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Etched in our memories are the sacrifices and selfless deeds of those who have nobly served Canada before us. I am truly honoured to mark this Remembrance Day as your Chief of the Defence Staff. This year’s commemoration is especially significant as we observe the 90th anniversary of the end of the First World War. On Nov. 11, 1918, the guns finally fell silent on the battlefields of Europe. It was on those battlefields that our forebearers set a standard of military excellence that has been upheld by generations of Canadians that served after them.

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REMEMBRANCE DAY CEREMONIES: SOUTHERN VANCOUVER ISLAND Lest we forget.

IN HONOUR OF

Now Serving The Defence The following lists the times and locations of the ceremonies, NOVEMBER 11 as well as the names of the individuals who will lay Team wreaths on behalf of the Canadian Forces: with CANEX Financing 9:45 a.m. VICTORIA SAANICH Legislature Building Municipal Hall at 770 Vernon 250-477-7612 VETERANS’ CEMETERY Rear-Admiral Tyrone Pile, Commander, Avenue 1190 Colville Road Maritime Forces Pacific/Joint Task Major Barry Walker, Commanding 3672 Shelbourne St. (Shelbourne Plaza) Lieutenant-Colonel Phyllis O’Grady, Force (Pacific) Officer, 11 Field Ambulance Commanding Officer, Canadian Forces (Victoria) Health Services Centre (Pacific) ESQUIMALT Memorial Park Cenotaph at 1229 SOOKE 10:00 a.m. Esquimalt Road Sooke Branch of the Royal Canadian HARRESON’S IS Captain (Navy) Marcel Hallé, Base Legion at 6726 Eustace Road Your outdoor gear specialists: • Hunting iinn VVictoriaictoria COBBLE HILL Commander, Canadian Forces Base Captain (N) Gilles Couturier, • Paintball • Fishing Cobble Hill Community Hall fol- Esquimalt Commander, Maritime Operations • Military uniforms, • Camping boots & accoutrements lowed by ceremony at the cenotaph Group Four at Liberation Park (behind the com- WEST SHORE COMMUNITIES WWee bbuyuy mmilitaryilitary aandnd aantiquentique iitemstems munity hall) Veterans Memorial Park located LANTZVILLE Major Joel Anderson, Commanding at the intersection of Goldstream Lantzville Branch of the Royal 266 Old Island Hwy (up the hill from 4 Mile Pub) Officer, 741 Communications Avenue and Veterans Memorial Canadian Legion at 250-881-8388 Squadron Parkway (Millstream) 7225 Lantzville Road www.harresons.com Commodore Nigel Greenwood, Commander John Tremblay , Base 10:55 a.m. Commander, Canadian Fleet Pacific Information Services Officer, Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt OAK BAY SIDNEY CCOUNTRYOUNTRY GROCERGROCER War Memorial, Uplands Park Town Hall at 2440 Sidney Avenue Colonel William Veenhof, Director of Lieutenant-Colonel Ian Lightbody, salutes the Operations, 1 Canadian Air Division Commanding Officer, 443 Maritime Headquarters Detachment Esquimalt Helicopter Squadron Canadian Forces Fast facts from the First World War Veteran Affairs Canada • The struggle involved virtually tion on the international scene. the whole country and made enor- • Four Canadians were awarded the • Canada entered the war in mous demands on the Canadian Victoria Cross, the Commonwealth’s 1914. people, whether they were involved highest award for bravery, for their • Between 1914 and 1918, in the actual fighting or remained part in capturing Vimy Ridge. more than 650,000 Canadians and on the home front to work in indus- • Canadian John McCrae wrote Newfoundlanders joined the mili- try or farming to support the war the poem “In Flanders Fields” while tary to fight in the First World War, effort. on the battlefield. the “War to End All Wars.” • Canada’s contribution to this • The first Remembrance • More than 170,000 were great struggle, including the triumph Day took place throughout the injured and more than 66,000 lost at Vimy Ridge, was seen by many Commonwealth on November 11, their lives in costly battles such in the world as Canada’s ‘coming 1919. It was held to commemorate as those at Beaumont-Hamel and of age’ as a country and enabled the end of the First World War on Travel Passchendaele. Canada to finally receive recogni- Monday, Nov. 11, 1918, at 11 a.m.

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I tell myself that I will look at the map [email protected] 2 PPCLI Battle Group later to get a better perspective on the ground Shelley Lipke 363-3130 At 3:30 a.m., after two hours sleep, I got up features, when I can reach for it behind the PRODUCTION and prepared for the day’s patrol task. back of my seat. I never keep my promise; later, Carmel Ecker 363-8033 Having showered before going to bed, all I the paper maps are sopping wet and all stuck Myrna Proulx had to do was shave and get my kit into the together. vehicle. When looking out on the scene before me ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT Yes, that’s right, shower. We have it pretty while enduring the extreme temperature con- Kate King 363-3014 ditions, I can’t help but wonder if people have [email protected] good here in our little camp in Kandahar. Good food, running hot and cold water (not potable always been fighting here simply because of the ACCOUNTS though), and proper plumbing. The only ques- conditions. Does the heat of this region make Kerri Waye 363-3127 tion is whether or not you have the time to use people go a little crazy? I try to think of some [email protected] these amenities. examples, mainly to get my mind off the heat At 4 a.m. it’s off to orders. The objective of myself! SALES REPRESENTATIVE Cpl Stevo McNeil, JTF-AF our patrol today is to check a main road that As we reach the Helmand border, the A/C Ivan Groth 363-3133 Sweat pours off Sgt Stacey Shannon [email protected] spans the width of Kandahar Province for its unit has all but packed it in. Soon after, it is now state of repair. Supposedly, this could take two inside the oven-like RG-31 armoured just blowing hot air and it must be in excess SALES REPRESENTATIVE or three days. However, if nothing goes wrong, vehicle. Sgt Shannon is part of the of 60°C inside. When my two guys get out to Joshua Buck 363-8602 which we are all hoping, it could be wrapped force protection team providing secu- provide vehicle security when we stop, there [email protected] up by day’s end. rity while Canadian engineers survey a is a refreshing blast of what seems like a cool, EDITORIAL ADVISOR But things can go wrong fast in Afghanistan. section of a major highway in Kandahar springtime breeze coming in from the outside. SLt Michael McWhinnie 363-4006 Due to the ever-present threat of enemy attack province. This is always short-lived, as the door must or hitting an improvised explosive device (IED), immediately be closed behind them. even the simplest task must be planned out in and back up again 50 to 100 metres on the other Our task complete, we head back home using Published each Monday, under the authority of Capt(N) Marcel Hallé, Base Commander. great detail with everyone involved knowing his side of the obstruction. Everyone carries on as if varying routes, including