November 11 is Remembrance Day for Canadians. It’s today that we remember those who fought and died for our country.
Why should we remember?:
We must remember. If we do not, the sacrifice of those one hundred thousand Canadian lives will be meaningless. They died for us, for their homes and families and friends, for a collection of traditions they cherished and a future they believed in; they died for Canada. The meaning of their sacrifice rests with our collective national consciousness; our future is their monument. (Heather Robertson, A Terrible Beauty, The Art of Canada at War. Toronto, Lorimer, 1977.)
Carol and I watched HBO’s miniseries Band of Brothers on DVD this weekend. It’s the true story of a company of American Paratroopers in WW2. Very well done. It was executive produced by Tom Hanks and Steven Speilberg who also gave life to another great World War 2 drama, Saving Private Ryan. I know neither of these were Canadian, but they do make you think about what people sacrificed so we can live as well as we do.
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