Last Sunday, as I hope you all know, was Remembrance Day. I myself was at the national ceremony in Ottawa this weekend. The ceremony was absolutely lovely, and a really amazing thing to experience. When I got there, I honestly wasn't expecting that many people to be there. But as my group handed out programs, the crowds only got bigger. More and more people showed up to pay their respects to the soldiers who gave their lives for us to be standing here today. To me, that was amazing. I sincerely hope no one will ever forget what the soldiers did for us.
My group, as I said earlier, had been handing on programs to the crowds of people. However, since the weather was freezing cold wind and rain, we were given the job of handing out blankets to veterans who wanted them. I was glad to be given such an important job, and as the ceremony went on, a few of my friends and I were able to talk to the veterans. They were incredibly nice and sweet, and you wouldn't believe how thankful they were to receive our help. As we left, they thanked us, and we thanked them. I was completely honoured to be able to say I helped a veteran who once helped Canada to win the war. Those brave men and women deserve anything we can give them, and I believe no one should ever forget that.
