The saddest takeaway is the unwavering support he gets from his whore media .

    1. Bill, with respect, I disagree. The media are indeed his whores, but at least they are getting paid for it. Whores will be whores, it’s a business arrangement. IMNSHO, the people who support him for free are the saddest.

  21. There was a large bunch of soldiers? in red jackets wearing white helmets. They had no writing on their clothes yet they marched with the others. Who were/are they?

  22. My uncle Peter died over France, aged 23. He was a bombardier on a Lancaster. I have copies of all of his letters home, from 1939 to 1943 when he was shot down. A family in France, four generations later, still maintains his grave and stays in touch with our family. They’ve sent us Canadian flags that have become too worn and were replaced.

    This year at our family reunion, we distributed a box of little bits and pieces of his Lancaster that the French family had stored for those many decades. Their gratitude has always maintained our faith.

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