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Day for remembrance

11 Wednesday Nov 2020

Posted by Ricky Leong in Alberta, Calgary, Canada, history, photography, photowalk, photowalking

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Some of the poppies growing in the median of Memorial Drive in northwest Calgary, when they were in full bloom back in the summer.

COVID-19 has made it more difficult for Canadians to attend public ceremonies taking place for Remembrance Day. Despite obstacles caused by the current health crisis, there’s nothing stopping us from taking time today — and really, any day — to reflect on how the sacrifices made by veterans throughout our history have shaped our country. Lest we forget.

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Lest we forget: History knitted together

11 Monday Nov 2019

Posted by Ricky Leong in Alberta, Calgary, Canada

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History knitted together, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Last year, the Cathedral Church of the Redeemer in downtown Calgary began displaying thousands of knitted poppies to commemorate Remembrance Day. They are back this year.

Each was hand-knitted or crocheted by Calgarians and people elsewhere around the world, in memory of our those who fell in service of Canada and our rights and freedoms.

We will always remember.

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Symbols of remembrance

11 Sunday Nov 2018

Posted by Ricky Leong in Alberta, Calgary, Canada, history, random, war

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Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Today marks the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War. In Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the U.K., the poppy has become the symbol of remembrance of fallen soldiers in all wars. The poppy was first used in this way by the American Legion, inspired by the poem In Flanders Fields by Canadian Lt.-Col John McCrae. The poppies in the photo above were spotted in bloom at Riley Park in Calgary, back in August.

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Poppies: Everyday reminder

11 Saturday Nov 2017

Posted by Ricky Leong in Alberta, Calgary, Canada, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, urban

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Poppies

These poppy-adorned banners flutter every day over Memorial Drive in Calgary, providing a constant reminder of why we commemorate Remembrance Day today.

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We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow

11 Friday Nov 2016

Posted by Ricky Leong in Calgary, Canada, history, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, urban

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Glow and flutter

In honour of Remembrance Day, a portion of the Canadian war veterans’ memorial (photo captured at sunset last summer) near Poppy Plaza in northwest Calgary. The words are from the poem In Flanders Fields by Lt.-Col. John McCrae.

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Lest we forget

11 Tuesday Nov 2014

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Eternal memory

11 Sunday Nov 2012

Posted by Ricky Leong in Alberta, Calgary, Canada, history, photography, photowalking, random, urban

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Commemoration

In honour of Remembrance Day, this is the Eternal Flame at Central Memorial Park, Calgary.

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Row on row

10 Wednesday Nov 2010

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Please take a moment Thursday morning to remember our veterans.

Row on row

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