cross-country. But now or her job, and the overall intent. One cannot just Le LOOKOUT est publié tous les lundi, sous it were normal, which it is. Could you imagine the heat is starting to take its toll on both the l’égide du Capt(N) Marcel Hallé, Commandant go to the store for a quart of milk here; security, all the traffic travelling on the Trans-Canada RG’s occupants and equipment. One of the de la Base. secrecy, communication, and mutual support are Highway just driving down into a little loop corporals in the back is showing signs of heat always involved with any movement. of dirt in the median, buses, cars, semi-tractors exhaustion. We start force-feeding him water The editor reserves the right to edit, abridge So today, we’re using LAVs and my vehicle, and all? with Gatorade crystals and keep him talking. or reject copy or advertising to adhere to the RG-31. The RG-31 is an interesting truck. policy as outlined in CFA0 57.5. Views and It’s odd that this area, considered the most Things are really getting bad now as we make opinions expressed are not necessarily those One of its main advantages, especially for those dangerous part of our journey today, is the most it back to an ISAF outpost. As we literally pour of the Department of National Defence. who ride inside, is its ability to survive a blast beautiful. In this part of the Arghandab River out of the RG, my corporal gets immediately Le Rédacteur se réserve le droit de modifier, from a landmine or more specifically an IED. valley; it’s lush, green, and rich with trees and taken to the Unit Medical Station for treatment. de condenser ou de rejeter les articles, Unfortunately, until that happens, the riders are vegetation. The appearance is one of peace and The others and I take off our PPE at the back photographies, ou annonces plublicitaires usually destined to suffer. Hot, cramped, claus- normal life, as is so often the case in Afghanistan, pour adhérer à l’0AFC57.5. Les opinions of the vehicle like a stirred up beehive. It looks trophobic and humid, the RG is certainly not a appearances are deceiving. as though we walked into the shower with our et annonces exprimées dans le journal ne luxurious mode of transportation. réflètent pas nécéssairement le point de vue We stop at another ISAF camp for more fuel clothes on. I am drenched from head to toe, liter- du MDN. We’re on the road by 5:30 a.m. with every- and to stretch our legs. It’s really getting uncom- ally. I take the time to wring out my combat shirt thing sorted out and working quite nicely. There fortably hot now. Both in and out of the vehicles, as though I had just taken it out of the washing are two benefits to being on the road at this hour. we are wearing our full PPE (Personal Protective machine. But this isn’t water; it’s all sweat and as First, it’s still somewhat cool, which is pleasant Equipment). This consists of a combat helmet, the garments dry, they get crisp and show streaks for all involved. At this time of the year, there ballistic eyeglasses, Nomex gloves, earplugs, and of white salt. is still a bit of a morning breeze. It’s not until a flak vest. The flak vest breaks open on the sides We stayed longer than intended at this camp, the “late hour” of 8 a.m. that it reaches the thir- so that further protective plates can be inserted but after all personnel were fully recovered Circulation - 4,500 ties, and continues its climb to around 45°C at front and back, and it is interesting to get on and (which included the administering of two IVs of One year subscription - $35.31 midday. off. As you can imagine there is absolutely no fluids to my corporal), we were off on the last leg 66 The second advantage to being out this early is Six month subscription - $17. airflow under the thing, so now in this heat, one of our journey that will bring us home. Now late Three month subscription - $11.77 the lack of traffic. As in many other parts of the developing world, defensive drivers don’t tend is perpetually damp and clammy in all parts of afternoon, and knowing our plight in the RG, A Division of Personnel Support Programs to be in abundance. Between, overloaded taxis, the body underneath. This is before undertaking the patrol commander deems we should move CFB Esquimalt, PO Box 17000 Stn. Forces, tuk-tuks, donkeys, motorbikes, bicycles, buses, any sort of labour or physical activity. at the best speed possible, but not so much as to Victoria, BC V9A 7N2 jingle trucks, farm tractors, and people generally The other thing that’s happening now is the prevent us from using varied routes and proper E-mail: [email protected] walking all over the road, it can get pretty hairy air conditioning inside the RG is starting to lose precautions. In Afghanistan, you’re only safe Web: www.lookoutnewspaper.com on the highways and byways of Kandahar. its battle with the midday heat. As we seal our- when you cross through those gates back into Fax: 363-3015 Jingle trucks, you ask? They are well named, selves up in the vehicle once again and head off, your camp. When you get lazy or start to rush it’s quite apparent the temperature in the RG here, it’s when you get yourself killed. Canadian Mail Product Sales Agreement 40063331 I think. This is what we call the large trucks or tractor-trailers decorated with gaudy colours, will soon be to the extreme. This time our trip back was thankfully chrome, and other miscellaneous metallic junk Continuing on, we move further west into uneventful. The RG was still extremely hot, that seem to be prevalent throughout Central Maywand, which for as far as the eye can see has but the prospect of getting closer and closer to Asia. I can’t profess to understand the fascina- the appearance of a lunar landscape. Just gravelly, home with every passing kilometre raised our 2008 WINNER tion, but some are quite well done. flat terrain with small walled settlements dotted spirits above it. The first part of the morning goes quite here and there. We arrived back at camp just in time for the well, out to the Zabul border in the west. No As I look to the north, I detect mountains, but last of the supper service. But in the Army this “Welcome to Zabul, The Friendship Province” is not the end of your day, of course. There are sign here, just the knowledge from map and still debriefs, vehicle maintenance, and weapons GPS that we’ve crossed the line. Then it’s back cleaning to be done, in preparation for anything. east again and following a quick stop back at In approaching IED country, So, after I get the nightly points to be passed The brave die never, camp for fuel (heavily armoured vehicles are it is quite surreal to see the on to my section, including the details of the though they sleep in dust: not exactly aiding in conserving the world’s oil next day’s patrol, I have a nice ice cold shower, Their courage nerves a supply), we’re off once more and heading to the aftermath of previous IED (man, I really stink), and get prepared to do it all thousand living men. eastern border with Helmand now. strikes. In some cases, huge again tomorrow. In approaching IED country, it is quite sur- Another day of the life in Afghanistan. ~Minot J. Savage real to see the aftermath of previous IED strikes. craters and ditches are Sgt S.D. Shannon is an Army Reservist from In some cases, unfortunately more and more created, totally obliterating The Seaforth Highlanders of Canada serving with frequently, huge craters and ditches are created, the 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian totally obliterating the road. This forces traffic to the road. Light Infantry Battle Group who served on Roto bypass down in the low ground beside the road “ 5 of Operation Athena. November 10, 2008 LOOKOUT • 5

