Veterans Day

[cn nutbar]

One of the "little decisions " that affected my life ....when WWII was beginning and Canadians were enlisting , my to-be-Dad and his 2 brothers were all gung-ho about it . My Dad went to a vocational high school in Windsor ON at the time and his buddies were intent on joining the Army . My Dad thought about it but joined the Air Force instead at the urging of his brothers . The buddies at high school enlisted with the Essex Scottish Regiment that ended up going to Dieppe . Many of my Dad's friends never made it back ........ , and if my Dad had made a different decision , I might not be here myself .....I was born just after the war ended .

T

My father served in the Royal Canadian Navy during WW2.I'm sure many of his friends joined the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry which also participated in the fateful Dieppe raid---197 sons of Hamilton died that day.Today they rest in peace together with their brothers in arms .