Northern News Services

Fort Simpson (Nov 18/05) - With each passing year, the annihilation of the Great Wars grows more distant.

Veterans continue to pass on, leaving behind fewer comrades who experienced the nightmarish conditions.

Yet, as news reports indicate that fewer citizens are observing Remembrance Day, it's important that we never forget the price so many people paid to provide us with the freedoms we enjoy today, emcee Nolan Swartzentruber told the large crowd at the Remembrance Day ceremony in Fort Simpson.

John Hazenberg, commanding officer of the Fort Simpson Army Cadets, added that the soldiers' courageous actions should be in our hearts throughout the year, not just each Nov. 11.

He then acknowledged Allan Anderson, Fort Simpson's only veteran of the Second World War, who was seated front and centre in the audience. There was a round of applause for Anderson, a former member of the Edmonton-based 418 "Mosquito" squadron.

Afterwards, Lindsay Waugh, a native of New Zealand, suggested that Remembrance Day is a time to reflect on the sacrifices made by Canada and all the other Allied Nations as well.

"It's a total effort," said Waugh.7