We wear our Poppies

One of my favorite songs for Remembrance Day was written by a man, Terry Kelly, who wrote it after an experience in a drug store when over the intercom shoppers were asked to observe 2 minutes of silence in memory of our fallen soldiers - on the 11th month at the 11th hour on the 11th day - and the one man who didn't.  Here it is in French.
It is at this time Canadians pause to remember - where ever they happen to be - for 2 minutes....remembering those who have made the ultimate sacrifice for our country.

Then there is a band "The Trewes" who wrote this song when one of their friends from Nova Scotia died in 2006 in Afghanistan.

In Ontario, when a Canadian soldier dies for his country in Afghanistan they touch Canadian soil at Canadian Forces Base Trenton in Ontario. From there, a funeral procession leaves the base and heads to Toronto, taking our departed heroes to the Centre for Forensic Sciences.

 Along the 172km path of Highway 401 -  people spontaneously line the overpasses to show their support, waving Canadian flags and signs or standing at attention,  paying their respect to the fallen and their families.

This portion of Highway is now called the "Highway of Heroes".

All proceeds from this song goes to a fund that awards scholarships for the children of the fallen soldiers: