UKRAINIAN CANADIAN COMMUNITY COMMEMORATED REMEMBRANCE DAY — NOVEMBER 11, 2011
The Ukrainian Canadian community marked Remembrance Day. A day for us to commemorate and reflect upon the sacrifice and contribution of the hundreds of thousands of men and women who perished or risked their lives for peace and freedom around the world in our armed forces.
"We remember and commemorate all the Canadians who gave their lives to military service, including tens of thousands of Ukrainian Canadians who proudly served Canada.. Ukrainian Canadians have fought for Canada in all our wars since the Boer War of 1898, including WWI, WWII, the Korean War and the war in Afghanistan," stated Ukrainian Canadian Congress National President Paul Grod. "We are proud of the fact that Ukrainian Canadians have fulfilled their duty as citizens of Canada to serve in our armed forces for over more than a century. We pay tribute to the sacrifices made by generations of Canadians, those who perished and those who returned wounded from armed conflicts for the protection of our fundamental values. We thank them for our freedom."
"As Ukrainian Canadians we also remember and pay tribute to the millions of men and women who perished fighting for the freedom of their ancestral Ukrainian homeland," continued Grod. "Very few Canadians are aware that Ukrainians fought insurmountable odds against both Hitler and Stalin during WWII for the freedom and independence of Ukraine."
"We pay tribute to those brave Canadians and Ukrainians that have made the ultimate sacrifice for the freedom of their people. Lest we forget."
Photo by Canadian Forces Photo WO Vic Johnson- Royal Canadian Legion Teacher's Guide
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