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When onto them, nearly capsizing WWW.ALLCITYAUCTIONEERS.COM a course across the North “We’d leave it in the water it rained we would drink the craft. 604-514-0194 Sea in an attempt to return for half a minute and watch the water.” “To see a white foamy to their base in Sweden, but how fast the streak left us to The experience effected line coming towards us the aircraft lost power and judge direction and speed. people in different ways. was an awesome sight. We the main engine faltered. Twice a day, we estimated Saddened by the loss of didn’t make any sense of Quiznos Classic Fuel poured from the plane. our course, and the navigator Vardy, one man tried to what it was until it hit us,” “We became a glider. It tried to keep track of where jump out of the dinghy. said Payne. was dark and we had never we were in the North Sea.” “His buddy was back in the The closer they floated to Subs Westside practiced ditching. I called Then the rain and storms airplane and he had a lot of land, the more exhausted ‘dinghy, dinghy prepare for came. trouble with that. Of course and emotionally drained ditching’ and the gunners we all did,” says Payne. they became. At one stage came out and accumulated They encountered they landed on a sandbar in the most secure part of moments of hope when in eight inches of water the airplane to brace them- they heard a submarine go and had to wait for the selves for the emergency They put a hole in underneath them, but it tide to go back out before landing.” the airplane fuel kept on going, the noise they were freed. They could REMEMBRANCEREMEMBRANCE Without any lights on the eventually silenced by the see they were close to the plane, leaving them in the tanks and harmed sound of the sea. Rouge Basin, and witnessed DAYDAY SSPECIALPECIAL darkness of night, Payne was Then on the tenth day their own Typhoon aircrafts forced to use the whitecaps two of the they saw land. 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Two days you fought, the friends you left the hill; they overran us and the before Sherritt’s group arrived, a behind, and feel the deep emo- artillery officer had to call fire South Korean lady did step over tion as the memories resurface. on our own position, which was the line and was instantly shot July 27 marked the 55th pretty dangerous,” said Sherritt. by a North Korean guard. anniversary of the Korean War “The Princess Patricia’s Canadian This was the first time Sherritt Armistice, and Veterans Affairs Light Infantry alliance counterat- had been in North Korea in the Canada flew selected Canadian tacked and drove the Chinese daylight, as he always did patrols veterans back to South Korea to into the wall of fire and cut during the war at night. pay tribute to the 516 Canadians them to pieces, which ended the They wouldn’t let the group who lost their lives during the attack.” go to Hill 355, but he made it up three-year war. While he was never hit by the top of a tower and could see Gunner and leading aircrafts- enemy fire in Korea, he did have it within the boundaries of the man (retired) Keith “Duke” some scary experiences. demilitarized zone. He asked a Sherritt of Victoria and 57 other “A mortar hit eight feet in front guard if he could take a picture, Korean veterans were chosen to of us when we were running in and was told it was forbidden. be part of this journey, to remem- the trenches, and this caved in “When I was there during the ber their experiences and see the trench on top of us. My eyes war, it was all green. I was sur- how the country has changed. and ears were full of dirt and prised how the landscape had Sherritt, now 79 years old, we forced ourselves out of the changed.” served with the Royal Canadian trenches and were taken to the He went into a nearby shed, lit Horse Artillery at Hill 355 medical bunker,” said Sherritt. a cigarette and took a picture of post, near the demilitarized When Veterans Affairs Canada Hill 355 anyway. zone between North and South phoned and invited him and his “I didn’t know any of the other Korea. wife Margaret on the Korean vets, but felt similar emotions Canadian Forces Base in Shilo, Veteran’s trip from July 7 to as they did. I hadn’t been there Manitoba, trained 450 gun- 16, Sherritt didn’t know what for 55 years and I was very hon- ners to go to South Korea, and to expect. “It’s going to be very ored to be chosen to go,” said Sherritt was one of these men. emotional for him,” thought Sherritt He remembers departing by train Margaret. The government calls Korea to Seattle and then going on a The veterans flew from all over “the forgotten war.” 20-day voyage by boat to Korea Canada to Vancouver where a “There were no parades, or in 1952 with other members of government plane picked them up Shelley Lipke, Lookout crowds waving when we came his regiment. He was part of a and flew them to Seoul. Including Keith “Duke” Sherritt holds up a photo of himself from his home. It took them [govern- second wave of soldiers sent to all the service personnel and dig- days in the air force. He recently returned to Korea for the ment] 40 years after the war to Korea because a train crashed en nitaries, there were around 200 first time since serving in the Korean War. give us our volunteer metals,” route to Seattle killing and injur- people recalls Sherritt. said Sherritt. In Korea the bodies ing the first wave of soldiers. “When we arrived in Seoul, I Five buses of veterans travelled a wreath, and the Korean War of 516 young men were left in a “The service made a man out of didn’t recognize a thing. Seoul the country with a tight itinerary. memorial to the Armed Forces graveyard in Busan, Korea. me and scared the hell out of me was so modernized. When I was It was emotional for most people of the British Commonwealth, Today, Sherritt speaks to school in Korea, but I’d never give it up,” there it was a bunch of ruins. The Sherritt says. They attended a and the Canadian Korean War children to tell stories about the said Sherritt, who has more than people were very, very polite, sunrise ceremony at the United Memorial. war. “I want to make sure that 35 years of military service. they must have bowed 300 times Nations Memorial Cemetery “That was the most emotional veterans aren’t forgotten,” he Known by the nickname a day.” in Busan, where Sherritt laid for me. I was trying to find my says.

