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13TuesdayNovember112014ADAYOFREMEMBRANCEOntheeleventhhouroftheeleventhdayoftheeleventhmonth.Lestweforget.OnNovember11thpleasestoptoreflectandrememberthosepatrioticmenandwomenwhosacrificedtheirlives.GodBless.FortSmithremembersvetswithwallofhonourByDALICARMICHAELJustintimeforRemembranceDayFortSmithhasofficiallylaunchedanewdy-namicmemorialtothosewhohavesacri-ficedtheirtimeandlivesfortheircountry.InaceremonyonNov.10thelocalLe-gionbranchunveiledtheWeHonourwallshowcasingveteranswithalinktoFortSmith.AcommitteeofLegionmembersspentmonthsresearchingandgatheringphotosoflocalwarveteransfortheprojectfromthosewhoservedacenturyagointhefirstGreatWartothosewhomorerecentlyre-turnedfromAfghanistan.Wethoughtmaybewewouldhave10or12veteransthatwouldbeitsaidMurrayScottoneoftheLegionmemberswhocon-tributedtotheproject.Nowwerearound30andthoseareveteransthathavepassedawaytheyreveteransthatarelivingandtheyreveteransthatarestillserving.About20ofthosephotoswerepostedintimeforRemembranceDay.Amajorityofresearchfortheproj-ectsofarhasbeenconductedbywordofmouthwithtownsfolkcomingforwardwiththeirfamilymembersstoriespho-tosandmemorabilia.WereallywanttostressthatthisisnotacompletedprojectweknowwevealreadygotnamesofveteransthathavecometousinthelastcoupleofdaysScottsaid.Aswegetmorephotosandmoreinforma-tionthenthosepictureswillbeadded.LikeothersworkingontheWeHonourwallScottfeltpersonallyconnectedtotheproject.Hisfather-in-lawwasanengineerwhoworkedonLancasterbomberplanesinWWIIandtwoofhissistersservedaswartimenurses.ImafirmbelieverintheLegionScottsaid.Ibelieveitsanimportantinstitu-tionIbelieveitsimportanttorememberourveteransandIthinkitreallycametolightinthelastlittlewhilewithwhatshap-penedwithalloursoldierslosingtheirlivesonourshoresinCanada.Ijustthinkitsimportantthatwerememberallofthesepeoplethathaveservedandgivenusoursafetyandourfreedom.Asthecommitteecontinuescollectingphotosofveteranstheyarealsocompil-ingnotesforaguidebookaboutthepeo-plefeaturedonthewallandtheirstories.ItsbeengoingonforseveralmonthsnowanditjustwillkeepgoingonbecausewestillhavevetsthatwehaventlocatedScottsaid.ImsuretherewillbenewvetsthatcomeupandsonsanddaughtersjointheForces.ImarmbelieverintheLegion...Ijustthinkitsim-portantthatwerememberallofthesepeoplethathaveservedandgivenusoursafetyandourfreedom.MurrayScottMurrayScottleftandFortSmithLegionbranchpresidentAlKarasiukwereintegralpartsofacommitteeofLegionmemberswhoputtogetherthecommunitysnewwallofhonourwhichwasunveiledonNov.10intimeforRemembranceDay.PhotoDaliCarmichaelREMEMBRANCEDAY2014