teenLook #6 - November 2019 - Arizona Skeoch

Cadets has been an incredible journey for me, teaching me leadership
and different aspects of the military. I have made countless
friends with the program, and I highly recommend it for young
people to join.
I was one of the fortunate ones that were able to travel to Vimy
Ridge in France. Seeing this monument and the names of soldiers
that died for us was so surreal. It gave me a better understanding
of Remembrance Day and the soldiers that died for our freedom.
We went to several other cemeteries like Beny-Sur-Mer Canadian
War Cemetery and Juno Beach. It was beautiful but really sad at
the same time. My eyes were opened to the loss of life for us. I
feel I should help educate people about our Wars.
In cadets, you grow to understand things so much better; cadets is
not just about obedience, being strict, but also about opening up
your mind and wanting to become someone other people can respect.
We learn about Remembrance Day, and we learn to observe
it. It is essential that everyone must do so. Our world wouldn’t be
our world without these soldiers losing there lives for us.
My plans are to finish high school and look into something related
to teaching and helping children.
I went through some things in this last year, and I realize how important
my family and education is to me. They believe in me and
have stood by me through the good, bad and ugly. I want to help
other children that don’t have the support I have. I hope that when
I have children that I am able to be there for my children as my
family is for me. If you would like to talk about what I did, I will sit
down and talk about it.
- Arizona Skeoch
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