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Payne was Payne was buried in Grave the twelfth day, Wesser, a surprised to see pictures of 12 in Lasvess, Sweden, came German Red Cross Boat his mother, school pictures in the form of a telegraph to from Bremen picked them and other personal details. his grandmother. REMEMBRANCE DAY up. “He knew more about me Payne tried to find out “Immediately we were than I knew about myself.” the identity of the man who 442 Helicopter Squadron Pipes & Drums fed, but we couldn’t keep They travelled in a coal died wearing his tags, but anything down. We were so bin on a ferry en route to was unsuccessful. plus happy to be able to get out a prison camp. This was In the years that followed, Canadian Scottish Regiment of the dinghy. At the time of unnerving because Payne Payne received an Air Force the rescue, most of the six knew they were targets of Cross and a Distinguished after the ceremonies weighed a mere 95 pounds. his own navy or air force. Flying Cross for his ser- While their situation was He waited out the remain- vice in Korea. He retired no longer dire, they did have der of the war as a prisoner. in 1975. 12 pm Pulp Mill to endure capture when the On the day before Victory Today, only two of the six Wesser crew handed them in Europe, he was handed survivors are alive: 83-year- 4 pm Southbound over to the German Navy. over to the British Army old Payne and 84-year-old “Once we were out of salt who put him and other pris- George Riley, Payne’s navi- 8 pm Ron King water we were separated.” oners in a hospital. gator. Marching through When Payne asked for his Every Remembrance Day Hamburg with other prison- next of kin to be notified, Payne has a standing order ers of war, old ladies threw he heard his grandmother in Bancroft, ON. 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May I express my the German U-501 in the “We feel these items should deep gratitude to swift waters of the Denmark be returned and exhibited Strait south of Angmagsalik, at the CFB Esquimalt Naval you and your Greenland. and Military Museum, A mix of depth charges which has kindly offered to families for the and ramming from Canadian display them in the event sacrifices you have made for our corvettes Chambly and that we win the bid,” says HMCS Moosejaw were to John. “To lose something of great nation. blame for the submarine’s this value that is part of the demise. fabric of Canada’s military Dr. Keith Martin, MP In search of code books or history would indeed be a Esquimalt-Juan de Fuca a German cipher machine tragedy.” 666 Granderson Road, Victoria, BC V9B 2R8 and brandishing a flashlight, Simmons was born in (250) 474-6505; Fax: (250) 474-5322; Simmons jumped onto the Vernon, BC, in 1910, and [email protected] www.GoKeith.ca ladder and down the hatch eventually moved to Victoria into the quickly sinking where he worked as a social submarine. He had to hast- servant in the Department ily turn back empty-handed of Education before landing when he realized the danger a job at Standard Furniture. Photo Credit Lest we forget. was too great. He was considered a good LCdr Edward Theodore (Ted) Simmons’ medals Simmons was credited furniture salesman, and will be auctioned off in Lewes, England, Saturday, with the first Canadian was training to become an Nov.18. U-boat kill of the Second interior decorator when he World War, and was award- decided to join the Royal around the sub and it was by him and his ships. He ed the Distinguished Service Canadian Naval Volunteer forced to surface, only to be retired in 1945. Cross for his brave actions Reserves (RCNVR) in 1939. finished off by the guns of After almost six years of that fateful night. The cita- He was posted to training destroyer HMS Antelope in service, Simmons went on tion that accompanied facility HMCS Stone Frigate broad daylight in the North to have a long career with the honour said Simmons in Kingston, ON, after com- African coast. It would be the Distillers Corporation “barely escaped through pleting his initial training. Tritone’s first and last oper- of Canada, eventually the hatch above as the sub He would soon become ational deployment. becoming the president of made its last plunge.” the Executive Officer on In this engagement, the company. On Saturday, Simmons’ the newly-commissioned Simmons was awarded He retired to England in medal is going up for auc- Corvette K-116 HMCS the Distinguished Service 1965. tion in Lewes, England. Chambly in December Order for courage, gallantry After Simmons died in Seven medals in total, 1940, which joined an escort and skill in action with sub- England in 1988, his ashes including his Distinguished force assigned to accompany marines. were brought back to CFB Service Cross and the ships from Newfoundland, A movie, Corvette K-225, Esquimalt by his wife, and Distinguished Service Order, where it was based, across starring Randolph Scott, fol- he was laid to rest in the 411 Gorge Road E. will be part of the lot, which the Atlantic. lows the Port Arthur across Pacific Ocean following a 384-7814 will also include 16 black Nine months later, he the Atlantic, and commem- service on board HMCS and white photographs, a would have one of the orates his achievements. Huron in May 1989. CPO1 commissioning document, a Commonwealth’s highest Simmons would also take Dallin was in attendance at Trafalgar / Pro Patria Branch folio of typed original naval honours, the Distinguished command of “Victoria’s the funeral. message sheets marked “V-E Service Cross and the rank Ship,” HMCS Beacon Hill, “That’s the last I saw of Day Signals HMCS Beacon of Lieutenant-Commander. in April 1944. Beacon Hill him until I read about his Hill 8th May 1945,” and a It wouldn’t be long before was also on escort duty in medals up for auction in the movie poster for Corvette Simmons made another the Irish Sea and English newspaper,” Dallin says. K-225- based on the experi- mark in the history books. Channel. Simmons’ military memo- ences of HMCS Port Arthur He was the commanding CPO1 (Ret) Walter Dallin rabilia will be up for auction under the command of officer of Corvette K-233 was the coxswain on board Saturday, Nov. 18, lot #501. Simmons. HMCS Port Arthur. The Beacon Hill and remembers To make a donation to Clare Sugrue, adminis- ship was on escort duty Simmons as a “fine man and purchase the lot, go to trative assistant with the in the Mediterranean Sea a fine captain.” www.etsimmons.ca. For CFB Esquimalt Naval and when a signal was picked up He was one of two more information about the Military Museum, says she indicating a submarine, the RCNVR officers to com- auction and a detailed list- would like to see the his- Italian Tritone, was nearby. mand escort groups, and ing of the items for sale, toric material come back Within minutes a ring of by the end of the war, 79 check the website at www. to Canada, specifically to depth charges were laid convoys had been escorted wallisandwallis.co.uk. GUTTER PROTECTION SYSTEM

