Wednesday was Remembrance Day in Canada! November 11th and all that it entails is one of my favourite holidays. It is a time to reflect on our freedom that was earned by many sacrifices by many.
For me, it also brings back memories of my father, Denton Brehaut who was in the Second World War from 1941-1945. He was an airplane mechanic and stationed at Gimli, Man., and Brantford, Ont. Throughout the following years he would open his blue truck and share stories, pictures and other memorabilia from the war. We always enjoyed this experience.
While my dad was away at war, my mother was on the farm, five kilometres from town, with three small children. That too was a sacrifice.
This year is the 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War. The Wawota branch of the Royal Canadian Legion forgoed their usual service but planned a brief ceremony at the cenotaph. They laid six wreaths, one for the Government of Saskatchewan, one for the Wawota Legion, one for the veterans of the First World War, one for the veterans of the Second Wrold War, one for the veterans for the Korean War and one for the peacekeepers.
COVID-19 guidelines of the province and the community will be followed.
