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Every Remembrance Day is a special day when you are in the military. Actually before Cpl. Mayhem joined the military I will admit I missed what the big deal was. I'm sorry it sounds bad but I did. I lived in my own bubble where the worst thing that has happened to me was having to take summer school.
But after my husband and I lost friends overseas, Remembrance Day has become much more than just another day. It has become a day of celebration, to celebrate the heroes who fought for our country. It has become also a day of pride. I am proud to be Canadian and I am proud of my husband and the job he is doing as well as the mission he is preparing for.
Around this time last year, my husband and I were shopping when an old lady walked up to my husband and asked if he was a soldier. When Cpl. Mayhem said yes, she reached out for his hand and thanked him for the sacrifice that he was making for all Canadian.
He looked at me, his cheeks red from embarrassment because even he didn't realize how big of an impact he was making by choosing to join the military.
She then came up to me and asked if I was with him. She held my hand and thanked me for the ultimate sacrifice, not always having our husbands home and how she had a special place in her heart for the families of military soldiers.
Once she left, my hubby walked over to me and said how silly it was and what he was doing wasn't a big deal.
I looked at him with a smile and said "You are a big deal to me."
For every Canadian, take a moment to pause this Remembrance Day. We have soldiers fighting for us that need our support, no matter what your political beliefs are.
I hold the hands of all military families and tell them that we are proud to support their sons and daughters, husbands and wives, brothers and sisters.
We wear the poppy to remember the fallen, those who fought for our freedom. We shall never forget your ultimate sacrifice.
But after my husband and I lost friends overseas, Remembrance Day has become much more than just another day. It has become a day of celebration, to celebrate the heroes who fought for our country. It has become also a day of pride. I am proud to be Canadian and I am proud of my husband and the job he is doing as well as the mission he is preparing for.
Around this time last year, my husband and I were shopping when an old lady walked up to my husband and asked if he was a soldier. When Cpl. Mayhem said yes, she reached out for his hand and thanked him for the sacrifice that he was making for all Canadian.
He looked at me, his cheeks red from embarrassment because even he didn't realize how big of an impact he was making by choosing to join the military.
She then came up to me and asked if I was with him. She held my hand and thanked me for the ultimate sacrifice, not always having our husbands home and how she had a special place in her heart for the families of military soldiers.
Once she left, my hubby walked over to me and said how silly it was and what he was doing wasn't a big deal.
I looked at him with a smile and said "You are a big deal to me."
For every Canadian, take a moment to pause this Remembrance Day. We have soldiers fighting for us that need our support, no matter what your political beliefs are.
I hold the hands of all military families and tell them that we are proud to support their sons and daughters, husbands and wives, brothers and sisters.
We wear the poppy to remember the fallen, those who fought for our freedom. We shall never forget your ultimate sacrifice.
(RIP Cpl. Matthew McCully and Cpl. Kenneth Chad O'Quinn )
1 witnessing the mayhem:
That made me tear up! My mum works at the Veterans Hospital in Halifax so I've always gone to the Rememberance Day services, and I feel it's important for my kids to go even if they don't understand and get antsy. I'm so proud of our military today and from the past.
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