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The “angels of formation of twin-engined medium-range mercy” had arrived. German bombers lifted off from their air- Less than an hour has elapsed since the field in France. bomb exploded and already the Salvation They crossed the English Channel and Army was calmly going about their mis- approached the English coast. sion of mercy. Tension on board the aircraft mounted Quickly and efficiently they began hand- as each of the aircrew sensed the invisible ing out mugs of hot sweet tea to the dazed eyes of British radar had probably picked survivors who sat shivering with shock. them up. It was almost certain British night Inside the van was a hive of activity fighters had been alerted. as Salvation Army ladies prepared more Some of the crew were surviving veter- tea and sandwiches. The uniformed male ans of the incessant German Blitz upon driver picked his way over debris, care- London from 1940 to 41, but as the fully balancing a tray loaded with mugs of Luftwaffe found itself heavily committed hot tea for the dust covered, dry throated, to war on the Russian Front, this night’s sweat soaked rescue crews. raid upon London was to be no more than As he handed out the tea he gave words a nuisance attack. of encouragement to them knowing the As they crossed the coast, the bomber grisly task they faced. As the night wore formation was picked up on British radar, on, more bodies were recovered along with which accurately confirmed their height, Badly injured but miraculously, survivors of a 2,000 lb. bomb blast are rescued. a pitiful handful of badly injured survivors. speed and direction. The clang of ambulance bells still sounded Realizing that London was once again as they transported the living to hospitals. a target, British Civil Defence activated houses simply disintegrated. Piles of debris creaked and groaned By morning, with the sun sending weak the London air raid warning system and a The 2000-lb blast bomb released from as it settled, bringing agonizing screams rays through the choking clouds of dust, series of mournful wailing sirens shattered the circling bomber struck the centre of from those trapped beneath. Broken gas the body count had reached thirteen. Black the early morning peace. the road blasting an enormous crater and lines permeated the wreckage with lethally body bags lined up in a cleared space wait- At precisely 1 a.m. on this chilly night, sending a hurricane force of superheated explosive fumes. A false spark and the ing for the set up of a temporary morgue. weary Londoners grumbled at being woken air surging the length and breadth of whole lot could erupt in flames. Having accomplished its first mission, up and reluctantly left the comfort of their the street. Lethal shards of broken glass Civil Defence were quick to react and the Salvation Army van and its tired work- warm beds to make the cold trek to their hurtled through the air like razor sharp soon trucks carrying rescue teams and gen- ers shut up shop and headed back for more back garden air raid shelters. knives, cutting down anyone unfortunate erator-powered floodlights, streamed into supplies. As it left, another took its place Over the city, the German bomber for- enough to be in the open. Tons of debris the street. Ambulances, with clanging bells, and served breakfast. mation spread out seeking pre-selected blasted skywards, then succumbed to grav- were joined by fire trucks, each trying to Gradually, survivors overcame their targets. One bomber, carrying a 2000-lb ity and descended in a shrieking shower of find a clear place to park. Police were posi- shock. The love and genuine concern thin casing blast bomb in its belly, headed bricks, roof tiles, shattered timbers, bodies tioned at each end of the street, which was shown by the Salvation Army shone like towards southeast London. Tucked away and pieces of household furniture. impassable because of the enormous crater a bright beacon on this war ravaged street. in a working class district was their target; For the unfortunates caught in the open, in its centre. The crater momentarily ham- Small groups of survivors gathered around a small factory believed to be producing there was no protection. pered rescue efforts, but rescue workers the van and talked amongst themselves of shell casings. Some were stripped naked by the power quickly improvised temporary planks and the horror. The known dead were spoken Minutes after the wailing siren’s last of the blast; others dismembered by hur- plywood sheets around the edges allowing of in whispers and sad glances cast at the note faded away, Londoners strained to tling pieces of jagged bomb casing. One foot access to both sides of the street. growing rows of body bags. By the end of catch the now familiar throbbing sound of unfortunate child was plucked from her The surviving dazed and bleeding unfor- the third day, 26 bodies were transported approaching aircraft. In southeast London, parents’ grasp by the blast and deposited tunates who had been caught in the open to a temporary morgue set up on local they heard the sound of an approaching like a rag doll on a rooftop in the next received medical attention. Wrapped in school grounds. aircraft and tensed expectantly, waiting for street. blankets or car- Through it all the Salvation Army spoke the inevitable racket of anti-aircraft guns Seconds passed ried on stretchers, words of love and encouragement to keep to fire at it. But there was an uncanny like an eternity Some were stripped naked they were placed people’s spirits up. For the three long ago- silence as the aircraft began to circle over- before the desperate in waiting ambu- nizing days that it took the rescue crews head. Some people reasoned it was prob- cries of the trapped by the power of the blast; lances and taken to to account for the living and the dead, ably a protective British night fighter and and injured added others dismembered by hur- hospitals. Hospitals the Salvation Army was there, serving the they felt reassured at its presence. another dimension in the region were needs of both survivors and rescue crews. After several minutes, the uncertainty to the horrific night- tling pieces of jagged bomb all on “stand by” There was never any mention of cost; all was broken by the single note of the mare. A fog of chok- casing. One unfortunate alert. Broken bod- food and drinks were free. “all clear” siren. People breathed easier ing dust blotted out ies caught in the At the end of the third day, the Sally and began to clamber out of their damp, the bright moonlight child was plucked from her initial blast were Ann, as it was affectionately known, closed musty shelters. It was 2 a.m. when they and survivors and placed in black up shop, their task complete. emerged into the bright moonlight and victims groped their parents’ grasp by the blast rubber body bags. cool, refreshing night air. Some paused way, stumbling over and deposited like a rag The devastated Author’s note: and gazed skyward trying to spot the air- bodies and massive area was floodlit, I was 12-years-old when the bomb hit my craft that still circled overhead. A buzz of piles of debris. doll on a rooftop in the next an army of rescue street. Even with so many years past, my conversation floated across the gardens as The lone bomber, street. workers fanned gratitude knows no bounds. Etched forever in neighbours nervously cursed the interrup- having completed out over the debris my mind is the trauma my neighbourhood tion to their night’s sleep. its mission, turned “ and carefully endured and how the Salvation Army was Many shuffled back into their houses for home. The exuberant crew chattered began digging through the rubble. The there for us in our darkest hour. Needless to while others stood in groups conversing together unable to explain their good luck scene resembled a brightly lit movie set as say my wife and I contribute regularly to the over the back garden fence. - not a gun had been fired at them. They a steady procession of ambulances, police Salvation Army appeals and have set aside a The sound that came was faint at first, were unaware their bomb had missed its cars, and fire engines, came and went. sum of money in our will for them. They were and then rapidly grew from a whistling hiss target. As carriers of death they had ful- Rescue crews from outlying areas began to truly the “angels of mercy” when I needed to the roar of an express train. The very air filled their night’s mission. arrive. City maintenance people laboured them the most. seemed to compress, affecting the ears and In the dust-choked street, the peace- in the stinking depths of the crater. Waist At this time of remembrance, the memories taking the breath away. A blinding electric ful moonlit night was transformed into deep in water and sewage, they struggled still flood back, and I shall never forget the blue flash momentarily lit the street and a hideous battlefield of destruction and to repair broken gas mains and cap off the selflessness and kindness of the Salvation in a millisecond most of the old Victorian suffering. shattered water pipes. Army. 12 • LOOKOUT November 10, 2008 You should vable property aturn VUE XE/2008 Saturn AURA

