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Page 20Senior Connector www.seniorconnector.comNovember 2011L est We For getRemembrance Day - November 11, 2011A Tribute To The VeteransAs we approach Remembrance Day, lets paytribute to the “Veterans”It is the Veteran, not the preacher, who hasgiven us freedom of religion.It is the Veteran, not the reporter, who hasgiven us freedom of the press.It is the Veteran, not the poet, who has givenus freedom of speech.It is the Veteran, not the campus organizer,who has given us freedom to assemble.It is the Veteran, not the lawyer, who hasgiven us the right of fair trial.It is the Veteran, not the politician, who hasgiven us the right to vote.It is the Veteran, who salutes the Flag, whoserves under the Flag.Eternal rest grant them O Lord, and letperpetual light shine upon them.Let us take a moment onRemembrance DayLili A. SeeryFinancial Advisor4A – 1315 Summit Dr.Kamloops, BCV2C 5R9250-374-1882www.edwardjones.comMember – Canadian Investor Protection Fund...Continued from Page 19As the Russians approached fromthe east, we were ordered onto theroads, with all our belongings on ourbacks. It was cold with considerablesnow about. Some nights we slept forshort periods, by the side of the road,while on other occasions the guardswere able to get us into churches,factories and sometimes warehouses.Normally we covered 20 to 30 K’s,per 24 hour period, however, afterbeing strafed by our own fightersduring the day the guards decided wewould only walk at night. One nightthey put us in a glass factory, but aftera very short period of time we were onthe road again. Unfortunately, quite anumber of us had taken off our boots,and in my case discovered much toolate, that I had been sleeping next to abin containing glass polishing sand. Asa result, myself and many others endedup with the sand in our socks andboots. The end result was our feet bledbadly, resulting in our socks having tobe soaked off our feet. After gettingback to freedom, it took almost threeyears before my feet stopped peeling.The next troublesome part of ourtrip came about as a result of thedecision by the Germans to use thetrain for the last stages of our trip toBremen. On the surface it appearedgreat, to be able to ride and give ourpoor old legs a break. Our joy wasshort lived when they loaded 80or more of us into cars capable ofhandling 40 men or eight horses. Wetravelled for two and a half days interrible conditions, people sick withdysentery and other maladies, socrowded that people had to stand up sothat others might rest, and four littleopenings (approx. 6” x 12”), one in eachcorner, about 6 feet off the floor whichprovided very limited ventilation.Urinating in small cans required thatthe contents had to be thrown outthe aforementioned windows whilethe train was still moving. One doesnot have to be a nuclear scientist tovisualize the problems posed—showeranyone?In any event, we finally arrivedlate at night, at Marlag Milag Jordjust outside the port city of Bremen,where we had to stand in a downpourfoe several hours before we could getinside.I can’t recall how many dayswe stayed at this camp before weheard heavy guns to the south of us.Obviously the Allies were coming,therefore, the order to move out camein the middle of the night, so off wewent to the NNE, ending up in barnsof large estates (just outside of Lubeck),100 miles from Bremen.A British Armoured Brigade arrivedseveral days later and our days asKriegsefangers were finally over. Afternumerous delousing sessions we werefinally taken to Brussels where wereceived clean clothing, 500 francs anda ride to town, where many of us werein the right place at the right time. Wewere able to march arm in arm withthousands of Belgians, singing theBelgium equivalent of the Marseillaise,while marching down the mainthoroughfare.Finally, after the hundreds of timeswe wondered if we would ever seeour love ones again, AT LAST WEWERE TRULY FREE.OVERLANDPRESS (1990) LTD.441 Tranquille Rd. Kamloops(250) 376-8031Email: overlandpress@telus.netLest We Forget700 Tranquille RoadHonouring thosewho have bravelyserved our countryLest We ForgetServing the familyfor generations513 Seymour Street, Kamloops, B.C. V2C 2G8Ph: 250-374-1454 • Toll Free 1-800-668-3379Lest we forgetLest we forgetLest we forget Lestwe forget Lest weforget Lest we forgetLest we forgetLest we forgetLest we forgetRemembering and honouring the brave menand women who gave theultimate sacrifice for our freedom.They shall not be forgotten.Tel: 250-579-9061 • www.thehamletatwestsyde.com3255 Overland Dr., Kamloops, BC V2B 0A5A Salute tothose whofoughtfor ourfreedom.the home medical equipment specialists#210 – 450 Lansdowne Street, Kamloops250-571-1456 or 1-866-571-1456KLRH Society & Ponderosa Place250-372-0651ponderosaplace.comOn Remembrance Day,let’s take a moment tohonour all the servicemen and women whogave the ultimatesacrifice for our freedom.Lest We Forget