With Remembrance Day on the horizon, Canadians are sporting poppies – as they do every year. However, there are many more ways to be active in remembering than you might think. In fact, this year Veterans Affairs Canada would like to see Canadians remembering the sacrifices made by our troops in many ways.
Apart from pinning a poppy over your heart and attending the local commemorative ceremonies (at your school or elsewhere), you can:
- write on the Veterans Affairs Canada Facebook Page and share how you remember
- change your Facebook profile picture to a poppy and update your status about the importance of remembering
- blog or tweet about the importance of remembering to you
- use videos and images from the Veterans Affairs Canada website to create a mashup, virtual scrapbook, or fan page to share through social networking sites, and even YouTube!
Veteran’s Week is an important time for Canadians to not only reflect on history, but to pay respects and sincerely thank our service men and women for all that they have done for our country. Without them, we would not see peace in Canada, or in other parts of the world. By wearing a poppy or Facebooking about what remembrance means to you, you’re not just remembering. You’re recognizing, appreciating, and honouring the contributions of those veterans who are lost, and those who are alive.
For more information on how you can remember this Nov 11, visit the Veterans Affairs Canada website.