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Shelley Lipke maintain the standards of opera- Staff writer tional readiness, safety and procedures set by the navy. Deep in the after sonar instru- Like most Sea Trainers, CPO2 ment space on board HMCS Regina, Morse was chosen for this position 26 Sea Trainers are hard at work because of his expertise, in his case planning strategic evolutions to test deck and seamanship. “It’s a great the crew during directed workups job; I like the fact that you get to training off San Diego’s coast. train the fleet and see the results of CPO2 Dave Morse leaves the your efforts.” meeting, climbs the ladder to 1 Today’s training focuses on the Deck, and looks over both shoul- deck, logistics, combat, air, marine ders before pulling the pin on a systems engineering and combat DM211, an anti-frogman device systems engineering departments. with 2.2 kg of TNT, and then tosses Surprise drills keep the crew ready it into the sea. to function at any time of day and in It sinks six metres before explod- any circumstance, all in preparation ing. Controlled chaos among the for a future deployment. crew is quick to follow. While on board, Sea Trainers plan Bong bongs ring, pipes blare, and the battle problems behind closed the entire ship’s company scurries doors. Some battles scenarios have to their emergency stations. Within five or more elements, compelling minutes, the ship’s atmosphere is the whole ship to work together in transformed from relaxed to high action stations or emergency situ- Shelley Lipke, Lookout readiness. ations to protect and defend the Sea Trainers gather on the deck of HMCS Regina, up to no good and ready for action. Dressed in anti-flash gear and ship, such as the heightened state Chemox firefighting equipment, of readiness exercise. It places the assessed at each leg. or toss Marvin the dummy into the toll on the crew, including the Sea crew members are ready to fight entire ship in a state of protection to “I like the replenishments at sea sea for a man overboard exercise. Trainers. fires and floods, save causalities, res- prepare the crew for the eventuality because it’s a great opportunity for The problems can escalate. While “It’s not all fun and games. The cue overboard sailors and deal with of entering or exiting a harbour, one the whole ship to exercise their sea- the ship is in the midst of dealing crew is tired, but we’re tired too, anything Sea Trainers may throw most dangerous place for attacks by manship skills,” said CPO2 Morse. with one emergency, more prob- and we stay up after the evolutions into the mix terrorists. Then there are the surprises. lems may pipe through the inter- critiquing them and giving briefs,” “My job is to make sure they are During this deployment, Regina’s The simulated emergencies heard com system further challenging the said CPO2 Morse. trained to their standards and that crew will practice, many times, throughout the ship from the crew. The workups for the crew ended they are ready to conduct opera- weapons drills, replenishments at Damage Control Systems (DCS) After each evolution, the Sea upon arrival in San Diego on tions worldwide,” said CPO2 Morse, sea, jack stay transfers (transferring alarm. Trainers brief the crew on their Nov 6. Regina, along with HMC who critiques the buffers. a person from ship to ship using a Careful not to be seen by anyone, performance, and discuss areas that Ships Winnipeg, Whitehorse and The trainers on board are from rope harness), towing other ships, Sea Trainers stealthily light “smoke need improvement, and prescribe a Yellowknife continued with the Task Sea Training Pacific. They have one and securing for sea checks and shows” that resemble fires, or lie plan to get them to the next level. Group Exercise after a three-day goal: to help the crew achieve and habitability of the ship. The crew is blue towels down to simulate floods, Training is hard, and it can take a port visit. 7Â?;Â7JÂ ?BBIJH;7CÂ?BB7=; DISPLAY SUITE OPEN

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The crew of HMCS Winnipeg is turning monotony into money as the ship makes the transit to Southern California. Winnipeg, along with HMCS Regina, Yellowknife and Whitehorse, has transited to Southern California to join the USS John C. Stennis Carrier Strike in a task group exercise. The daily routine can sometimes get tedious at sea, so to break the monotony the ship ran a number of fundrais- ing activities in support Sgt Ed Dixon, Base Imaging Esquimalt of the Defence Team’s Boatswain LS Scott Darbison grooms the beard he offered to shave in support of HMCS Winnipeg’s fund-raising efforts. The crew Workplace Charitable ponied up $900 to see their fellow sailor with a clean face. Campaign, and at the same time bring a little excitement to the trip south. “Because of Winnipeg’s We dared to reinvent our heavy sailing schedule, we tried to come up with something fun to keep it interesting,” said Warrant classic van. Officer Gordon Mclean, senior metrological tech- nician and charity representative. “Anything to break up the sailing is well received by the crew.” Morning Music Wars has a big hit. The sailors bid to have a song played, or stopped, as the ship’s 7 a.m. wakey wakey call. Galley staff put down over $200 to antagonize the crew with William Hung, the American Idol contestant made famous for his awful rendition of Ricky Martin’s “She Bangs.” Over $800 was collected by raffling off a dinner for four prepared by celebri- The all-new ty chef Bob Blumer, who Fiddling with a classic is always a risky proposition. Even when you made the original. was aboard filming an epi- 2009 Routan Our engineers have dared. You judge the results: for the driver, the Routan offers a sode of his show Glutton Starting from 253 horsepower V6 engine that delivers 262 lb-ft of torque, as well as a leather steering for Punishment. Another wheel and European-tuned suspension. For everyone else, there’s flawless finish and $175 was raised in a ship- $ 299 per month** ergonomics, and an optional entertainment system with two 8-inch LED screens and wide bingo game. 6-disc CD/DVD changer. Not to mention all our advanced safety features, which — and LS Scott Darbison, a % this is also new — are standard. The all-new 2009 Routan. Well-equipped from $29,525*. boatswain, gave more 3.9 APR** For more details, see your dealer or visit vw.ca. than just money to the campaign. He gave up vw.ca the beard he has worn for six years. While he was prepared to let it go for $400, his shipmates donated over $900. “I guess people put money where their mouth SPEEDWAYSELECT.COM is, so I’m happy to do my *MSRP of $29,525 for 2009 Routan with 6-speed automatic transmission. Freight and PDI of $1,550 included. PPSA, license, insurance, registration, dealer charges, options, and applicable taxes are extra. part in raising money for **Limited time lease offer available through Volkswagen Finance, a division of VW Credit Canada Inc. 48-month lease offer applies to new and in stock Routan with 6-speed automatic transmission, base model with MSRP of $29,525. Monthly payment is $299, based on 3.9% lease APR, with $4,857 down payment or equivalent trade-in, $350 security deposit, PPSA and first monthly payment due at lease a good cause,” said LS inception. MSRP of Routan Highline is $41,525. Dealer may sell/lease for less. At participating dealerships only. Offer ends October 31, 2008, and is subject to change or cancellation without notice. Darbison. Supplies limited. See dealer for details. “Volkswagen”, the Volkswagen logo and “Routan” are registered trademarks of Volkswagen AG. © 2008 Volkswagen Canada. 20 • LOOKOUT November 10, 2008

