“At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.” ~ excerpt from “For the Fallen” by Laurence Binyon 1914
As in years past, I am particularly thinking of my mother who served as a WREN (Women’s Royal Naval Service) in WWII and her brother, my uncle Private Henry Althouse who was killed in the Korean War.
If you scroll down to the very bottom of the page at Canadian Soldiers, there is a photo and write up about my uncle Henry.
In honour of all soldiers, past and present, who fought and saw action due to war. Even those who came back home, are forever changed by the experience. Today I particularly honour two of my family members. My mother who served as a Wren (Women’s Royal Naval Service) and my Uncle Henry Althouse (shown below) who fought in the Korean war but was killed by a fellow soldier.
“Year after year we gather and shout commands in the Square,
Wait for the Governor-General, say a few words of prayer,
Lay our wreaths in order, mothers and big shots first,
In memory of those who have made it to the other side of the worst.”
- George Johnston, Canadian poet, Remembrance, 1966
