A Canadian Soldier Comes Home

[seemslikeadream]

[NightWatcher]

1. OUR troops should get that same treatment here

plus the constant parade of 4000+ caskets might remind people that we are still in a stupid war.

[seemslikeadream]

2. This is what they get

[midnight]

3. Thank you candada for showing us how to respectfully line up

and show a soldier repect for their precious life.

[HeresyLives]

4. Generally nice.

But I could do without the hand-on-heart gesture. That's American, not Canadian.

[seemslikeadream]

5. Canadians don't have hearts?

[HeresyLives]

6. Canadians don't make the gesture

unless they're part of Harper's crowd, I gather. It's either a salute, or a stand to attention, or applause.

[seemslikeadream]

8. Well a hand over the heart is much nicer than the dead of night

[HeresyLives]

9. Yes, that's true.

Canadians do face the reality of combat death, and our actions over there. I just wish they'd all come home now - alive.

I don't object to the gesture, but in Canada it's seen as being very American and therefore at the moment pro-Bush, and that I don't want.

[lonestarnot]

7. Geeze I guess they don't have "beautiful minds" over there in Canada.

[Bigleaf]

10. Thanks for posting this. Here is a little more info on the "Highway of Heroes" and how all Canadian

soldiers coming home for the last time are all honored.


Highway of Heroes

On 24 August 2007, the Ministry of Transportation announced that the stretch of Highway 401 from Glen Miller Road in Trenton, Ontario to Don Valley Parkway/Highway 404 in Toronto would bear the additional name "Highway of Heroes" in honour of Canada's fallen soldiers, notably those who have died on duty in Afghanistan. This stretch of the freeway is often travelled by a convoy of vehicles carrying a fallen soldier's body with his or her family from CFB Trenton to the coroner's office in Toronto, at the Centre for Forensic Sciences.

Since 2002, when the first of Canada's fallen soldiers were returned from Afghanistan, crowds from the communities along this stretch of the 401 lined the overpasses to pay their respects as the convoy passes. The highway's designation as the "Macdonald-Cartier Freeway" will remain throughout the freeway's length.<11><12> From the Don Valley Parkway to Trenton, large signs and several smaller reassurance markers with the new designation have been added to this stretch of the 401. Similar to the older and discontinued M-C Freeway shields installed in the 1960s, the King's Highway shields along with two shields with a poppy symbol (one with 401 designation and two with poppies with text Highway of Heroes and Autoroute des héros) appear after each on ramp along the route.



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highway_401_%28Ontario%29



"HIGHWAY OF HEROES” SIGNS UNVEILED ALONG HIGHWAY 401
Ontario Government Honours Canada’s Fallen Soldiers
QUEEN'S PARK — The Ontario government has formally dedicated the "Highway of Heroes" by unveiling signs along a stretch of Highway 401 that commemorate the bravery and sacrifice of Canadian soldiers, Premier Dalton McGuinty said today.

"The road that links Ontario and Quebec is named in honour of the two leaders who gave life to our young nation more than 140 years ago," said Premier McGuinty. "It is enormously fitting, then, that we dedicate a portion of this very road in honour of those who gave their lives for our nation."

New "Highway of Heroes" signs have been installed along the route, commemorating Canadian soldiers who have made the supreme sacrifice in the line of duty. This dedication pays tribute to the solemn journey fallen soldiers take once they return to Canada and are formally transported from Trenton to Toronto. The 172-kilometre stretch of Highway 401 between Toronto and Trenton will keep its official name — the Macdonald-Cartier Freeway.

These processions have drawn large crowds of mourners — local residents, emergency service personnel and veterans — who have gathered on nearby overpasses, waved flags and saluted in support of Canadian troops.

"The designation of this significant section of the Macdonald-Cartier Freeway honours the sacrifice given by Canada's military personnel in the service of our nation, and the support of our troops by all Ontario citizens," said Major-General Richard Rohmer, co-chair of Ontario's Veterans' Memorial Advisory committee.

"We are creating a legacy in remembrance and respect of our troops who have courageously given their lives in the line of duty," said Transportation Minister Donna Cansfield. "Dedicating a stretch of Highway 401 that has become the route of fallen soldiers is a fitting honour for our fallen troops."

Highway 401 is Canada's busiest highway. It now joins several other Ontario highways that have been dedicated to the memory of Canada's war heroes. These include Ontario's Veterans Memorial Highway (Highway 416), the General Brock Highway (Highway 405) and the Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment Commemorative Highway (Highway 62).

"This Highway of Heroes reminds us that our freedom, safety and prosperity is often purchased by the sacrifices of others," said Premier McGuinty. "We owe them a great debt — and while we can never repay that debt, we can see to it that their courage and commitment will always be remembered."



http://www.premier.gov.on.ca/news/Product.asp?ProductID=1689

[seemslikeadream]

11. Thanks so much Bigleaf

[applegrove]

12. Quinte - that's near where I live.