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Canada pro- the University of Toronto. a great deal of scientific that helped win the battle fluids, developed for research initiated in vided some 9,000 radar The Banting Institute and technical innovation. and improved the life and service vehicles, were a Montreal led to the devel- sets (worth hundreds of also built the first decom- The war was a battle of well-being of people in Canadian invention. opment of the Chalk River millions of dollars) to the pression chamber in North scientific minds, as well as the years that followed. • The first patent for atomic energy facilities Allies. 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As with many from some types of mines and scientists played a • Ionospheric sounding Early on, Canada had equipment such as oxy- other aspects of the Allied and to detect submerged leading role in the devel- stations, installed during established specialized gen masks, and conducted war effort, Canada played submarines. This research opment of synthetic rub- the war to help predict electronics training initia- research into the effects a role. would pay dividends after ber. Although a com- optimum frequencies for tives to meet the need of fatigue and cold. Much of the research the war as a means to pletely synthetic rubber long distance communi- for skilled scientists and Research on night found civilian uses after detect bodies of ore from was still not developed by cations and for direction technicians that forward- vision led to red light- the war and has helped the air for mining pur- war’s end, a fully satisfac- finding against enemy thinking leaders realized ing being adopted by the shape today’s modern poses. tory product was in pro- submarines, led directly the new technological- Royal Canadian Navy, the world. Whenever you heat • The Canadian Anti- duction that was 90 per to the development after ly-oriented war would Royal Navy, and for some food in a microwave oven Acoustic Torpedo (CAT) cent made from wheat the war of the Alouette demand. As a result, our aircraft with the United or use washer fluid to gear was developed as a derivatives. satellite, Canada’s entry country produced a large States Navy. clear off a car windshield, counter-measure to enemy • A technique devel- into satellite technology. number of people skilled It is interesting to you can credit the ground- acoustic torpedoes. This oped by prolific Canadian • The National Research in electronics during the note that many of the breaking work done by invention is credited with scientist and inventor Council pioneered the use war, people who helped Canadians who made Canadian scientists during saving many ships from George Klein provided of nylon for parachutes. meet the great need in such contributions to the the Second World War. torpedo attacks. a means of testing and • Electro-thermal de- Britain for electronics scientific war effort were • The technique of quantifying snow condi- icers for aircraft propel- technicians. 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We would go to all the “Valley of Death” because British owned places and be the frigid waters off the coast available to support civilian of Europe are the final rest- authority in the case of riots ing place of more than 70 or earthquakes,” he said. U-boats. He still has his mid- It is this place that Rear- shipman’s journal, which Admiral (retired) Bill Hughes documents his travels to was conceived, or so his Trincomalee harbour, Ceylon mother told him. (now Sri Lanka), Burma “I was born to be a (now Myanmar) and Cochin, sailor,” he says. India. With a strong pull for the It chronicles how he put sea in his veins, he chose down a mutiny on an Indian naval life, and spent 38 years ship, although quite by acci- in service to his country, rising dent. to the rank of Rear-Admiral, Fifty crewmembers had Commander Maritime Forces locked themselves in the Pacific. mess deck of an Indian frig- He was destined to a mem- ate. HMS Jamaica was asked ber of the Canadian Forces, to lend a hand. Hughes was as many relatives shared the in charge of the motor boat same dedication to serve. His filled with 50 heavily armed grandfather, Brigadier General Royal Marines. William St. Pierre Hughes “We did our usual dashing fought in the Riel Rebellion alongside, forgetting that we and the First World War had a really heavily weighted with the Princess of Wales’ boat. We smashed their gang- Own Regiment. His father, plank into little bits and hit Lieutenant Colonel Laughlin the side of the ship with a shudder. The mutineers sur- Mary Ellen Green, Lookout MacLeod Hughes was on the RAdm Bill Hughes stands by the mementos lining the walls of his study. They detail his family’s military Army Staff College course rendered, so I figured fantas- history. in India when Bill was born. tic, give me a medal.” Two of his uncles, his brother No go on the medal. His and his son all followed suit. commander snatched away Other postings includ- team sports and fitness, the young officer that said ‘If I’m means a lot,” he said with a Throughout his home in his leave, and ordered him ed Commander of the Command Concert held at going to go to war, I want to smile. “That was my main Victoria is evidence of almost to repair the accommodation First Canadian Destroyer the Royal Theatre to boost go in a ship commanded by purpose – looking after my four decades of naval life: ladder. Squadron and Chief of Staff morale during the busy Admiral Hughes,’ and that people.” framed photos, medals in Eventually, the young (Sea) at Maritime Command Christmas season, and the shadow boxes, old uniforms, midshipman was sent back Headquarters. first-ever East versus West Two years before he retired, Naval Competition in 1981, he took his final posting – known as the Gun Run. command of Maritime Forces Hughes made such an A young officer said ‘If I’m going to Pacific from Rear Admiral impact on this coast that Michael Martin on Aug. when his resignation letter go to war, I want to go in a ship 21, 1980. 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His legacy Think outside the banks, later, in 1944, he attended On a quiet afternoon while on this coast is made up of “HMCS Royal Roads as an serving in Antigonish, Hughes programs he brought to frui- Plan B is now Plan A! officer cadet. took a landing party of cadets tion to the betterment of the “There were over 500 that ashore to train. Following a naval community. Purchases, Renewals and Reﬁ nances. volley of blank firings during applied that year and they “When I came out here the The global crisis is causing banks to accepted 62. I had to pass a a mock attack, Hughes fired vacancy rate was 0.05 per medical, do written examina- his last thunder flash in the cent. Men were being posted tighten lending practices. Given the banks’ tions and appear before an air, but the burning bits fell on out here and they couldn’t predicaments, rates are continually changing interview board before I was the grassy slope and started a bring their families, and you and you should ask yourself, “Is my bank accepted,” says the 82-year- forest fire. can imagine how unhappy giving me its best rate?” old. “The fire wardens with their that would make them. So A year after the end of the telescopes spotted a plume of I arranged for 50 more mar- A mortgage expert is the answer. Call me. 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MCpl Dan Mallette, CFB Esquimalt Imaging Services Cpl Shirley Edel, 39 Canadian Brigade Group Above Left: General Walt Natynczyk, Chief of Defence Staff, speaks with ceremonial quarter guard member Private (Trained) Megan Carey at Victorial International Airport. Gen Natynczyk was in town Oct. 24 to welcome home HMCS Calgary and HMCS Protecteur who returned home after six months at sea on Operation Altair in the Middle East. Above Right: The CDS receives an Orca “driving lesson” from MS Don Dagenais.

Salmon Kings CF Appreciation Night Left: Afghanistan veteran PO1 Dean Easton and World War Two veterans Barbara Fosdick and Frank Pearson join Rear Admiral Tyrone Pile in the ceremonial puck drop at Save-On- Foods Memorial Centre.

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Wellsford “Buster” Gordon Yetman and Cdr Quinn toss a wreath over the stern of HMCS Calgary at the comple- tion of a memorial service on the ship in the Sea of Japan. The service commemorated members of the Canadian Forces who lost their lives in the Pacific during the Second World War and the Korean War.

