Remembrance Day Memorials

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On the 11th of November, many people go to remembrance day memorials to pay respects to those that have died. We acknowledge the cost they had settle in order for us to enjoy the life we have here in Canada, so we bring offerings to the gravestones of the soldiers. On their headstones, you can see the name of the fallen soldiers that had given up their lives for our freedom. Some people only see names, but me…? What I see are not just names, I see much more than that.

We must remember that the names we see on the gravestones are not just names. They are the soldiers that knew how gruesome battle would be but still went on to fight in (enter battle here) to make sure that we got (insure They are the ones that fought in WWI and II to

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