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A Brentwood Tribute to Those Who Served

15 November 2018
Areeb S, Rogers ‘20; Photo by Jim Ganley
“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.” Laurence Binyon   In November 11, 1918, an armistice was signed to end World War I. This was a monumental day in history that has been celebrated by Canadians every November 11. We place a poppy over our hearts. The poppy was made popular in the poem “In Flanders Field” by Canadian John McCrae who found an abundance of poppies around the battlefields. Today, we wear the poppy to commemorate the soldiers who died in the war.  At Brentwood on Sunday we paid tribute to the soldiers by placing our poppies on a memorial featuring with the names of former Brentwood students who died in war. Ian Gillespie was one of the many soldiers from Brentwood who fought in the war and consequently gave up his school life and rugby team to represent Canada. Mr John Queen, who was three years old when his father was conscripted in 1939, talked about the brutality of the war and the suffering it brought.  Mrs. Amiel then gave us an insight into the history of the war and the significance it played in shaping Canada’s identity today. The remainder of the assembly was filled with musical performances commemorating the lives of the soldiers who died to protect Canadians. We can not move on towards the future without remembering those who sacrificed their lives to protect us. There were men and women who gave up their dreams and their families to honor our country and so we must carry on the tradition to place a poppy by our heart and pay tribute to the soldiers.  “As the stars that shall be bright when we are dust, Moving in marches upon the heavenly plain, As the stars that are starry in the time of our darkness, To the end, to the end, they remain.” - Laurence Binyon. Areeb S, Rogers ‘20

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