The Hillsborough Cenotaph in 1966 at the first ceremony. from the Vaughn Snider Collection.
It’s Remembrance Day, a time for somber reflection and thought. The one day of the year set aside to remember those who came before us, to remember those who paved the way for our peace and prosperity.
The Hillsborough Cenotaph reads. “In grateful remembrance of our comrades who gave their lives for the cause of freedom,” these poignant words, written by the men who returned, serve as a reminder the cost that we as Canadians owe these men. Not just the men who died, but to those men who served and who came back to live their lives and forge our nation.
For us, who are so removed from conflict, owe them all a debt of gratitude that words cannot tell.
At the going down of the sun we will remember them.
This is a photo of the first Remembrance Day Ceremony at the Hillsborough Cenotaph in 1966.