Eastern Ontario honours veterans on Remembrance Day
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Large crowds gathered for Remembrance Day services in Kingston, Brockville and Belleville. As many as 1,000 people attended the Kingston Remembrance Day ceremony at the cenotaph.
Large crowds gathered at the cenotaphs in Brockville, Belleville and Kingston for Remembrance Day ceremonies.
Wreaths were laid by both civilian and military organizations in all three cities along with two minutes of silence to honour those that have and are serving Canada.
For Veteran Jim Davis, Remembrance Day is very personal.
A member of the Kingston Branch of the Royal Canadian Regiment Association, Davis has served in Cypris, Somalia, Bosnia, and Haiti, and completed two tours in Afghanistan over his 36-year military career.
“Particularly Afghanistan, two combat tours, I’ve lost many friends and compatriots in that theatre of operations,” said Davis. “It’s a day filled with mixed emotions, certainly melancholy and I just pledge not to forget their sacrifice as well.”
Jack O’Brien is also a member of the Kingston Branch of the Royal Canadian Regiment Association. He’s also served in Cypris, Europe and the Middle East on NATO and United Nations peacekeeping missions.
“We can’t forget, these guys,” said O’Brien with passion. “The ones that never come home, we should never forget them.”
Davis says he has a number of reasons for attending the ceremony at Kingston’s cenotaph, the most obvious one is paying respect to those that have fallen.
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