The youth move to the left front and line up on opposite sides of the Cross facing one another. The Veterans and youth leaders move to the front and right of the Cross of Sacrifice or monument. When participants enter the cemetery, they branch off in different directions. While it would be more meaningful to have Veterans in attendance, the ceremony may be conducted just with youth and their leaders. To them, we pledge, amid the winds of time,Īlso two Veterans, if available, youth leaders or teachers should recite the Act of Remembrance, a key part of the ceremony. They served, giving freely of themselves. One to two people should act as masters of ceremony (MCs), while others may serve as wreath bearers, wreath layers and readers of the Commitment to Remember. The ideal time for the ceremony is at dusk when the mood created by the lit candles is the most powerful. ![]() When choosing a site for a candlelight vigil, consider the Veterans section of any community cemetery in Canada or, if you are overseas, one of the hundreds of Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries Footnote 2. Getting actively involved will help youth feel a sense of ownership in the event. Young people are encouraged to plan and organize the candlelight tribute or similar type of remembrance ceremony Footnote 1. Candles (preferably in fire-resistant cases). ![]() (Veterans Affairs Canada) Anticipated Time FrameĪpproximately 40 minutes. To help participants experience the emotional impact of a candlelight ceremony.Ĭandlelight Tribute Ceremony at the 2nd Canadian Sunken Road Cemetery near Beaumont-Hamel, France.To increase awareness and understanding of the price paid by many Canadians to protect peace and freedom at home and around the world.To engage youth in remembrance activities.Today and always, we will remember those ordinary Canadians who put their lives on the line to do such extraordinary things. Speaking on behalf of the youth of Canada, we know that the peaceful country we have today was made possible by the courage and sacrifice of all those who stepped forward to defend freedom during the Second World War. I was gifted all of that by them, a hundred and twenty thousand of them who paid the ultimate price in service to our nation and to me. Those men, women who served, who stood tall during the gas attacks in 1915, who stormed Vimy Ridge and survived Passchendaele, who then carried the maple leaf on their shoulder proudly during the Battle of Britain, the Battle of the Atlantic, and who stormed the beaches and the hills of Dieppe and Normandy, and Sicily and Italy, who fought on the frozen ground of Korea and the blistering sands of Afghanistan and who continue the service in worldwide deployments today. I’ve been gifted those things by the generations of Canadians who served our nation, in Canada’s uniforms, through all of our history. And I’ve been gifted with a land, an oasis, really, that is beyond beautiful. I’ve been gifted with a nation that is peaceful and secure. I’ve been gifted with a country I am proud to call my home. I remember because I have been gifted with so many incredible things. ![]() My name is Bill Black, I served in HMCS Cayuga in Korea and I would like to encourage all the Veterans and families of Veterans to phone, contact a Veteran on 11 November. In their enduring memory, we pass the torch of remembrance. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them. They shall not grow old, as we that are left grow old Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. A Candlelight Tribute to Our Veterans Transcription
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