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TuesdayNovember11201417ToalloCanadasVeteransandthoseinuniormtodaythePublicServiceAllianceoCanadaNorthUnionoNorthernWorkersandNorthernTerritoriesFederationoLaboursaluteyouandthankyouorallyouhavedonetosaeguardlibertyanddemocracy.Totheamilieswhohavesuferedlossweshallrememberthesacricesmadebyyourlovedonesonbehalousall.Thankyou.Meegwetch.Quyanainni.MahsiCho.RemembranceDayOnthisdaythesoldiersfoughtforfreedomandforpride.Someofthemwerewoundedmanyofthemdied.Withpoppieswerememberthesoldiersthathavedied.Withthemwenowhavefreedombecausetheyfoughtwithpride.TheretheylieinFlandersFieldswherebrightredpoppiesgrow.Inthewartheyfoughtforfreedomandthatwellalwaysknow.-Anonymous-KinglandFordRemembersThankyoutoallthemenwomenoftheCanadianForces922MackenzieHwyHayRiverNTX0E0R8PH867-874-7700FX867-874-7716Toll-Free1-800-661-0716saleskinglandford.comwww.kinglandford.comLikeUs-KINGLANDFORDFollowUs-KinglandFordHRKevinVickersrecountsamemoryfromBehchokoByKEVINVICKERSVitalThomaswasanativeSpecialCon-stablewholivedinthecommunityandwasverymucheveryonesgrandfather.Hewas82yearsofagewhenImethimasayoungconstable.Hehadanincrediblepresenceagraceifyouwilldigniedgentlemanlywithsomuchclass.Histhickhairwassilverandhespokeeloquently.OneeveningindesperationIsummonedhisassistancetoguardatthedetachment.DuringthecourseoftheeveningherelatedanincrediblestoryregardinghisattempttosaveayoungMountieslifein1926.ConstableFrederickRhodeshadreturnedtoFortRaewithhisdogteamafteraseveraldaypatroltoothercommunities.HeassignedVitalthetaskofsecuringandfeedinghisdogs.VitalwasattendingtotheanimalsCst.Rhodesenteredthedetachment.TherewerecoalembersstillglowinginthestoveandtorevivethereCst.Rhodeswouldhavepouredkeroseneontothem.Forwhat-everreasonsthestoveexplodedignitingCst.Rhodesclothingandthedetachmentonre.VitalhavingobservedsmokecomingfromthedetachmentrantotherescueofCst.Rhodes.Hewasabletoentertheburningdetachmentanddragtheconstabletosafety.VitalobservedhoweverCst.Rhodessufferedincredibleburns.Vitalrealizedthattimewasoftheessence.Here-harnessedfreshdogsandpreparedhissledtotransportCst.RhodestoOldFortRaeandthenacrossGreatSlaveLaketoFortSmithwhichheknewwasthenearestloca-tiontondadoctor.Thiswasadistanceofmorethan300kilometres.Vitaladvisedmehewastednotimeandbeingyoungandstronghewasabletotravelagreatdistanceacrossthelakeonhisrstday.MiraculouslyhekeptyoungCst.Rhodesalivestoppingfromtimetotimetotendtohisburnsandpain.Butfatewouldbeunkind.AsevereblizzardbeganoutonthefrozeniceofGreatSlaveLakeandVitalwasforcedtomakecampwithhispatient.HelaidbesideCst.Rhodestokeephimwarm.Thenextmorningtheweatherhadcleared.VitalcontinuedonhisjourneyandonceagainmadegreatheadwaytowardsFortSmith.Un-fortunatelyonceagaintheweatherworsenedandattheendoftheseconddayVitalwasforcedtostoponceagain.DuringthecourseofthesecondnightonthewintericeCst.FrederickRhodespassedaway.IwillneverforgetVitalswordsatthispointinhisstory.IwassadforhimVitaldutifullybroughtCst.RhodescorpsebacktoFortRaewherehewasburied.Dur-ingmystayinFortRaeeachspringIwasrequiredtoattendCst.Rhodesgravesite.IrecallthatwehadproblemswiththegravesiteasLakeMarionwouldriseduringthespringandoodoverthatpartofthecem-etery.ThisunacceptablesituationwaslateraddressedwhereCst.Rhodescofnwasre-interredtohighergrounds.Thisstorywasoriginallypublishedonhttpwww.rcmpgraves.cominJuly2008.CanadianRangerAndrewPhilipTaqtufromArcticBayroundsofthecornersonthecrossmembersofakomatik.Taqtuwasoneof15RangersfromPondInletArcticBayandBehchokowhoassistedtheFirstCanadianRangerPatrolGroupwiththeannualequipmentreadinessvericationexerciseinYellowknifefromOct.27toNov.72014.PhotocourtesyofCpt.StephenWattonREMEMBRANCEDAY2014