Remembrance Day across the region

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Published on Friday, November 18, 2016

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Neepawa Guides and Pathfinders did a piece of poppy artwork as part of their Remembrance Day challenge.

Photo by Eoin Devereux.

Members of the Neepawa Branch 23 Royal Canadian Legion stood with flags during the national anthem at the Neepawa Remembrance Day ceremony. This year, over 600 people attended the ceremony on Nov. 11 to pay respects and give thanks to those who have given their lives, as well as those who continue to risk their lives.

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Eleven year old Rylan Sumner, of Neepawa, continued a legacy from the War Amps, laying a wreath at the Neepawa Remembrance Day ceremony. Rylan, born a partial left hand amputee, is part of Operation Legacy, in which members of the War Amps Child Amputee (CHAMP) Program help pass on the Remembrance Day message to the younger generation.

Although Operation Legacy members have not experienced war themselves, they know what it’s like to live without a limb – a bond they share with war amputee veterans. They continue the War Amps tradition of “amputees helping amputees,” and carry the Remembrance message long into the future.

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On Remembrance Day, Ashley (left) and Erica Bray (right) placed a cross on their great-grandfather’s grave.

Photo by John Drinkwater.

Neepawa Sparks & Brownies placed crosses in the Neepawa Legion Memorial Garden as part of their Remembrance Day Challenge.

(L-R) Back row: Kay McKay, Sidney Poettcker, Bob Ferguson, Cecil Pittman, Jean Jackson, Merv Dagg, Kay De’ Ath, Becky Szucki. 

Middle row left: Brooklyn M., Abby M., Zoey L., Alyssa N., Emily H., Olivia S., Ashley N., Kairi G., Clar-Ann H. 

Front row: Jayden O., Jillian F., Ella B., Samiya Y., Kylie F.