Port Hope firefighters on top of their truck join other mourners to salute the three hearses carrying Canada’s most recent fallen heroes along Hwy. 401 yesterday. (Pete Fisher, Sun Media)
Posted on 06/25/2007 3:19:08 AM PDT by Clive
Fallen soldiers given highway salute
Hundreds line Hwy. 401 bridges to bid goodbye to fallen troopers
In a brilliant and emotional show of support, a sea of red and white lined the overpasses east of the city last night in honour of the three soldiers killed in Afghanistan last week.
Hundreds of people stood on several overpasses from Northumberland County to Durham, most either wearing Canada's colours or waving a Canadian flag, as the convoy carrying the three fallen members of the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry made its way along Hwy. 401.
"I think it's wonderful," Linda Thomson, 50, said of the show of support for Canada's troops as honking horns from cars below her filled the evening air.
Linda and her husband were among one of the largest groups of supporters in Durham -- more than 100 -- standing on the Brock St. overpass in their hometown of Whitby.
"I don't support the war, I wish they would all come home," Linda added. "But we have to support our soldiers."
In Northumberland County, where people been showing their support from the overpasses since the first Canadian soldiers were killed in Afghanistan, 200 people lined one bridge in Port Hope.
It was the first time Denise Sheehan and her daughter Megan, 3, attended an unofficial ceremony in Port Hope.
"They took their time to go fight for us, so I think we should take our time to come show our respect for them," Sheehan said.
Every fire department in Northumberland County, as well as Northumberland County Paramedics and OPP, Cobourg and Port Hope Police, had bridges covered, saluting the procession as it went by.
Durham firefighters and paramedics also lined up with their vehicles.
The dead soldiers -- Cpl. Stephen Bouzane, 26, a Scarborough native, Pte. Joel Wiebe, 22, and Sgt. Christos Karigiannis -- arrived by plane at CFB Trenton, and after a ceremony at the base, the bodies were driven to the coroner's office in Toronto be examined before being released to their families.
"We don't like war, nobody does. But they are over there to help not to hurt," said Hughy Robertshaw, 62, who drove to Whitby from his home in Milton to pay his respects.
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Thank you for posting this.
The picture says so much without saying anything at all.
A beautiful tribute to our fallen.
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Wow. I’m impressed. Flying the red and white. Here in the US, yellow ribbons, mourning, and sobbing would rule the day. Well done, Canada.
Thanks.
I think I’ll e-mail hubby a copy of this.
What a beautiful tribute.
This is a nice story and I hate to put a negative spin on it but
“I don’t support the war, I wish they would all come home,” Linda added. “But we have to support our soldiers.”
That line has angered many U.S. troops I could only wonder if the Canadian troops feel the same?
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"I don't support the war, I wish they would all come home," Linda added. "But we have to support our soldiers."
This leftist bumper sticker slogan used a lot both in Canada and the U.S. has been a half-hearted attempt at patriotism by people confused by the mainstream media. The phrase is an oxymoron.
People should support the troops and their mission or take the advice of troops on the battlefield as stated in the MSNBC report "Just don't say anything if you feel that way just go on with your lives and shop at the mall. How can you support us if you don't support what we are doing here?"
I found the image from another Freeper post. The original URL belongs to a pin collector. I wonder if they can help you.
that will tear ya up......way to go Canada
Thanks so much for your reply. I will contact the pin collectors’ website and see inquire about the pin in question. Thanks for setting me on this track, FRiend! :-)
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