tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post8175489515838793587..comments2024-03-29T10:16:16.454-04:00Comments on Ottawa Daily Photo: CommemorationWilliam Kendallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-76778267749681826282018-11-21T17:21:54.547-05:002018-11-21T17:21:54.547-05:00Each year I get out to this event.Each year I get out to this event.William Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-83889158557339735732018-11-21T17:21:38.735-05:002018-11-21T17:21:38.735-05:00And each year there are fewer of them.And each year there are fewer of them.William Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-7375669957386010072018-11-21T17:21:21.713-05:002018-11-21T17:21:21.713-05:00They do stand out.They do stand out.William Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-20226594771233189322018-11-21T17:21:09.013-05:002018-11-21T17:21:09.013-05:00I certainly think so.I certainly think so.William Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-34491290216817473722016-11-23T19:47:13.984-05:002016-11-23T19:47:13.984-05:00I was housebound that day, but you weren't!I was housebound that day, but you weren't! Jenn Jilkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05259681360456905055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-58472794214669859202016-11-21T23:10:53.708-05:002016-11-21T23:10:53.708-05:00Plenty of pomp and ceremony. Everyone looked sharp...Plenty of pomp and ceremony. Everyone looked sharp although I notice some canes among the WWII vets. I'm glad they're among the honored.Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02971991029290518107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-45816965817425433852016-11-21T21:00:02.168-05:002016-11-21T21:00:02.168-05:00Great parade. I love the bright red uniforms.Great parade. I love the bright red uniforms.Catalysthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03804837416104556928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-38028071682246471292016-11-21T20:09:51.934-05:002016-11-21T20:09:51.934-05:00My dad was WWII vet also. Important post, WilliamMy dad was WWII vet also. Important post, WilliamCloudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05853753108637831069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-25020008611812359882016-11-21T19:52:11.984-05:002016-11-21T19:52:11.984-05:00@Whisk: I am, I think, but I pay no attention to i...@Whisk: I am, I think, but I pay no attention to it.<br /><br />@RedPat: it was!<br /><br />@Norma: and more go all the time.<br /><br />@Revrunner: ah ha!<br /><br />@Lois: it's always worth attending.<br /><br />@Mari: especially as time goes on and on. Soon there won't be any.William Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-40996355274777302672016-11-21T19:49:35.600-05:002016-11-21T19:49:35.600-05:00WWII vets are fewer and fewer.WWII vets are fewer and fewer.Mari Collierhttp://www.maricollier.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-88801273678756076272016-11-21T18:56:30.358-05:002016-11-21T18:56:30.358-05:00My Dad was a WWII veteran. I miss him. This look...My Dad was a WWII veteran. I miss him. This looks like a wonderful event.Loishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10737705457021667861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-40597119591535597212016-11-21T17:11:33.144-05:002016-11-21T17:11:33.144-05:00Love those blaze red uniforms. So did our Minuteme...Love those blaze red uniforms. So did our Minutemen. :-)Revrunnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01906290746860646907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-43197036050592282062016-11-21T15:26:58.225-05:002016-11-21T15:26:58.225-05:00Most of our surviving WWII veterans are sadly gone...Most of our surviving WWII veterans are sadly gone as well....Normahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12685538277690762655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-11663791873891287182016-11-21T14:46:25.968-05:002016-11-21T14:46:25.968-05:00It was quite a ceremony!It was quite a ceremony!RedPathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06980471119229896414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-35970522829852561072016-11-21T12:46:50.390-05:002016-11-21T12:46:50.390-05:00Hey William. I was trying to find you on G+. Are y...Hey William. I was trying to find you on G+. Are you on that? The Happy Whiskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13438469476168485775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-66709299417380719992016-11-21T11:59:13.254-05:002016-11-21T11:59:13.254-05:00@Pamela: I always take this ceremony in. It's ...@Pamela: I always take this ceremony in. It's the piper's lament that seems to always get to me in particular.<br /><br />@Linda: they're very distinctive uniforms.<br /><br />@Jan: yes, but fewer by the year. Their ranks are replenished by veterans of more recent military service.<br /><br />@Linda: I do as well.<br /><br />@Janis: they do, yes.William Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-72521783870535222922016-11-21T11:47:47.404-05:002016-11-21T11:47:47.404-05:00Always nice to honor those who have served their c...Always nice to honor those who have served their country. On an overcast day, the red uniforms pop!<br /><br />Janis<br />GDPGreensboroDailyPhotohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06164424487770296616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-4949799560644604562016-11-21T11:45:33.306-05:002016-11-21T11:45:33.306-05:00Love these parades that honor our veterans. Love these parades that honor our veterans. Linda Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17237332954767037400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-72559046661673810122016-11-21T11:00:53.813-05:002016-11-21T11:00:53.813-05:00That's an impressive parade.
Great that there ...That's an impressive parade.<br />Great that there all still veterans present.Jan K. alias Afanjahttps://afanja.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-91746686360990990542016-11-21T10:49:02.461-05:002016-11-21T10:49:02.461-05:00I have always loved the red RCMP uniforms! Cool s...I have always loved the red RCMP uniforms! Cool series, William!Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12692170857496442623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-75304305817248611302016-11-21T10:46:14.852-05:002016-11-21T10:46:14.852-05:00I find the service from Ottawa to be so very movin...I find the service from Ottawa to be so very moving each year and try to watch the end of it (with the one hour time difference) when we return from our local service. I also enjoy the marching bands and bagpipes.Pamela Gordonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18071092617682650349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-68844171289901965402016-11-21T10:33:54.265-05:002016-11-21T10:33:54.265-05:00@Tomas: yes, we must.
@Francisco: thank you.
@Ma...@Tomas: yes, we must.<br /><br />@Francisco: thank you.<br /><br />@Marianne: this is very much the central ceremony for our country on Remembrance Day.<br /><br />@Hilary: it is, yes.<br /><br />@Beth: the jackets of those first responders, both paramedics and police officers, stand out. As it turns out, they were needed- there was a gust of wind that brought down a section of plywood off the scaffolding around the old post office, and the paramedics came in to treat someone among the onlookers who'd been injured.<br /><br />@Tanya: thank you.<br /><br />@Sharon: there are even uniforms from other countries- military attaches at embassies participate in placing wreaths.<br /><br />@Karl: thanks!<br /><br />@Bill: it was quite a crowd, and a cold day.<br /><br />@Lowell: so do I.<br /><br />@Red: they've got it well organized.William Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-48659563451962361252016-11-21T10:23:19.018-05:002016-11-21T10:23:19.018-05:00Colorful and huge. With that many to include in a ...Colorful and huge. With that many to include in a parade you need a long route.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-33969657061955745952016-11-21T09:18:35.472-05:002016-11-21T09:18:35.472-05:00A wonderful commemoration! I especially like the ...A wonderful commemoration! I especially like the marching redcoats. Lowellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15305748075301453010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-56747822424560160162016-11-21T09:04:06.290-05:002016-11-21T09:04:06.290-05:00A grand parade and looks like the people enjoyed i...A grand parade and looks like the people enjoyed it as it marched on by.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12250609752743750337noreply@blogger.com