WWartimeartime mmedicedic ccreatedreated BBCC AAmbulancembulance SServiceervice Mary Ellen Green “Once they left us we he offered me a job and it emergency care when it NNOWOW OOPENPEN Staff writer never saw them again, we was great because I didn’t was needed.” never saw any of our casu- have any money.” Only Vancouver and Vietnamese • Thai • Chinese A British Columbia man alties again,” he says. He eventually left Victoria had recognized credited with the creation A Canadian air squad- Vancouver for Victoria, emergency care provided Ken & Shelly welcome you of the BC Ambulance ron also worked from that where he settled down, by private companies, the Service tributes his success base, and Dr. Ransford got married and opened a rest of the province was to their new location in emergency care to his made lifelong connections private practise. dealing with no organiza- time as a medical officer in with some of the Canadian “I came to Victoria tion and funding issues. VIETNAM GARDEN RESTAURANT the Second World War. medics. He was released because Vancouver was Dr Ransford’s report Ninety-year-old Dr. Peter from the RAF as a Flight- busy. There were already recommended sweep- 524 Admirals Rd (opposite Tudor House) 384-3033 Ransford was a medical Lieutenant in January 1947 a lot of paediatricians in ing reform to the state of officer with 48 Squadron and returned to the Greater Vancouver where as there ambulance and emergency of the Royal Air Force Ormond Street Children’s was only one man here care, and the government Curb appeal with a Bomber Command at Hospital in London, where in Victoria and he needed hired him to implement an air base in Southern he previously trained to be help so I got a job with the service improvements. England for three years a paediatrician. him,” Dr. Ransford said. He would stay on as the during the brutal war. But it wasn’t long before But he only stayed in Executive Director of the He was the youngest he decided to make the that clinic for three months Emergency Health Services FFeverever fforor WWind!ind! of three medics on base journey to Canada after before going out on his Commission and Senior who dealt with up to 520 his Canadian friends wrote own. Medical Advisor for the casualties each day, many him telling of the great “My interests were still Ministry of Health until of whom were injured opportunity to be had in in emergency care because his retirement in 1983. allies, and some who were Canada. of my experience during “It was 10 years of great German. “I enjoyed my time with the war, so I became the work, and I was well sup- “The flights would go them, they were good com- chairman of a committee ported by the more than out in the morning with pany and obviously that’s on emergency care, and I 3,500 employees of the everything from guns to what led to me coming stayed there for 10 years.” BC Ambulance Service, newspapers going over into here to Canada,” he said. When the provincial gov- which is now one of the Europe and then when After landing in Toronto ernment came looking for busiest ambulance ser- they came back, they came on Dec. 31, 1948, he an expert in the field, they vices in North America. 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Suzanne Steele In the past year, I met the Contributor Commanding Officer of 1 Princess August Widow Patricia Canadian Light Infantry In February 2008, I was one (1PPCLI) in Edmonton. I told him from across the road, with church and soldiers of five artists chosen nationwide that I wanted to go to Afghanistan in their scope, to participate in the 2008-2009 and he said, “Come with us.” story is veins and arteries, soft tissue to these Canadian Forces Artist Program He also invited me to spend black coats (CFAP). as much time as possible with I am deeply honoured and sur- 1PPCLI as they prepare to deploy this murder of shiny microphones, video cams prised to be the first poet chosen I will be going sometime in mid- they beak, they claw, they pick at mourner in the program’s 90-year history. 2009. carrion; Honoured because it is my way Why the infantry? I walked 850 of serving Canada, and surprised kilometres across Northern Spain gray day, gray day, a brother buried half a because, while I have been pub- last year. While walking, I started world away lished widely and won a few thinking about what it means to from bullet and pomegranate, on this his awards, I am nobody in Canadian be an infantryman, what it means prairie Cremation & Reception Centre Literature. to slog with 45 kilos of gear in 45 My project, which can be viewed Celsius heat. where wild flax blues and blooms, “ A tradition of trust serving CFB online in its beta form at www. Over the course of a year, I have and yellow canola swathed, Esquimalt since 1912 ” warpoet.ca, is the direct result of visited the garrison in Edmonton, one question: What is the colour several bases, and armouries, and where love uncorked longing, the plate of Sensitive to your needs of the dust in Afghanistan? spent hundreds of hours with sol- grapes, the bottle of wine, In 2006, after returning from liv- diers, their spouses, parents, and where love listened all night to thunder calling, VICTORIA - 388-5155 ing overseas, I read about the death friends. Last summer I had the sad COLWOOD - 478-3821 Chris where love knows more than ever—as broth- Benesch of a reservist, Cpl Anthony Boneca, experience of attending a soldier’s NANAIMO - 753-2032 in Panjawaii district of Afghanistan. funeral. In the past two weeks, I ers right left right have been at Shilo with 1PPCLI down his country lane, hearse wheels on wet OFFERING WORLD-WIDE SHIPPING My immediate response, as a poet [email protected] and human being, was to write and then at Wainwright with the road, the march e an Elegy for an Infantryman. My Royal 22 Régiment. I know what first lines: “In fields of grape vines it means to wear a “frag” vest, a to foot him to his grave, just one week out and hot white dust – Afghanistan” helmet, sit in the belly of a LAV from Panjawaii— We warmly set the tone for the piece. I am a for hours and hours, sleep out that grasshoppers will hiss at skins of summer Welcome invite our landscape-based poet and I want- in the open, run for safety, eat that a kiss will last forever, that she leans into to the Park Inn & Suites Defence ed to get the details correct and hard rations, rise at 4:45 p.m. with Vancouver Broadway. knew the dust wasn’t white and the cooks and hang with them him Community. couldn’t tell from photos or videos in a flying kitchen, listen to Karl her hair falls fragrant fills him one last time on YouTube. Long story short, I Gustav all day and feel his back while cameras’ shutters the shudder of his received permission from DND draft through my body (exhaust- world ing, fearsome)... and all of this is to interview a young vet, Cpl. D SM just the beginning. The preparation click open, close, the rain breaking August’s as I call him, and then was told by & Suites Ottawa that I might want to apply for the day the Hurricane zigzags umbrella for the CFAP program. Amazingly, into Kandahar Air Field, and the and the bugler nails notes to grimaced stone I was chosen. real job begins. and the brothers shoulder, kneel to lay him 898 West Broadway, Vancouver, BC V5Z 1J8 gentle home. 800-670-7275 Website hosts public www.parkinn.com/vancouverca remembrance visit From sunset to sunrise, presentation in Trafalgar from Nov. 4 until Nov. 11, Square in London reinforces We salute those who have Vigile 1914-1918 Vigil will the historic link between project the names of the the Canadian Expeditionary 68,000 Canadian soldiers Forces and the British Forces served, and those who who died in the First World that was so much of Canada’s War onto the National War identity in the Great War,” presently serve, for their Memorial in Ottawa, as well explained R.H. Thomson. as feature the broadcast live “Families were forbidden online. from repatriating the bodies courage and dedication to a “This is the 90th anniver- of their war dead however sary of the end of the First much they wanted to. It will strong and free Canada. World War,” explains Martin be an important moment Conboy, co-producer for the for the names of the 68,000 Vigils. “We thought it impor- to first appear in Trafalgar tant to pay special tribute Square and then travel home to the Canadian soldiers across the time zones. In Thank you for protecting our who died in that awful time. essence, they travel back to But the technical and logis- Canada and across our coun- tic challenges of this project try.” citizens and our country. were daunting. It would not Canadians can go to have happened but for the www.1914-1918.ca to look enthusiasm and hard work of up the names of loved ones hundreds of people.” and confirm the night and Veterans Affairs Canada the minute when the name contributed $340,000 for the appeared in this tribute to production of the Vigil on remember the individual the National War Memorial men and women who were in Ottawa, the simultaneous lost during the First World webcast of the event, and War. support for the coordina- The website enables tion of other Vigil sites in Canadians to leave com- Fredericton, Halifax, Toronto, ments and personal reflec- Regina, Edmonton and in tions about their Vigil expe- Trafalgar Square, London, rience, or post pictures from LANGFORD HOME DEPOT England. other Vigil sites across the 2400 millstream road • “Canada House’s partici- country to share with the rest homedepot.ca pation in facilitating a Vigil of Canada. 26 • LOOKOUT CLASSIFIEDS November 10, 2008 &Real Estate

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